Mid 2007 entry level 20" - still runs amazing, just like the day I got it.
It's still my main computer
It's still my main computer
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Great to hear. Do you see it getting the next OSX update? What OS are you running right now?
I'm running mavericks. It's old, and it's probably not as fast as a new one, but it still runs great.
Could you post the full spec? Just want to see the hardware to see what it takes for the 8 year old machine to run up to date software.
Im using a 2007 iMac as my main computer as well. Premium machine and the only thing thats gone in that time is the hard drive, so obviously it now has an SSD in there and is blazing fast. Very recently I managed to get my hands on a cheap 4GB DDR2 667Mhz memory chip, which is the final upgrade it could have.
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Lovely to the machine is still going strong!
I had the same model. Beautiful it was. It finally succumbed to the overheating / solder fracture / artefacts problem in mid 2012. Spent about thirty seconds looking at the then-current 21.5" and 27" iMacs before deciding they were too small/large; they were unattractive; and that I couldn't live with the glass.
Went down the Mac Mini route and (so far) have no complaints about my mid 2011 2.3GHz i5 and Dell U2311H. I really can't see myself returning to the iMac fold.
I have a 17" iMac G4 and then the green one with pinstripes.
I love being able to move the screen around on the G4. Is great for drawing.
I love being able to move the screen around on the G4. Is great for drawing.
Late 2009 27" Built to order (2.8 i7, 8GB 1TB)
Removed the DVD-Rom and added a 256GB Crucial M4 SSD
replaced Seagate 1TB with Seagate 3TB
maxed ram to 32GB
At it's current state, I don't need to upgrade until Apple stops supporting this version of the i7. It's been going strong for 4.5 years. To me it's a perfect balance of upgradability and compact design.
Removed the DVD-Rom and added a 256GB Crucial M4 SSD
replaced Seagate 1TB with Seagate 3TB
maxed ram to 32GB
At it's current state, I don't need to upgrade until Apple stops supporting this version of the i7. It's been going strong for 4.5 years. To me it's a perfect balance of upgradability and compact design.
Entry level 2011 21.5"
I'd rather spend 1K and get my next one in 5 years than spend 2K and get the next one 10 years lol
I should say that I've bumped it up to 12GB RAM and a DIY Fusion Drive (250GB Evo + 3TB WD Black)
I'd rather spend 1K and get my next one in 5 years than spend 2K and get the next one 10 years lol
I should say that I've bumped it up to 12GB RAM and a DIY Fusion Drive (250GB Evo + 3TB WD Black)
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I got the late 2013 entry level 21.5 iMac. i bought it for objective c programming, and writing.
Mine wasn't listed......
a 2006 24" 6,1 iMac...... Intel Core Duo @ 2.33GHz
upgraded memory card, 320GB HDD, 4GB RAM
Got it from a friend's video production company at a steal price.
I use it for music recording & production, and video work (capturing videotape, converting movies to DVD and Blu-Ray.)
I LOVE it! My PC just crashed left & right and was frustratingly unsatisfactory, this older iMac blows it out of the water!
a 2006 24" 6,1 iMac...... Intel Core Duo @ 2.33GHz
upgraded memory card, 320GB HDD, 4GB RAM
Got it from a friend's video production company at a steal price.
I use it for music recording & production, and video work (capturing videotape, converting movies to DVD and Blu-Ray.)
I LOVE it! My PC just crashed left & right and was frustratingly unsatisfactory, this older iMac blows it out of the water!
The only thing I've changed was, after doing some reading it seemed like the iMacs were fine with UP TO 16GB of 1.5v RAM.
If you added more, the RAM would/could overheat and you may sporadically experience restarts or panics.
Since my machine hasn't arrived yet I returned the 16GB Corsair Vengence and decided to go ahead and max it out this time so I ordered 32GB Crucial Ballistix 1866 1.35v.
I have a rather odd "self-upgraded" iMac.
It started life as a very base spec 27" Mid 2011 (2.7Ghz i5/4GB/1TB).
It now has a Core i7 3.4GHz CPU, 32GB of RAM, No ODD, 2 Samsung 840 Pros in software Raid 0, and the 1TB HDD. Still has the original crappy graphics card though, however I don't need powerful graphics!
It started life as a very base spec 27" Mid 2011 (2.7Ghz i5/4GB/1TB).
It now has a Core i7 3.4GHz CPU, 32GB of RAM, No ODD, 2 Samsung 840 Pros in software Raid 0, and the 1TB HDD. Still has the original crappy graphics card though, however I don't need powerful graphics!