in terms of performance you won’t notice the difference unless you’re doing heavy graphics intensive work. In terms of future usability, you’ll easily get 5-10 years out of it. If it runs Mojave then the graphics card is Metal-compatible, they’ve only just ported over to Metal so they won’t be changing anytime soon.
Sam MacAmbulance Ltd. Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development Sam Mullen +44 (0)7747778022 <tel://+447747778022> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> www.macambulance.co.uk <https://www.macambulance.co.uk/> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration number 8466597 This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. > On 11 May 2019, at 08:22, Adam Pymble <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Sam and Derek. > > So Sam, despite reviews saying “don’t buy 2017 iMac or 2019 base model as > such dated chips” you wouldn’t worry? > > I’m asking as there’s iMac with SSD refurb models from 2017 for a > ‘reasonable’ price on Apple.com <http://apple.com/>. It’s whether I should > buy that or wait a month or two for 2019 refurb models? > > I guess much depends on whether 8th gen really is much better than 7th? > > I’m totally befuddled in trying to compare! > > Adam > > > > Sent from my iPhone. > Apologies for any typos and brevity. > > On 11 May 2019, at 07:58, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> The underlying chip architecture is pretty similar. The main reason Apple >> removed support for certain macs was the transition to 64bit so I wouldn’t >> worry too much about the difference between a t2017 and a 2019 mac. >> >> Sam >> >> On 10 May 2019, at 17:15, Adam Pymble <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> It’s office stuff and kids homework and in time perhaps that’ll include >> garage band etc. >> >> Return deal is good from Apple but feels odd buying a 2017 machine in 2019 >> and potentially nearer to obsolescence for supported OS upgrades?! >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone. >> Apologies for any typos and brevity. >> >> On 10 May 2019, at 17:04, Derek Cross <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> Depends on the kind of work you do, if you’re editing video for example, >>> you want the most powerful computer you can afford to buy. >>> For office stuff, anything will do. >>> IMO >>> >>> Cheers >>> Derek >>> >>>> On 10 May 2019, at 16:55, mac98aop <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Just wondering if I'd really notice the difference in the above with a >>>> 2017 vs 2019 iMac? 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