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Re: To: Jolly Roger/RE: iMac "i3" (Mid-2010)

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On Sun, 25 Jan 2015 15:13:03 +0000, Jolly Roger wrote:

> On 2015-01-24, sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> wrote:
>> JR,
>> I have been doing extensive research on the iMac models, very
>> confusing.
>> I took your advice on avoiding the Core 2 Duo models, and found this
>> i3,
>> iMac "Core i3" 3.06 21.5-Inch (Mid-2010) 	3.06 GHz Core i3 
(I3-540). 
>> This model was made up to May 3, 2011.  Ram expandable to 16 gigs,
>> 500gig HDD, optical drive, etc.  Only $599 refurbished from Amazon
>> seller.
>> It comes with SL 10.6.8, but says it will run current OS, which I
>> guess,
>> is Yosemite.
>> What do you think?  This will be it!  I will transfer all the iTunes
>> stuff, over 800 purchased songs from 2002 on!
>> Will this model be good for the long run?
> 
> A Core i3 is the low-end of the Core series, but is much better than any
> of the Core 2 Duo models.
> 
> How much RAM is installed in it? You will want at least 8 GB of RAM
> installed if you wish to run the latest operating system, Yosemite.
> Adding more RAM will almost always result in faster operation. So it's a
> good way to extend the life of a machine.
> 
> The hard drive may or may not be relatively slow. If it's the stock
> drive for this model, it will be a 7200 RPM drive, which is typically
> faster than 5200 RPM drives. At some point, you might consider replacing
> that with an SSD at some point for a huge speed boost, to give the
> machine additional life.
> 
> Keep in mind the machine is already 4 years old. As a result, some new
> features in the latest versions of Mac OS X will not work with this
> model. For instance some Continuity functionality will not work with
> this Mac due to the older Bluetooth hardware in it and so on:

We do not have iPhones.  I have an old Pantech Breeze flip phone!  No 
worries there.  My wife has a Motorola AtrixHD, so we are all Android on 
the phone front.

What other things would start "not" to work?  Would I be able to get 
security updates?  New versions of iTunes, Safari, etc?

That is what I would be concerned about.  Would my iPod Nano still 
connect to iTunes and synch?  Stuff like that. 








> <http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6555>
> 
> The price is perhaps just a tad on the high end of what I would expect
> to pay for a used machine of the same model:




> <http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40&_nkw=Apple+iMac+%
22Core+i3%22+3.06&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1>
> 
> But it's far less expensive than one of Apple's current refurbished
> offerings (which are newer models):
> 
> <http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/imac>


Yes, those prices are way out of my league!  I really dug around a lot, 
and thought that $599/refurbed with a 90 day warranty was pretty good for 
this model.  I would knock it up to the full 16 gigs of ram, and the 
500gig HDD would last me forever.  Is there a place inside to add an SSD 
drive?  Or would I have to lose the optical drive(which I really want to 
burn CD's/DVD's).

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To: Jolly Roger/RE: iMac "i3" (Mid-2010) sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-01-24 23:59 +0000
  Re: To: Jolly Roger/RE: iMac "i3" (Mid-2010) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-25 13:26 +1300
  Re: To: Jolly Roger/RE: iMac "i3" (Mid-2010) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-25 15:13 +0000
    Re: To: Jolly Roger/RE: iMac "i3" (Mid-2010) sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-01-25 16:26 +0000
      Re: To: Jolly Roger/RE: iMac "i3" (Mid-2010) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-25 16:59 +0000
    Re: To: Jolly Roger/RE: iMac "i3" (Mid-2010) Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-26 11:48 +0000
      Re: To: Jolly Roger/RE: iMac "i3" (Mid-2010) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-26 15:10 +0000

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