Another "Should I Buy?" thread

yes, know. "should buy imac?" thread , of people here might tired of people asking same question think it's input different sources.

i've been doing research , i'm aware new refresh should coming sometime year. i'm pc user switching mac want @ least holds me 3-5yrs. i've never been type want own latest , greatest unless worth i'm fine buying last year's model , getting refurbed 1 save bucks. guess dilemma wondering if new 1 worth wait. don't want buy mac new 1 have way more extras 1 bought. couple things here , there, live with, example 2010 model compared 2011. not sure want guinea pig , test out new , revamped product that's full of bugs them refresh , fix them midway through year , repackage refreshed version.

1 more thing. typically when new products roll out, apple reduce prior models in price significantly? example couple of refurbed imacs looking @ are:


refurbished imac 21.5-inch 2.7ghz quad-core intel core i5
released may 2011
21.5-inch led-backlit glossy widescreen display
4gb memory
1tb hard drive
8x superdrive (dvd±r dl/dvd±rw/cd-rw)
amd radeon hd 6770m graphics 512mb memory?
built-in facetime hd camera
$1,249.00


and

refurbished imac 27-inch 2.7ghz quad-core intel core i5
released may 2011
27-inch led-backlit glossy widescreen display
4gb memory
1tb hard drive
8x superdrive (dvd±r dl/dvd±rw/cd-rw)
amd radeon hd 6770m graphics 512mb memory?
built-in facetime hd camera
$1,419.00


if wait bit longer, possible 27" drops below $1400 or should pull trigger , now? hp desktop on it's last leg might able pull through month or 2 .

 

i bought refurb 27" exact config quoted.

first timer switching pc.

i'm thrilled it, , forum clue refurb systems, wouldn't have expected such deal.

pc i7 gaming box, , screamed, i'm done gaming , other productivity programs work with, i'm mac.

there alway faster (slightly faster) machine on horizion .. unless announced major overhaul, saw no reason wait. didn't seem 2010 models on site discounted further ..

 

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