I worked at Fedex Office for many years, this was packed by a store associate, you can tell right off the bat by the fedex brand tape, they only use that when they package the box. The foam inserts are also only used by Fedex, they don't sell them. When Fedex packs a fragile item they kind of go overboard sometimes and end up charging quite a bit more than necessary. No doubt this packing job cost $50+ (not including shipping).
Hi! Luke, I was wondering if you could make a video on " how to buy an iMac from eBay". Tell us how you find good deals like this? what do you look for? and how do you make sure- you aren't wasting money on the bad stuff? When I see a great deal on eBay, I immediately think that it's not possible. There must be something wrong with it. So, would love to know your process. Thank you
I bought one of these machine new and specced it up with the 780M, i7 quad core and 500GB SSD. I then upgraded it to 32Gb with high quality Crucial RAM. Back in early 2014 it cost me a lot of cash to set it all up, but i'm still using it today so my ROI is getting better and better with every passing year. For 95% of activities it is perfect. Apple has dropped support for it, but Big Sur appears to run perfectly on it.
After your recommendation, I just bought one of these from iPower Resale. It has the 780 with 4GB, the 3.5 processor but only 8 GB of RAM. I added another 16. Mine has the 3TB fusion drive which is delivering reasonable performance numbers. Thanks for the heads up, it was very useful!!
Luke your videos are so interesting and honestly everyone takes your artistic skills for granted as you are implementing those skills into your videos and producing higher quality videos than most tech channels. I thought to complement you on this as little to no people do
Just bought a 2013 i7 3.5ghz with 500gb SSD, 32gb ram and the gtx 780m, £250 all in with keyboard and mouse, stuck on Catalina but runs windows 10 like a dream
The best deal at a computer I got is the iMac I'm typing this on. It's a 20 inch mid spec system from early 2008. It can run Catalina if you upgrade the ram to 4GB! I got it for just 29$!
I have a 2009 and a 2011 IMac both have been upgraded to 1TB SSDs and they work fine. Ram has been improved too to 12GB. Saved me a fortune over buying new. Best bang for your buck
My best value Mac so far is a 21.5" iMac 18,1 for $25.00. Someone had taken it to a London Drugs as the HDD failed and the owner was told to replace the logic board. I bought it, got the tools, installed an old SSD, and less than $100.00 later have a perfect computer.
i just bought an imac 2013 27 inch with 16gb ram and 128gb ssd with a 2tb hdd for 150 bucks and i used opencore legacy and now i have a perfecttly fast imac with one of the latest macos versions.
@C Rizzy Hi! This machine is part of my collection; it's not my everyday computer. The web browser that I use on it is TenFourFox. Their team is doing quite good work at keeping it secure, and as it is another cpu architecture, it is believed to be very safe, since it can't execute x86 or amd64 code.
Still rocking my late 2013 27" iMac, added 32gb of ram and will be soon upgrading to SSD using the iFixIt tool kit and new adhesive strips. Subbed and looking forward to your upgrade video Luke :D Chris - UK
I bought 27" iMac late 2013 with i7 4771 with GTX 780M 4Gb I ordered a Ssd 512GB with Catalina already installed I already own27" iMac late 2013 with 32Gb Ram Thank You
I got this exact imac after watching your vid, typing on it right now lol Its perfect, even if I had to pay 700$ instead of 500$. The screen and performance is awsome!
Just gone one for $150 on EBAY. Going to load it up with RAM I've got lying around, do the newest OS install and Windows... another 3 years of life out of this ewaste. Further to this running the HD Homerun APP it will become a 27" TV in the basement eventually but now a lab PC.
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I do also have exactly the same machine, upgraded it with a 1TB SSD and 18GB Ram. Still running like the first day, FCP runs smooth, Affinity Photo, Designer, everythings so fast an smooth. No reason to upgrade the next years, i guess.
Hi Luke, Can you please tell me how I would check the viability of my hard drive? You state the essential need to do this, but give no detail on how. Thought I'd ask. I too just purchased a late model 2013 iMac.
@Stacey Alexandria You can flash a 2009 4,1 to a 5,1 and upgrade them to Mojave...and I'd bet money that DosDude1 will come up with a patch for Catalina. I've already heard people booting it "unofficially", so I don't think they're dead in the water.
In future reviews make sure to factor in the cost of shipping. You did in this video. But in other videos you don't and shipping a'int exactly cheap for these things. If shipping is over $50 I'd say it definitely factors in and is information that is relevant for viewers. For example, in the iMac $200 frankenstein video you neglected to factor in shipping which is a significant cost for larger and heavier computers. In this case shipping was included which is PHENOMENAL and makes it that much of a better deal. Thanks for mentioning it this time.
I brought a new 2011 macbook pro for 2k a decade ago. It died on me after 2 years and I swore to never buy an Apple computer every again. I owned over 3 diff pc laptops and 2 diff desktops, never had any of it die on me.
30k houres of run time? holy sh*t that imac runned soo much. My 2013 27 inch maxed out that i have since 2013 (lol) has got 22k houres. That i5 is scoring lower than it should, maybe repaste it and clean the dust. do more videos pls
I loved my fist 17" intel core duo iMac but its dvd rom died so I replaced it , then the power supply died so I replaced it then the replacement dvd rom died so I replaced it then the power supply and or motherboard was dead. I replaced with a 20" intel i5 iMac and loved it too but the dvd rom died and then the graphics card died so I got an old intel core 2 duo MacBook on eBay and it does the trick. no more iMacs for me their a thermal nightmare and apple will never change it , I have a cousin that had a 27" iMac and its graphics card died too !
