The Surprising Power of a Late 2013 iMac (Review)

Lots of people out there might be eyeballing a new M1 iMac, but, when you look at your budget and how much can be saved with a used Intel machine, you have to ask yourself if they are worth it. This video looks at a late 2013 27" iMac with the following specs:
2013 iMac:
►i7-4771 CPU
►32gb of RAM
►GTX 780M 4gb GPU
1tb HDD
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[@RudysRetroIntel]

Love it and agree, great computer. Both Mac/Windows OS is the best of both worlds! Thanks for sharing!

[@CanadianComputerCollector]

Boot camp makes it so you don't have to choose, it was fantastic and the biggest drawback of apple silicon (for now) is the lack of bootcamp.

[@JunkTardis]

They sell a small metal replacement fix for the hinge mechanism. You'll need to pull out the logic board to replace the broken plastic hinge caps though.

[@CanadianComputerCollector]

What a pain that was at the time lol. I found that decent 3D printed thing but I dno how long term it would be.

[@kinglanky2424]

What's your thoughts on iMac Pro 2017? Is it still solid in 2022? Base model with the 8 Core Xeon is going for $1300 right now on eBay. I'm switching from Windows and want to enjoy a 5k panel, but that new studio display is $1600 on its own haha.

[@CanadianComputerCollector]

That's tough. Before doing that I'd say look into what you could get with apple silicon for that price and compare the performance. All else being equal, the m1 will use significantly less power and be supported longer.

[@barathiam94]

i have like a imac just like this , i can’t upgrade it like the ram the ssd the processor ?

[@CanadianComputerCollector]

Howdy! These iMacs are a lot like laptops in that they are built similarly and have a lot of soldered components. Technically you can cut the adhesive and open it up, but that process is not especially fun. Once inside, you can actually upgrade the SSD to something larger/quicker. Ram can usually be upgraded via a port on the rear of the machine. If you're running an i5 quad or an 8 thread i7, you should be good for a long time - especially with more ram and a good solid state drive.

[@jdmcs]

Install Windows? What is this, the Canadian Computer Collector? Oh wait, you never said Canadian Apple Collector in your channel name... carry on!

[@CanadianComputerCollector]

I really love apple stuff, but I also love other stuff!

[@JVHShack]

You *almost* went with the only game that I play regularly: World of Warcraft. I really wish that I could get this for my dad as he's still using a Windows PC built in 2009.

[@CanadianComputerCollector]

I played Classic on one of these when it dropped again. I really want to get back into Classic but my schedule sucks.

[@JohnDoe-tn3tx]

I bought my 2013 iMac new. Got the SSD rather than the HDD but the specs are the same, I’ve given up on MacOS since the end of support for Catalina. Windows 10 is running fine. I installed IOT LTSC 2019 which in theory should keep the machine security patched until 2029. Hopefully by that point a decent Linux open source nvidia graphics stack for Kepler exists

[@CanadianComputerCollector]

It's unfortunate how these machines which are otherwise perfectly usable get retired due to a lack of software support.

[@3M46DN1M]

check up "open legacy patcher". Im writing this on imac late 2013 with ventura. zero issues.

[@slob5041]

Satisfaction

[@gileneusz]

1:45 this is disturbing

[@CanadianComputerCollector]

Glad to have left an impression

[@stevejohnson1321]

I just bought one this exact year and specification. Ubuntu is my choice as the latest apple applications will no longer run.

[@CanadianComputerCollector]

One of the big benefits of these Intel based systems!

[@rck-lp7389]

SeeS

[@CanadianComputerCollector]

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[@RetroTechy]

Takeaway, you’re a windows guy

[@CanadianComputerCollector]

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