Did the new display solve the image retention issue? I get that on my 2012 iMac but it goes away quickly. In minutes. Never anything permanent. It was normal for this era iMac. I rarely notice it.
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Did the new display solve the image retention issue? I get that on my 2012 iMac but it goes away quickly. In minutes. Never anything permanent. It was normal for this era iMac. I rarely notice it.
It did. Mine was getting worse and worse, to the point of being very distracting. Anything on screen for more than a few minutes would be clearly visible when switching to something with a dark background — and it would persist for quite some time after. I’m talking bad enough that you could still read text very clearly and see the icons that were on your desktop in the background. I had seen posts here from other former members who’d had the same problem with this particular era of iMac. Believe me, it was very bad.
Anyway, I’ve had the replacement panel in for about three months now and it looks great.
I think it's an issue with this particular generation of 5K panel. I'm too lazy to look it up now, but another forum member here made a really thorough post about his experience. I'm just glad I got it fixed under applecare otherwise the machine would've been pretty much a loss and unsellable :/
I have four iMacs in daily service to me:
2002 17" G4/800 - This iMac is at my home, and sits out in my living room. Hooked up to a pair of Apple Pro Speakers from the time (the clear spherical ones that sound amazing), it serves as my home stereo. It connects to the iTunes library on my home server and happily plays whatever music I throw its way.
2006 20" C2D/2.16 - This iMac lives by the door of my classroom and is used as a digital sign for announcements. It spends most of its life showing the current seating chart in my classroom, or different bell schedules if it changes for the day.
2008 20" C2D/2.4 - This iMac lives in my office at school, and is used for productivity and grading. It's been upgraded with 6GB of RAM and a 64GB SSD, and it runs High Sierra beautifully. It was for several years my primary computer in my classroom before being retired from that duty by its successor.
2010 21.5" i3/3.06 - This iMac is my primary iMac in my classroom, and sits on my desk. It is used for everything from productivity to coding and compiling to light 3D modeling, and with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD it handles it all without breaking a sweat. This has been a truly delightful computer to use.
2002 17" G4/800 - This iMac is at my home, and sits out in my living room. Hooked up to a pair of Apple Pro Speakers from the time (the clear spherical ones that sound amazing), it serves as my home stereo. It connects to the iTunes library on my home server and happily plays whatever music I throw its way.
2006 20" C2D/2.16 - This iMac lives by the door of my classroom and is used as a digital sign for announcements. It spends most of its life showing the current seating chart in my classroom, or different bell schedules if it changes for the day.
2008 20" C2D/2.4 - This iMac lives in my office at school, and is used for productivity and grading. It's been upgraded with 6GB of RAM and a 64GB SSD, and it runs High Sierra beautifully. It was for several years my primary computer in my classroom before being retired from that duty by its successor.
2010 21.5" i3/3.06 - This iMac is my primary iMac in my classroom, and sits on my desk. It is used for everything from productivity to coding and compiling to light 3D modeling, and with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD it handles it all without breaking a sweat. This has been a truly delightful computer to use.
According to your 2008 iMac isn't compatible with High Sierra. I have the same iMac and wondering how you got HS running on it?
Thanks.
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Officially, yes, it's capped at El Cap. However, it runs High Sierra perfectly, and I haven't had any issues so far. Apparently the built-in wifi doesn't work, but I've always used it on ethernet, so I've never noticed it missing. It'll apparently run Mojave well in dark mode as well, but I haven't gone that far with it yet.
Thanks, had forgotten about him. I'm going to pass since I actually have this one advertised for sale. But good to know it can be done.
Late 2009 i5 quad core iMac with all its original bits in it, although the internal hard drive has now failed, so I've been booting it via an external USB attached drive for a while. I have bought a new SSD drive for it, as I have also bought an r9 290X MXM 3 GPU out of an alienware laptop to go in it, so when I find the time to do the upgrades, it should be better still. I still use it daily, for Photography, bit of light gaming, and coding up websites. Does everything I need, and I have never had a PC that has lasted quite as long as the iMac.
Same goes for my old 2010 Macbook Pro, they do last well, and even old ones still look modern.
Same goes for my old 2010 Macbook Pro, they do last well, and even old ones still look modern.
I don't mind paying a premium for Apple hardware but I expect to get maximum life out of it. That means five years for a mobile device and a minimum eight for a desktop or notebook.
I'm actually rather annoyed because I was hoping to get a couple more years out of my 2011 iMac to tide me over till the move to A-series chips. However the GPU failed (after having it replaced twice previously under the recall program) and the model has recently been declared "vintage" meaning no-one will service it.
I'm actually rather annoyed because I was hoping to get a couple more years out of my 2011 iMac to tide me over till the move to A-series chips. However the GPU failed (after having it replaced twice previously under the recall program) and the model has recently been declared "vintage" meaning no-one will service it.
My 27” 2011 iMac will hit the 8 year mark in September. The only problems that I have had with it was the 1TB HDD failed around year 6 and it has 1 stuck pixel. Outside of that, it has been a great machine for me. However, it is starting to show it’s age. I am currently watching the refurb store for a new 2019 iMac to replace it.
I did. Reballed the GPU but then managed to break something else every time I opened it up. In the end I just gave up.
