Buying an Old Imac 2009 vs. 2011

[aggiebradley]

Two options Both are 21.5 imacs in really good condition:

$375 for:
Late 2009 iMac 21.5"
3.06 GHz Processor
16GB RAM
500GB HD
NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256MB
Mac OS 10.11.6 (El Cap)
Serial number QP0101FT5PK

or $550 for mid-2011:
Software
Yosemite
ILife 11, Office 11
Adobe Master suite CS5.5
Final Cut Pro
Windows 7

The iMac Quad Core 2.5 GHz Intel "Core i5" I5-2400S (Sandy Bridge) processor with a dedicated 256k level 2 cache for each core and a 6 MB shared level 3 cache. In lieu of a system bus, it has a "Direct Media Interface" (DMI) that "connects between the processor and chipset" at 5 GT/s.

8 GB of RAM (1333 MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM),
500 GB (7200 RPM) hard drive,
DVD+R DL "SuperDrive"
AMD Radeon HD 6750M graphics with 512 MB of dedicated GDDR5 memory.

my Biggest concern is buying the $375, and it being a 2009 model, but for ~$175 more I could have a 2 year newer model?

Thoughts?

 

[tibas92013]

I recommend Buying as much computer as your present computer needs dictate and what you can afford.

I gather that both of these machines meets your needs, so, if you can afford it buy the "newer" model.