Posted April 24, 2017 So I wanted to switch to Mac and I founded one used but cheap, iMac 21.5" mid 2011, it is in great condition, it has all papers and stuff he comes with (at least thats what the guy who is selling it says). It has 8gb of ram and i5 processor. I don't know anything about Mac so can anyone tell me what I need to be careful about, what I need to check and what should I have of accessories that came in box. Thank you! Dadolino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, Yusof said: So I wanted to switch to Mac and I founded one used but cheap, iMac 21.5" mid 2011, it is in great condition, it has all papers and stuff he comes with (at least thats what the guy who is selling it says). It has 8gb of ram and i5 processor. I don't know anything about Mac so can anyone tell me what I need to be careful about, what I need to check and what should I have of accessories that came in box. Thank you! You need to check the price, it shouldn't be worth more than 200 bucks since it doesn't have a gpu, you're probably better off building a hackintosh anyway. Apple is mostly a bunch of hot air and brand recognition, just look at when they "courageously" took away the headphone jack from the iPhone. Stick with Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 Just why? these iMacs were already under-powered on release imagine nowadays, you're buying pretty much obsolete junk Personal Desktop": CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot: SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro. Luna, the temporary Desktop: CPU: AMD R9 7950XT |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 1 minute ago, D148xZ said: You need to check the price, it shouldn't be worth more than 200 bucks since it doesn't have a gpu, you're probably better off building a hackintosh anyway. With an unofficial Unix based system, you'd be able to put an SSD in it more easily. And those things are pretty draggy without an SSD. My office has a 2011 iMac, and a 2012 iMac, both 21.5". The newer one is way faster, as I believe it has a 7200rpm drive, and the 2011 has a 5400rpm (I'm guessing, since it runs so slow). You'd be better off going for a 2012 MacBook Pro, and putting 16GB RAM and an SSD in it. Intel HEDT and Server platform enthusiasts: Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Megathread Main PC CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block Storage: 1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM OS: Windows 11 Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel) Mouse: EVGA X17 Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3 Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 Author 3 minutes ago, D148xZ said: You need to check the price, it shouldn't be worth more than 200 bucks since it doesn't have a gpu, you're probably better off building a hackintosh anyway. Well it has a gpu but he didn't tell which one, price is 500€ and when I was checking on internet I saw a new ones selling for 400-550€ Dadolino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 Also check software updates. Apple usually phases out older machines during their OS updates. Windows 10 Edu | Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming | Ryzen 9 3950x | 4x 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB| ROG Strix GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™ Advanced edition | Samsung 980 PRO 500GB + Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB + 8TB Seagate Barracuda | EVGA Supernova 650 G2 | Alienware AW3418DW + LG 34uc87c + Dell u3419w | Asus Zephyrus G14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, Yusof said: Well it has a gpu but he didn't tell which one, price is 500€ and when I was checking on internet I saw a new ones selling for 400-550€ It's either a HD 6750M or a HD 6770M, they're mobile versions of already useless and outdated cards. Believe me, your phone probably has better graphics than that thing. And you can't replace it so you're stuck with potato graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 Author 1 minute ago, Scruffy90 said: Also check software updates. Apple usually phases out older machines during their OS updates. On the Apple's site macs from 2009 and newer support newest OS so that's not a problem. Dadolino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 Just now, Yusof said: On the Apple's site macs from 2009 and newer support newest OS so that's not a problem. I just noticed that its only select 2010 machines that got phased out. Windows 10 Edu | Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming | Ryzen 9 3950x | 4x 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB| ROG Strix GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™ Advanced edition | Samsung 980 PRO 500GB + Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB + 8TB Seagate Barracuda | EVGA Supernova 650 G2 | Alienware AW3418DW + LG 34uc87c + Dell u3419w | Asus Zephyrus G14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 Author 4 minutes ago, Zando Bob said: With an unofficial Unix based system, you'd be able to put an SSD in it more easily. And those things are pretty draggy without an SSD. My office has a 2011 iMac, and a 2012 iMac, both 21.5". The newer one is way faster, as I believe it has a 7200rpm drive, and the 2011 has a 5400rpm (I'm guessing, since it runs so slow). You'd be better off going for a 2012 MacBook Pro, and putting 16GB RAM and an SSD in it. The problem is I don't have money for 2012. Dadolino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Yusof said: The problem is I don't have money for 2012. then how much is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 Author 4 minutes ago, D148xZ said: It's either a HD 6750M or a HD 6770M, they're mobile versions of already useless and outdated cards. Believe me, your phone probably has better graphics than that thing. But is it still good for doing things such as watching movies, editing some videos from phone and something like that? Dadolino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 Author Just now, D148xZ said: then how much is it The one I want to buy is 500€ maybe even less. Dadolino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 Just now, Yusof said: But is it still good for doing things such as watching movies, editing some videos from phone and something like that? I guess so, but you can't really game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 Just now, Yusof said: The one I want to buy is 500€ maybe even less. For that kind of money you can buy one heck of a pc. You pay for the looks so why not get a nice monitor and buy like a cheap core 2 duo laptop mac and connect that to it, you can watch video's on that too and it's portable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 Author 1 minute ago, D148xZ said: I guess so, but you can't really game. I quit gaming so thats why I want some buisness pc. Dadolino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 Author Just now, D148xZ said: For that kind of money you can buy one heck of a pc. You pay for the looks so why not get a nice monitor and buy like a cheap core 2 duo laptop mac and connect that to it, you can watch video's on that too and it's portable. Which one would you pick? With core 2 duo? Dadolino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 Just now, Yusof said: Which one would you pick? With core 2 duo? If you're not doing anything but typing and watching video it'll do just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 An intel nuc would also be kind of a cool option, they're newer, cheaper, smaller and performs better in almost every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2017 30 minutes ago, Yusof said: But is it still good for doing things such as watching movies, editing some videos from phone and something like that? Yes. I had a boss who had a 2008 23" iMac, and we used it for all the business computing needs (It was a gym, so mostly quickbooks, Spotify, etc.). It ran OS X Mountain Lion fine, but supported up to OS X Yosemite. It could probs run El Capitan or macOS Sierra. Intel HEDT and Server platform enthusiasts: Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Megathread Main PC CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block Storage: 1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM OS: Windows 11 Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel) Mouse: EVGA X17 Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3 Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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