Bill OK so you want an iMac - a Desktop.... several of us can commend MacBook Air or Powerbook pros but if its to be a desk top there are some amazing deals around.
Did you check out OWC? You mightvalso be wise to go to the Applestore on line and look at reforms - excellent value and top rated kit! Like New. I have a modern iMac with HDD and its been excellent. Fusion Drives are part HDD and part SSD - best of both worlds. Colin On Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 9:09:21 PM UTC+1, Bill Spencer wrote: > > Hi there: The tax refund came through and I have been given permission to > replace my trusty elderly Lion machine (purchased new in September 2006; > see end of this message) with a new iMac. It's obviously been a long time, > so what do I look for? My needs are not especially taxing or unusual, I > think, but I'd like to have a sense of where I could be a bit on the > entry-level side and where I should focus on getting as much as I can. For > example, I suspect that top-of-the-line processor speed would be less > important than maxing the memory, and I don't think I need the more than > the basic screen size. > > One of the things I could definitely use input on is the type of HD to > get--they're showing something called a Fusion drive, and the little I've > read about it makes it sound like a good thing, but...well, you get the > idea. > > Let's set a ballpark price limit of $1,250 or so. > > My thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions! > > > Bill Spencer in Maryland > IMac Core 2 Duo 1.83 ghz/2 g RAM/Lion (10.7.5) > -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
