nope, the 4670 in the newest low end iMac was released in 2008..!
I would gladly take it instead of Intel IGP or ATI Mobility 54xx. The age doesn't always determine the performance
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Realistically... how "future" proof are the iMacs?
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I would gladly take it instead of Intel IGP or ATI Mobility 54xx. The age doesn't always determine the performance
I still plenty of PowerPCs from 2003 being used just fine today.
My question is though, if the hard drive goes out, and you are out of warranty, what do you do on your iMac? That's my only concern with iMacs, otherwise I'd buy it right now.
Simplest and cheapest solution, you buy an external drive. Plug it in, restore from your Time Machine backup, and your Mac is running fine again. Replacing the hard drive yourself is possible, but difficult. But any Apple Store would replace your hard drive with a new one, no problem. Obviously not for free.
iMacs and computers in general are only future proof for the duration they run your stuff.
If you play the most demanding games all the time, or run software that stresses the hardware, then any computer will not satisfy your needs too long, as the apps you use get updated or you get more demanding games.
To the average user, I'd say that it can easily last a long time. FWIW, I have a G4 cube that is running office and photoshop and while I don't have a ton of ram, or multitasking, its performance is great.
To my futureproof is a myth because people upgrade when they want to, or when they see a machine that has components that they want. Vary rarely do people upgrade because they have too.
If you play the most demanding games all the time, or run software that stresses the hardware, then any computer will not satisfy your needs too long, as the apps you use get updated or you get more demanding games.
To the average user, I'd say that it can easily last a long time. FWIW, I have a G4 cube that is running office and photoshop and while I don't have a ton of ram, or multitasking, its performance is great.
To my futureproof is a myth because people upgrade when they want to, or when they see a machine that has components that they want. Vary rarely do people upgrade because they have too.
He's right, it's only a PC under the Ali case, with all the components you'd find in a typical PC. Replacing the hardrive yourself isn't that hard to do if you have the patience and right tools.
All true, but I would add a PC is far more flexible when it comes to upgrading, all components can be more or less swapped out for better or newer products that come on the market and there are more choices with a better price range compared to Apples options where you are very limited in what you can upgrade on any of Apples machines.