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expiredstarbucks posted Dec 26, 2022 08:01 PM
expiredstarbucks posted Dec 26, 2022 08:01 PM

iMac 21.5-inch Retina (Mid-2017) Core i5 3.00GHz - SSD 1000 GB - 8GB - $225

$225

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Refurbished unit, Retina display 4k. Usually good 4k panel would be more than this, so this is like buying a display and then getting a usable computer for free. Would be good for lite tasks and movie/video watching. Supposedly has one year warranty as well.

https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/...323c6#l=12



Edit: this may not work well as an external display. Can consider Luna display as an option, or for those of you guys who's adventurous, can do hardware modification with sounding like this https://youtu.be/0VXQu0fAc8s
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Refurbished unit, Retina display 4k. Usually good 4k panel would be more than this, so this is like buying a display and then getting a usable computer for free. Would be good for lite tasks and movie/video watching. Supposedly has one year warranty as well.

https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/...323c6#l=12



Edit: this may not work well as an external display. Can consider Luna display as an option, or for those of you guys who's adventurous, can do hardware modification with sounding like this https://youtu.be/0VXQu0fAc8s

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Dec 26, 2022 08:03 PM
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Dec 26, 2022 08:19 PM
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cstringDec 26, 2022 08:19 PM
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Quote from WeezyWham :
Intel Macs are such a waste in 2022 let alone 2023
How so
Dec 26, 2022 08:23 PM
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ValueRangerDec 26, 2022 08:23 PM
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Quote from cstring :
How so
Perhaps they mean that this deal is less wasteful after Linux is installed.
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Dec 26, 2022 08:26 PM
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smartdealsDec 26, 2022 08:26 PM
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can swap with 12th gen cup?
Dec 26, 2022 08:29 PM
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dep411Dec 26, 2022 08:29 PM
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Quote from smartdeals :
can swap with 12th gen cup?
No it won't work
Dec 26, 2022 08:38 PM
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turns2stoneDec 26, 2022 08:38 PM
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Quote from WeezyWham :
Intel Macs are such a waste in 2022 let alone 2023
Normally I would agree.
But for $225 and considering it will run macOS Venture (certainly the last fully supported macOS), this is a great value, especially for a kid, or family member that needs just general computing and media consumption.
Dec 26, 2022 08:45 PM
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HuyNguDec 26, 2022 08:45 PM
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Good way to get a cheap macOS machine at least

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Dec 26, 2022 08:53 PM
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firstrivalDec 26, 2022 08:53 PM
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Dec 26, 2022 08:58 PM
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cstringDec 26, 2022 08:58 PM
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Quote from SamS :
Normally I would agree.
But for $225 and considering it will run macOS Venture (certainly the last fully supported macOS), this is a great value, especially for a kid, or family member that needs just general computing and media consumption.
There is also opencore
Dec 26, 2022 09:01 PM
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turns2stoneDec 26, 2022 09:01 PM
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Quote from cstring :
There is also opencore
Understood, and I use OCLP on an old 2009 i7 iMac.
However, if you're going to give this to a kid/novice user, I'd prefer to stick with officially supported macOS, just because OCLP occasionally misbehaves and I don't feel like being perpetual tech support on a $225 computer.
Dec 26, 2022 09:14 PM
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holly_mollyDec 26, 2022 09:14 PM
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And you can use it as a cheap retina monitor for your macbook. I tried $100 monitors from HP but it suck with mac. Sometimes i miss how simple things are if you aren't sucked into Apple ecosystem
Dec 26, 2022 09:15 PM
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soniamukerjeeDec 26, 2022 09:15 PM
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If you are a student you get a 5% discount.

Chase Freedom through PayPal is another 5%
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Cheapy StuffDec 26, 2022 09:23 PM
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Seems like a fair price. RAM upgrade is actually possible, but difficult [youtube.com].
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supermanavaDec 26, 2022 09:26 PM
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Does it have 4 ram slots?

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