WTB: iMac of some sort

moominman2

Hey guys,

First off, I'm in no rush for this. Ideally, I'd be looking to purchase this towards the end of November, but I'd like to see what's out there over the coming weeks. This could potentially egg someone on to upgrade their current imac?!

So basically, I'm looking for a decent imac with a minimum of the following specs if possible...

8GB RAM
1TB SSD hardrive  
Quadcore processor (would be ideal but I'd entertain dualcore )

Any software that may come with the imac- I'm looking to record with this, so pro tools, cubase, etc would be ideal.

I'd also be interested in any other programmes, word, photoshop etc.

In terms of price, I don't have a set figure.

ps...I wouldn't discount a MacBook if the specs were close to what I'm looking for.

Many thanks,
Luke

EDIT: If you have a really old machine, with none of the desired spec...I still may be interested if the price is right. It would still sort me out for a while, so do still try.

prowla

I thought this was going to be about hairy legs, but 8 gram-bits of memory isn't a lot!

moominman2

Oh, we have a comedian folks.

The power of getting the lower and higher cases correct...

Funkfingers

moominman2 said:

Any software that may come with the iMac - I'm looking to record with this, so pro tools, cubase etc would be ideal.
I'd also be interested in any other programmes, word, photoshop etc.

Legitimate copies of any of these software titles would require the license to be transferred. 

moominman2 said:
I wouldn't discount a MacBook if the specs were close to what I'm looking for.

Have you seen this tFB listing? Combine that computer with a keyboard, mouse and monitor and you should be good to go ... apart from the legitimate software.

moominman2

Thanks for the response-

Yes, I am aware of the licence issue. So it will be up to me and the seller to discuss that. 

And yes I've seen that mac advertised, but it is not what I am after.

Cheers

stonevibe

Budget?

moominman2

Around £500. That seems to be a solid price for a decent spec on the used market.

I7, quad core, 8GB ram and 1TB seems to be achievable with that...

fandango

How would a Mac Pro suit you? It’s one of the aluminium towers with a good chunk of memory and multiple hard drives. Now surplus, but all hard drives are wiped and a fresh OSX reinstall. Youll have to install your own apps. For word processing, I use LibreOffice which is opensource, and there are a good range of opensource apps to check out for recording etc.

I wouldn’t be asking a lot, but in good nick. Might swap for guitar gear.

moominman2

Thanks for the response- could be interested mate. 

Could you pm me the specs, price etc? That'd be great.

Cheers,
Luke

moominman2

Bump

notanon

moominman2 said:

Around £500. That seems to be a solid price for a decent spec on the used market.

I7, quad core, 8GB ram and 1TB seems to be achievable with that...

Those specs on a PC yes achievable. On a Mac not sure if you are going to find that. A Mac mini with those specs will sell for more second hand. Hope you prove me wrong mate.

moominman2

I appreciate the comment- There have been several of a similar if not higher spec that have sold for around the £500 mark on eBay...so I'm pretty positive that I'll find one shortly.

LooseMoose

1TB SSD for that price?  Are you sure?  Maybe SSHD but I'd be genuinely gobsmacked if you found a machine with a TB worth of Solid State at even close to that.  Happy to be proved wrong (as I'd buy one!)

moominman2

I'm not out to prove anyone wrong, I just want a certain spec'd mac.

The figure I gave is a loose figure because someone asked for one, so thanks for the opinions but I didn't ask for them. 

Also, I asked for the specs above "if possible".

So please, if you have an iMac to sell, get in touch. If not, keep opinions away from here. 

Thanks.

Benson

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/115684/fs-apple-imac-24#latest