I just purchased a green 24" M1 iMac 8GB 256 for $500 used. I installed a Samsung 2TB T7 external and keep ALL my files on there including Apple Music, Downloads, and all other folders I could relocate to external. There are a few like Books that can't be moved. It's in excellent condition and have been using it for the last month. My previous desktop was a late 2015 iMac 2017 i5 upgraded the RAM and Fusion drive to SSD. The new M1 is insanely fast and I'm extremely happy with it and don't miss the 27" size. I did more photo and video editing in the past but I don't do much of that anymore. So for my use case, office work, internet, basic photo editing, music managment, etc etc, this computer is perfect. 🤩 I'm not to worried about the file swap wear issue on the SSD because there is 240GB available for swapping! lol Everything else is on the external. Figure it'll be YEARS before the SSD MIGHT go bad because of file swap. 🤷♂ And for the total price of $650 with external....not much to lose!
@@JokeJunction_haha I've purchased Macs on release date and paid those prices too! No worries. Worth it. I just wanted to try the 24" screen for a low price to find out if i'd miss the 27". If I did then I would have purchased the Studio Display but since the 24" is fine I'll stick with this machine for a few years then buy a new one later.
@@djisnotgood I found someone local on Facebook marketplace. They lived in a nice area, met at their house, computer was clean, ensured it was signed out of Apple account and ran diagnostics to ensure everything was working.
@@iNICK20 yup I picked it up it was missing the keyboard and mouse but that was no big deal I have a Logitech Mx mechanical Mac keyboard and a Mx master 3 mouse. Thing was like new.
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Was that... Minecraft used as benchmarking tool for performance evaluation @.@ Jesus..... Run some actual benchmark to compare the performance.. this is fooling people. Please go watch those video from a tech channel to see actual comparisons of M1 vs M3/M4s
I just purchased a green 24" M1 iMac 8GB 256 for $500 used. I installed a Samsung 2TB T7 external and keep ALL my files on there including Apple Music, Downloads, and all other folders I could relocate to external. There are a few like Books that can't be moved. It's in excellent condition and have been using it for the last month. My previous desktop was a late 2015 iMac 2017 i5 upgraded the RAM and Fusion drive to SSD. The new M1 is insanely fast and I'm extremely happy with it and don't miss the 27" size. I did more photo and video editing in the past but I don't do much of that anymore. So for my use case, office work, internet, basic photo editing, music managment, etc etc, this computer is perfect. 🤩 I'm not to worried about the file swap wear issue on the SSD because there is 240GB available for swapping! lol Everything else is on the external. Figure it'll be YEARS before the SSD MIGHT go bad because of file swap. 🤷♂ And for the total price of $650 with external....not much to lose!
Bro I bought a new m1 iMac when released for 2000 😭
@@JokeJunction_haha I've purchased Macs on release date and paid those prices too! No worries. Worth it. I just wanted to try the 24" screen for a low price to find out if i'd miss the 27". If I did then I would have purchased the Studio Display but since the 24" is fine I'll stick with this machine for a few years then buy a new one later.
@@casperr8644 yes
where did u get the imac from
@@djisnotgood I found someone local on Facebook marketplace. They lived in a nice area, met at their house, computer was clean, ensured it was signed out of Apple account and ran diagnostics to ensure everything was working.
I find your channel useful and good to watch. Thank you for putting your videos out there for us all to see and keep up the good work.
What game was that?
I found one for 471 open box that is a 120 mile drive if it’s available on my day off I’m going to go pick it up thanks for the video.
I just got one for $450 at Best Buy Open Box! Was an hour away tho. Not bad :)
@@iNICK20 yup I picked it up it was missing the keyboard and mouse but that was no big deal I have a Logitech Mx mechanical Mac keyboard and a Mx master 3 mouse. Thing was like new.
@@iNICK20US? In canada still $899 haha open box.
Do you find an M1, 24 with 16 RAM/ 256 GB good in terms of specs, cuz RAM is more important than optional SSD after all?
Good video. Totally realistic to what the typical user will do with their computer.
I just bought this so I can work from home is it worth it?
Absolutely!
You must be rich, upgrading almost every year. Too low - stick a book under it, agree a height adjustable screen would be a better option
I bought it used, reviewed it, and sold it for a $100 profit.
apple refurbished is like £450 now
Hey man, my name is Johnny and currently I'm looking for more work to help me get back on track in life. Currently I'm trying to make use of my love of design by provide logo design service, do you need a logo for your channel to improve your branding which going to help you increase your audience loyalty? I would love to design a techie themed monogram logo inspired by your helping people save money with used gear for you! Let me know if you interested to make it happen! :-)
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Was that... Minecraft used as benchmarking tool for performance evaluation @.@ Jesus.....
Run some actual benchmark to compare the performance.. this is fooling people. Please go watch those video from a tech channel to see actual comparisons of M1 vs M3/M4s