I'm rocking a 3.5 GHz i5 late 2013 iMac. I actually just bought it for $650. It has a 512 SSD with 8GB of RAM (runs my adobe suite just fine so haven't upgraded the RAM) It also came with the 2GB Nvidia graphics. I do professional photography and video. It's a great machine for such purposes. Basic video editing, nothing too taxing. I use proxies when working with 4k. I'm running High Seirra on it.
I've also got a 2009 13inch MBP - it'll turn 10 in September. I still use this machine from time to time and I'm running Mojave on it that's to the patch.
I've also got a 2009 13inch MBP - it'll turn 10 in September. I still use this machine from time to time and I'm running Mojave on it that's to the patch.
I have an early 2008 24" iMac that still works just fine. It has a 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo/512MB 8800GS/500GB HDD/4GB or 6GB (I forget). It is running El Capitan and I use it as a backup machine. I've read that others have had problems with the 8800GS GPU failing, but mine has been okay.
I also have a 2002 15" iMac (Sunflower) 800MHz G4 that works fine. I have it setup as a dual boot system with OS X 10.1 and OS9.2 installed on it.
My current Mac systems are not iMacs. A 2013 nMP (trashcan) and a 2018 15" MBP.
I also have a 2002 15" iMac (Sunflower) 800MHz G4 that works fine. I have it setup as a dual boot system with OS X 10.1 and OS9.2 installed on it.
My current Mac systems are not iMacs. A 2013 nMP (trashcan) and a 2018 15" MBP.
Nice idea! I also have the pro speakers with my iMac G4. Maybe I should use mine for music, too.
Late 2013 27" w/ a Core i5 proc and 3TB Fusion drive ... still runs great. I'm itching for an upgrade though, but it's still super hard to justify.
Damn I’m scared Lol.
Got my iMac in August 2010 (Mid-2010 Model) and it’s been a champ ever since. Really hope he doesn’t randomly die.
Almost at the 10 year mark.
[doublepost=1564511980][/doublepost]I have a 2010 macbook pro that runs well (with SSD). I cannot upgrade software anymore, so am looking to purchase an iMac to replace it
Ditto. Have just replaced my 2011 iMac with a well spec'd 2019 model. Good as the old machine was, it no longer handled the latest macOS version, nor the World of Warcraft game and both Photoshop and Lightroom were slow.
The new machine does all of the above well and the difference in speed between the new SSD and the old HDD is quite amazing. 10 minutes ago I added an extra 32GB of RAM. The first thing I did was to open Lightroom and stitch together 15 50MB pictures into a panorama. The process took about 20 seconds. Very impressive.
I bought a 2010 iMac, 27" for myself and used it for a good number of years. Then about 4 years ago, maybe, I gave it to my parents and they're still using it today.
The only modification it has is that I took the HDD out and put in an SSD while I still owned it.
It's still working fine almost a decade on.
The only modification it has is that I took the HDD out and put in an SSD while I still owned it.
It's still working fine almost a decade on.
I'm using my mid 2010 21.5" iMac still. It is i3 3.2ghz... I upgraded to Crucial SSD (with OWC 3.5>2.5 converter) back in late 2013 and since then it has been fantastic. I also upgraded the RAM myself almost immediately to 12GB.
Anyway, as it is stuck on High Sierra now I am beginning to think I should upgrade. 9 years is a good run and it is becoming more and more flaky the last few years.
Basic things like being stuck with USB 2.0 are also beginning to really bug me!!
I am however waiting for a good iMac refresh (i.e. T2, all SSD architecture) so could be using my 2010 for a little longer. I don't really want to buy into the current design at 7 years old... and if I want it to last me 10+ years again I feel T2 would be a good thing to wait for.
Not bothered about the aesthetics of the machine, happy with the bezel and stuff. And to be honest would rather it stays the same so that the 27 still has user upgradeable RAM to save some $$$ on apple prices. I have 21.5 now but would upgrade RAM and at that point I may as well go for the 27 and self upgrade the RAM... cancels out most of the cost for the larger screen....
I am so tempted to pull the trigger on the 2019 but think I will continue to wait. What's another year or two after 9+ years?
Anyway, as it is stuck on High Sierra now I am beginning to think I should upgrade. 9 years is a good run and it is becoming more and more flaky the last few years.
Basic things like being stuck with USB 2.0 are also beginning to really bug me!!
I am however waiting for a good iMac refresh (i.e. T2, all SSD architecture) so could be using my 2010 for a little longer. I don't really want to buy into the current design at 7 years old... and if I want it to last me 10+ years again I feel T2 would be a good thing to wait for.
Not bothered about the aesthetics of the machine, happy with the bezel and stuff. And to be honest would rather it stays the same so that the 27 still has user upgradeable RAM to save some $$$ on apple prices. I have 21.5 now but would upgrade RAM and at that point I may as well go for the 27 and self upgrade the RAM... cancels out most of the cost for the larger screen....
I am so tempted to pull the trigger on the 2019 but think I will continue to wait. What's another year or two after 9+ years?
Crazy but our family iMac is a Late 2009. I replaced the internal HD with a 128 SSD and it gave it a few more years. CRAZY to think I"m using a 10-year-old computer and it still boots in under 1 minute. I can NOT process 4K videos and I don't really try to do anything other than web browsing and emails. It's about to be replaced and with 10 years, I'm MORE than happy.
three and half, the MacOS is slowing down every weeks, but my boost Windows10 is fast like flash!