Imac 21" I3 or refurbished early 2010 model

[terry007]

hello very simple question
i m hesitating between a refurbished later model ( 2010) and the newest one

any thoughts ?

21.5" iMac - 3.06GHz
3.06GHz Intel Core i3
4GB DDR3 SDRAM | 500GB hard drive
$1169

or

Refurbished iMac 21.5-inch 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
21.5-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
4GB memory
$929

or

Refurbished iMac 21.5-inch 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
21.5-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
4GB memory
1TB hard drive $1099

or

Refurbished iMac 21.5-inch 3.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
21.5-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
4GB memory
500GB hard drive
$1099

or

Refurbished iMac 27-inch 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
27-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
4GB memory
1TB hard drive

 

[moneyman118]

21.5" iMac - 3.06GHz
3.06GHz Intel Core i3
4GB DDR3 SDRAM | 500GB hard drive
$1169


Refurbished iMac 27-inch 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
27-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
4GB memory
1TB hard drive

One of the two listed above. The top one performs better, the bottom one is for The gorgeous screen.

 

[LAPTOPODO]

i3 even not having turbo boost (or hyper threading) it's much better tecnology than the Core 2 Duo... with C2D you would get just an old technology from benninng.. .doens't sound (it's my opinion) very intelligent buy for that little difference of prices

Besides, the C2D are refurbished , so better new don't you think?


I wanna buy a refurbished but an i5 quadcore or i7 .. which are better technology than i3... so I risk and invest on refurbished machines but for getting a better technology (with more future)

I would choose i3 , as Moneyman says ... or the one with the 27'' inch display if you want a bigger screen

 

[terry007]

Imac 21" I3 or refurbished early 2010 model

thank you for the replies
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