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That you are knowledgeable about hard drive speeds, solid state technology, and the virtues (or pitfalls) of OS upgrades means your needs far outstrip the avera
by intopieces 10y ago
That you are knowledgeable about hard drive speeds, solid state technology, and the virtues (or pitfalls) of OS upgrades means your needs far outstrip the average consumer.
The computer you're running is 6 years old. Apple doesn't sell it anymore. It's also possible to replace the HDD with a new SSD.
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+21.5-Inch+EMC+2389+Hard+Drive+Replacement/6284 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+21.5-Inch+EMC+2389+H...
Even so, most people would use your 2010 iMac with much satisfaction.
- melling 10y agoNo one wants to wait 60 seconds for Safari to launch. Apple sells high-end computers. People expect high-end performance. They should never have sold computers with 5400 rpm drives, for example. Oculus won't support any Macs because the hardware isn't that good: http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/4/11159700/oculus-rift-mac-support-apple http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/4/11159700/oculus-rift-mac-su...
- intopieces 10y ago> Apple sells high-end computers. Apparently not: >Oculus won't support any Macs because the hardware isn't that good Apple sells expensive computers. Customers are not buying cutting edge hardware, they're buying middling hardware that is designed to work with the specific operating system.
- drdrey 10y agoThe GPUs in Apple computers may not be to Palmer Luckey's liking, but you can't deny that Macs have a high quality construction. For most people, this is what matters over the graphics performance: form factor, weight, battery life, screen brightness and color reproduction, quality of the keyboard and trackpad.