Purchase advice
With all the talk of the new iMac upgrades for Tuesday, would anyone here have a guess on what the current refurb 24" 2.8 extreme might be priced at after the announcement (currently 2k with tax)? I have been waiting for the updates to come out in hopes that the current refurb prices may drop but I have no experience in this.
Another question would be is the 2.8 extreme worth it? I would be doing some work in CS3/quark on the machine but mostly using it as a home computer (e-mail, surf, general apps). If possible I would like this new purchase to be relevant for at least the next 3 years.
Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated...
Another question would be is the 2.8 extreme worth it? I would be doing some work in CS3/quark on the machine but mostly using it as a home computer (e-mail, surf, general apps). If possible I would like this new purchase to be relevant for at least the next 3 years.
Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated...
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With all the talk of the new iMac upgrades for Tuesday, would anyone here have a guess on what the current refurb 24" 2.8 extreme might be priced at after the announcement (currently 2k with tax)? I have been waiting for the updates to come out in hopes that the current refurb prices may drop but I have no experience in this.
Another question would be is the 2.8 extreme worth it? I would be doing some work in CS3/quark on the machine but mostly using it as a home computer (e-mail, surf, general apps). If possible I would like this new purchase to be relevant for at least the next 3 years.
Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated...
The 2.8 24" iMac is a solid machine. Unless you are going to play games, video or do 3D rendering you should be set for 3 years or so, no problem. You should max out your ram with less expensive 3rd party ram too.
I called the Apple store on my campus and they had one unopened 2.8 ghz extreme which I have put on reserve. They are waiting to see what Apple will drop the price to before they sell it to me but I think it will be $1599. Is the $100 savings and a larger hard drive worth giving up the speed?
After thinking about it today I am starting to lean towards the current version of the machine because of the increased speed and processing power. I like the larger hard drive on the older unit but figure that externals are cheap enough so I can buy one of those.
Of course if they call me tomorrow and say the system I have on hold has dropped to $1399 or $1499 I might be swayed again.
AquaMac - thank you for the ram advice - that will be the first thing I do.
schmoopy.design - good luck with your decision as well - hopefully the price does drop a bit for you.