I have the same :) BTO iMac and upgraded everything except the SSD-only option. Too bad, my hinge broke and I live sooo far away from any Apple store, it's not reasonable to get this fixed.
The 780m only worth 200 bucks, it's about a 1050ti so you fire up some Doom 2016. Power draw the only problem, don't use the K processor. By some reason, the processors that apple used (S) are selling for way less than the normal CPUs I have no idea why they not slower or just with a few %.
Hey Luke, enjoying your RU-vid videos. I have a question for you, I’m a disabled veteran and I’m getting back into music. Specifically the writing, production side. My question or big favor is can I get one of your MacBook pros, we have a refurbished iMac and we live it, but I want to do music from my powerchair when we are on the road or I’m at the VA. I’m glad we are able n lockdown right now, but now I realize how much I need a better laptop. I have a MacBook Air from 2017. Everyone, including yourself, have bashed it. It doesn’t have enough cores I know. But if that is possible I think we can scrap together some money. My wife is a teacher and her hours have been cut, to help save the school. But something can get put together. Thanks Gerald
Hi Luke. Thanks for the great video. Always very well presented. So which 2013 iMac is the best one to get? Early mid or late 2013? Many thanks. Cheers.
I got this exact one for 400. But with a cracked screen. Still usable though. Drive is in decent shape. I didn’t know it was still upgradable other than the hdd
Loving the used Mac videos. Have you tried bootcamp on your Trashcan Mac Pro with updated AMD drivers and enabling crossfire yet? Bet you'd be surprised!
I’m looking for a new/newer iMac. I have a 2017 Retina 4K iMac 21.5”, 3.4Ghz quad-core Intel i5 w/ 8gb of RAM, Radeon Pro 560 (4GB), and a 1TB fusion drive (have a 2007 iMc 21.5 that is still going strong, but already maxed out on upgrades/OS-use it to store photos, music, etc….) The problem is that editing videos is a painstakingly slow process; with a lot of lag-time. Sometimes. I have to just walk away for a few minutes, before I can continue to edit, as iMovie becomes unresponsive. I’d thought about trying to upgrade the RAM, but don’t want to go through the hassle of removing the screen, etc….
Great video, as usual. Lot of knowledge and information. Congratulations for your channel!! I'm a spanish subscriber and owner of a 27 inch mid 2011 i5, 4GB RAM 1TB HDD imac and a mid 2010 mbp Intel Core 2 Duo upgraded with a SSD. I know I may continue to upgrade both for higher speed and performance, but which option should I go for when it comes to 4K edition? I wouldn't mind to buy a used device and upgrade it. Thank you very much!
although i have a late 2012 iMac 27 i would greatly prefer one year-model earlier -i.e. before the they switched over to the ridiculous slimline 5mm profile edge and its associated deficiencies.
I think there is a scam going on Ebay with the 2012 / 2013 Imac 27. Sellers do a lousy job packing them so they get damaged during shipping. They then file a damage claim with shipper and ask the buyer to receive a partial refund. So they get paid for them item twice and thi scheme incentives ensuring they arrive damaged.
Love this machine, will be looking for one of these.with an SSD of course. Also, with the move to ARM chips is it worth to wait if Im getting a new Mac in a year???
I have a late 2013 iMac with an i7 and 3TB fusion drive. I’d like to replace the fusion drive with a 2TB ssd. When you do the upgrades to this machine can you touch on what would be different when upgrading from a larger fusion drive to a smaller ssd? Any references for cloning a larger drive to a smaller replacement? Thanks a lot.
Just bought the same model with these specs: 3.2GHz Intel Core i5 16GB RAM - 1600 MHz DDR3 Nvidia GeForce GT 755M 1024mb graphics card 1TB SATA hard disk What should I consider upgrading for faster performance? And can I switch the 1600 MHz DDR3 to SSD? I bought it for $650 I only plan on using it for web browsing and making music in logic pro
I absolutely love my 2013 27" iMac, but man Apple totally crippled its I/O by only including Thunderbolt 1. For the life of me I can't quite understand why, as MacBooks released around the same time as this iMac contained Thunderbolt 2! Plus it can't output 4k60 (limited instead to 4k30), which is a bit annoying for my workload. If you have an eGPU I would absolutely love to see how well it works over the TB1 bus, and if it significantly improves graphics performance above and beyond the 780m.
Luke, is there a source for showing which parts of an iMac or Mackbook pro are upgradable? I've seen sites such s iFixit and OWC with some available parts, but not any recommendations for finding 2nd hand parts or the best parts for the price. I'd love to see your thoughts and recommendations or even a video. As always, thank you!
Considering I get 15xxx multi core on my 2017 5k iMac and the only reason it’s that high is I put in 2666 ram. Crap that’s impressive value I picked mine up for 800 with 24gb of ram but still. What’s the single core also I get 99xxx on geek bench graphics compute. Other than me have an thunderbolt external hard drive your not loosing much over my set up.
Just watched this video in 2021. They vary in price on Ebay. Are they still a good deal today? I mostly surf the web on computer, same with the rest of the family.
Have been watching a lot of your vids. Great work mate. But im a little confused as through your time you have claimed diffrent things. Yes we all learn and times changes as well. But if you should pick right now between iMac 2011, 2012 or 2013 regards the upgrades difficulties vs. price for a novice to be able to handle video editing and photo editing ... WHAT would you recommend?
