selling MBP and putting money towards an imac

[lewys]

Hi, i was thinking about selling my macbook pro and getting an imac as i havnt got an actual pc and would prefer one over a laptop.

the MBP i have is 2.4 ghz intel core 2 duo. the screen size is 13.5

the imac is this one

here

is that imac any good and worth getting?

thanks

 

[simsaladimbamba]

That iMac is okay, it is faster than your current MBP.
Mac 101: Preparing your old Mac for sale or recycling

Btw, what are your computational needs?

Mac2Sell, Gazelle or eBay (Việt Nam, Türkiye, Česká republika, Hanguk) might be good price checkers.​

 

[lewys]

i would mainly be using it to edit photographs in lightroom (one of the main reasons i want to upgrade is the bigger screen).
if it would be powerful enough to run games i would play them on there but i really wouldn't care if it couldn't. that would just be a bonus.

 

[lewys]

any other input? i will only have to put around £150 towards it

 

[Sjhonny]

isn't this kind of topics supposed to be posted on the market place? (that's why I think you can't count on much respons)

 

[simsaladimbamba]

isn't this kind of topics supposed to be posted on the market place? (that's why I think you can't count on much respons)

The Op doesn't want pricing advice, s/he want advice about a new iMac and how it would fare for her or his tasks.

OP, the iMac will do fine with your stated computational needs, it will be even able to play a game or three.

 

[lewys]

Thanks a lot guys. I have just seen a 21.5-inch: 2.5GHz i5 for just £70 more.

Would that one be better than the 3.2GHz i3 i originally posted about?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Thanks a lot guys. I have just seen a 21.5-inch: 2.5GHz i5 for just £70 more.

Would that one be better than the 3.2GHz i3 i originally posted about?

It would be better, as it has four cores instead of two (i3). But both machines will more than suffice your computational needs.

 

[lewys]

i just got the imac i5. thanks for all the help