iM 4,1-14,4 Looking to buy a older 27" iMac: best years etc to look for?

[rwh63]

512 SSD? Intel i3, i5, or i7? If yes to both, then it's solid for most general computing. RAM could be more; 8gb is limiting for more advanced use cases.

yes, i5, 512 ssd

 

[rwh63]

Actually, if this is new enough for USB-C and Windows 11 (without CPU workaround), then even a Celeron or Pentium will do fine for general computing (AMD's low-end is junk though)

yes, one usb-c, windows 11. still under warranty until 2/24. was on the phone for a long time as tech support assisted in doing an upgrade to 11.

 

[Minghold]

Huh? I'm using OCLP and running Monterey on a 27" Late 2009 w/NVIDIA K2100M. I have hardware acceleration, full Wi-Fi/BT 4.2 via BCM942602CDP, include Handoff support.

That's Monterey, not Mojave. Monterey forfeits both 32bit software (i.e., 80% of Mac software out there) and HFS+.) --I'd rather run High Sierra on a 2009 than Monterey (at least I can get Final Cut Pro 7, Logic Pro 9, and Adobe CS6 blazing along via Retrospective; they're all subscription-model now).