27' 2011 or 21.5 2013 iMac ?

[Tonelli]

Please help ! down to these two , I prefer a bigger screen , but if it's generally a better computer.
I will sacrifice the size of the screen !

Here are the specs of the two iMacs

Late 2013 iMac 21.5 , 1.12 tab fusion drive, 8gb ram 3.1 ghz i7
850$ Canadian or 640$ US

Or

Mid 2011 iMac 27' , 256 ssd , 8gb ram , 2.5ghz i5
510$ Canadian or 385$ US

I like the 2013 model, I went and tested it out , it's fast , I'm just worried if I'm using apps the 8gb ram won't be enough and hard to upgrade on this model , where with the 2011 I can easily upgrade that model to 16gb , and this computer is way cheaper then the 2013 I looked at . I havnt seen it yet , but person told me its in excellent condition , the 2013 model was used in a store , the 2011 was used for an editing student , if thst helps

 

[old-wiz]

I would skip the 2011 model - Apple probably won't touch it if it breaks as it is 8 years old.

 

[Roxy.music]

I myself would not go for the 2011 one because of usb2 ports.There are places that would service it if you did have a problem with it.Iwould never use Apple for repair far to exspencive.

 

[glenthompson]

The 1tb fusion drives have a SSD that is too small for good performance. Either go with a pure SSD or one with the 2 or 3 tb fusion. I have a problem with the larger screen sizes due to my need for bifocals. I have to tilt my head too much to see the top of the screen.

 

[Fishrrman]

NEITHER of the above.

Look for something 27", 2013 or later (later is preferable).

You want the 27" display AND USB3.

 

[Jake F.]

Hey guys!

After reading this thread, I was wondering... since you're big fans of the iMac 27" 2009-2011 at this forum...

Would you replace an iMac 27" Mid-2011, i5 3.1 GHz, 16GB RAM 1333MHz, recently updated GPU K1100 2GB for an iMac 21.5" Late-2013, i5 2.7 GHz, 8GB RAM 1666Mhz (can be upgraded to 16GB too), GPU Iris Pro 5200 1.5GB? (both with SSD).

I mean, apart from the screen size, I made Geekbench 5 tests and the results are:

- iMac 2011:

1. Single Core Score: 703
2. Multi Core Score: 2307
3. OpenCL Score: 1487
4. Metal Score: 1653

- iMac 2013:

1. Single Core Score: 803
2. Multi Core Score: 2822
3. OpenCL Score: 4795
4. Metal Score: 516

I mean, there's not a huge difference between both tests, so I don't know if it's worth it!

What do you think guys?

Thx!

 

[Roxy.music]

Hey guys!

After reading this thread, I was wondering... since you're big fans of the iMac 27" 2009-2011 at this forum...

Would you replace an iMac 27" Mid-2011, i5 3.1 GHz, 16GB RAM 1333MHz, recently updated GPU K1100 2GB for an iMac 21.5" Late-2013, i5 2.7 GHz, 8GB RAM 1666Mhz (can be upgraded to 16GB too), GPU Iris Pro 5200 1.5GB? (both with SSD).

I mean, apart from the screen size, I made Geekbench 5 tests and the results are:

- iMac 2011:

1. Single Core Score: 703
2. Multi Core Score: 2307
3. OpenCL Score: 1487
4. Metal Score: 1653

- iMac 2013:

1. Single Core Score: 803
2. Multi Core Score: 2822
3. OpenCL Score: 4795
4. Metal Score: 516

I mean, there's not a huge difference between both tests, so I don't know if it's worth it!

What do you think guys?

Thx!

with
I would go for a 27 2013 with a SSD ,i would never get one with an HHD.

 

[Jake F.]

with
I would go for a 27 2013 with a SSD ,i would never get one with an HHD.

Yes! that's the best option... but I mean, I have the chance to get an iMac 21.5" Late-2013 very cheap, so I don't know what to do. I have to choose between them

Thx!

 

[Roxy.music]

Hey guys!

After reading this thread, I was wondering... since you're big fans of the iMac 27" 2009-2011 at this forum...

Would you replace an iMac 27" Mid-2011, i5 3.1 GHz, 16GB RAM 1333MHz, recently updated GPU K1100 2GB for an iMac 21.5" Late-2013, i5 2.7 GHz, 8GB RAM 1666Mhz (can be upgraded to 16GB too), GPU Iris Pro 5200 1.5GB? (both with SSD).

I mean, apart from the screen size, I made Geekbench 5 tests and the results are:

- iMac 2011:

1. Single Core Score: 703
2. Multi Core Score: 2307
3. OpenCL Score: 1487
4. Metal Score: 1653

- iMac 2013:

1. Single Core Score: 803
2. Multi Core Score: 2822
3. OpenCL Score: 4795
4. Metal Score: 516

I mean, there's not a huge difference between both tests, so I don't know if it's worth it!

What do you think guys?

Thx!

If the price is right you should go for it, if you don,t mind the smaller screen size.

 

[Roxy.music]

Yes! that's the best option... but I mean, I have the chance to get an iMac 21.5" Late-2013 very cheap, so I don't know what to do. I have to choose between them

Thx!

If it is in good nick , and you don,t mind the smaller screen I would go for that plus you are getting it for a good price and it is two years newer with USB3.