Oldest iMac Still in Regular Use?

[Phil77354]

I'm curious, and it seems like it would be interesting, to see what the oldest iMac models might be that are still being used regularly by folks here.

My iMac is a late 2014 model, 27 inch Retina 5K, so it's not that old. It replaced a 2011 model iMac with the smaller display (and I still have that older iMac in a box somewhere, along with one of the very first iMacs with the plastic case).

 

[mj_]

My neighbor's daughter still uses a Mid 2007 20-inch iMac running 10.11 on an (almost) daily basis for high school doing research, writing papers, etc. Her mom uses a Mid 2010 21.5-inch iMac to run her side business.

Both iMacs are still in great condition, although the 2010 did drop on its corner once and has a few scuffs but that's all.

 

[F23]

Mid 2011 base model iMac daily driver running off external SSD. flawless

 

[Juicy Box]

I daily use my 2006 Mac Pro 1,1. It is amazing how fast that machine still is. I have upgraded it many times over the past 12 years, which sadly, I think the user upgrading of Macs days are sun setting.


My parents are still daily using a Mid-2007 iMac that I bought for them in 2010.

About 2 years ago, my father started to complain about how slow it was getting, so last summer I swapped the HDD for a SSD, and he said it now feels like a new computer.

 

[Retroworldnews]

just today I send my iMac mid 2011 get fix,

All along is the power button faulty need to press a lot of time than can turn on
than I never shut down , let it run 24/7 , play online radio , do a bit BTC mining but this only like last years than I start let it run . When I first get this iMac, I will shut down if never use , never put to sleep , that time I kinda noob on using iMac as I don't know should actually put to sleep

So I now curious why my power supply get spoil ? i never set high usage come BTC mining ,

 

[krazzix]

Still use my 2011 iMac daily for work & games. Glad I choose an SSD back then. Can't run the latest games anymore though. I want to upgrade when a new iMac comes around with new Navi GPU's.

 

[iF34R]

Late 2012, and yes.

 

[badatusernames]

I still use a late 2012 21.5 inch iMac.

 

[sxistus]

iMac late 2009, maxed RAM (16gb) and hybrid hdd (8gb ssd + 1tb disk). Runs smoothly 'til this day.

 

[mreg376]

Still use my mid-2007 24" iMac (purchased March 2008), upgraded with a 512GB SSD, the max 6GB of RAM, and a T9300 CPU. Running El Capitan. Not my main machine, but still runs very well.

 

[Retroworldnews]

Still use my mid-2007 24" iMac (purchased March 2008), upgraded with a 512GB SSD, the max 6GB of RAM, and a T9300 CPU. Running El Capitan. Not my main machine, but still runs very well.

you never update the usual security stuffs in App store?

 

[computerdummy]

I'm curious, and it seems like it would be interesting, to see what the oldest iMac models might be that are still being used regularly by folks here.




Mine is a 27 inch mid 2010 with 32 GB of ram. Still runs ok but has developed more and more issues lately.
I've ordered it's replacement.

 

[Retroworldnews]

sometimes I don't know want to update the patch or not. I " sometimes suspect it will make your older iMac run
slow or whatever "

 

[mreg376]

you never update the usual security stuffs in App store?

Whatever is there in Software Update, I do. There isn't much these days for El Capitan, but I've never had a security issue with any Mac.

 

[riffdaddy]

Mid 2010 21.5" iMac. It was getting really wonky, so I replaced the HD with a Crucial SSD and it's like a new machine. I use it every day for 4-5 hours. I will keep this mac until it dies or until a iMac remake makes it too tempting to pass up.