The selling price for a fully-equipped, late-2013 iMac was roughly $700 US less than that of a new one with the same specifications. The latest upgrade to iMac was for Retina 5K display but there was no other change to the architecture and it remains the same as the late-2013 model.
The performance of the machine, particularly relative to a MacBook Pro, is stunning. My experience with Apple systems is extensive including at one time a Mac Pro with eight processors. I know what fast means and this iMac is one brisk little processor.
In part the performance improvement comes because the iMac has 16 GB of RAM whereas the laptop had only 4 GB. Yosemite sucked the last scraps of performance out of the laptop but any overhead attributable to Yosemite is not noticeable on the iMac. Applications, particularly for video work, run wickedly faster and the launch times for everything have improved radically.
Another part of the boost comes from a Solid-State Drive for the internal 'disk' in the machine although it's tough to tell how much difference this really makes. It's definitely faster but my performance dollar would still go for more RAM before doing any other thing. It's usually the most inexpensive boost you can give a system.
Gary Mead provided the sales support from PowerMax and he did an exemplary job of it. When I gave him my card, the bank said this guy obviously needs a security interrogation and that's when he had to ask the questions they provided such as 'what is the age of your sister-in-law?' He was kind of embarrassed by it as I had no idea and I asked him if anyone anywhere has such information. It sounded like he agreed but he could not say so. Finally, the only way to complete the purchase to the satisfaction of the bank was to execute a wire transfer. Gary was very cool about all the hassles and he said PowerMax would pay for the cost of the wire. In fact, they did but instead of cash he sent, as I requested, an important cable and this was even better as I needed the adapter to connect my disk drive.
My recommendation for PowerMax is unqualified as everything they advertised was true. My recommendation for Gary Mead is specific as he did an exceptional job of support even after the sale was closed.
Take a look and I suspect you will be surprised at the prices. As with cars, it's always the best value to get last year's model when the fast movers sell them off to upgrade to new ones. There is very little wear on them and they have all the cool features you want.
PowerMax - We work hard to keep our customers gruntled
The performance of the machine, particularly relative to a MacBook Pro, is stunning. My experience with Apple systems is extensive including at one time a Mac Pro with eight processors. I know what fast means and this iMac is one brisk little processor.
In part the performance improvement comes because the iMac has 16 GB of RAM whereas the laptop had only 4 GB. Yosemite sucked the last scraps of performance out of the laptop but any overhead attributable to Yosemite is not noticeable on the iMac. Applications, particularly for video work, run wickedly faster and the launch times for everything have improved radically.
Another part of the boost comes from a Solid-State Drive for the internal 'disk' in the machine although it's tough to tell how much difference this really makes. It's definitely faster but my performance dollar would still go for more RAM before doing any other thing. It's usually the most inexpensive boost you can give a system.
Gary Mead provided the sales support from PowerMax and he did an exemplary job of it. When I gave him my card, the bank said this guy obviously needs a security interrogation and that's when he had to ask the questions they provided such as 'what is the age of your sister-in-law?' He was kind of embarrassed by it as I had no idea and I asked him if anyone anywhere has such information. It sounded like he agreed but he could not say so. Finally, the only way to complete the purchase to the satisfaction of the bank was to execute a wire transfer. Gary was very cool about all the hassles and he said PowerMax would pay for the cost of the wire. In fact, they did but instead of cash he sent, as I requested, an important cable and this was even better as I needed the adapter to connect my disk drive.
My recommendation for PowerMax is unqualified as everything they advertised was true. My recommendation for Gary Mead is specific as he did an exceptional job of support even after the sale was closed.
Take a look and I suspect you will be surprised at the prices. As with cars, it's always the best value to get last year's model when the fast movers sell them off to upgrade to new ones. There is very little wear on them and they have all the cool features you want.
PowerMax - We work hard to keep our customers gruntled
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