WTB: iMac 27" 2015 or newer.

[cynic]

My wife's computer died.

My computer was stolen (see above).

I need a new (to me) workstation.

Can do a cash deal or can do a trade if you're looking for something.  I'm fresh out of Hamer guitars but probably have some hardware and Gravelin goodies laying around.

[specialk]

Bypassing the Apple Silicon? How about a souped-up Mac Mini? Then you can get whatever size monitor you need. 

[scottcald]

10 minutes ago, specialk said:

Bypassing the Apple Silicon? How about a souped-up Mac Mini? Then you can get whatever size monitor you need. 

I don't anything I'm looking to get rid of at the moment, but I agree, depending on your needs, a mini might be good.  You can start here: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini/apple-m2-chip-with-8-core-cpu-and-10-core-gpu-256gb#

Apple doesn't have refurbs right now of minis, but I've had good luck here for a couple things:

https://www.macofalltrades.com/27-inch/?sort=priceasc

[specialk]

B&H Photo usually has good prices on Apple stuff. Here are their minis:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?q=mac mini&sts=ma

Hope this helps.

[cynic]

I appreciate the recommendations but I prefer to stick with the all-in-one solution the iMac provides.

Also looking to stay in the used market to save them dollars.

[specialk]

A couple of used 27" iMacs, 2017 models:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/802815780-USE/apple_mq2y2ll_a_27_imac_pro_with.html

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/802681029-USE/apple_z0tl_mne041_bh_21_5_imac_with_retina.html

[Cboss]

28 minutes ago, specialk said:

A couple of used 27" iMacs, 2017 models:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/802815780-USE/apple_mq2y2ll_a_27_imac_pro_with.html

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/802681029-USE/apple_z0tl_mne041_bh_21_5_imac_with_retina.html

$3600? $5700? And those are used?? do people actually spend this kind of $ for these things? I'm shocked..

[cynic]

Again, appreciate the recommendations but I’m pretty adept at googling so I’m not looking for links or sites with used or refurb units. 
 

My hope is that a member here may have upgraded and had their old machine laying around.  

[scottcald]

Got it.  Sorry, won't be updating our own 27" probably for a year or two. Will still re-iterate macofalltrades.

[Dave Scepter]

Hey, you wanna buy a cat? 🐈 

 

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[HamerCustomEr]

7 hours ago, scottcald said:

I don't anything I'm looking to get rid of at the moment, but I agree, depending on your needs, a mini might be good.  You can start here: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini/apple-m2-chip-with-8-core-cpu-and-10-core-gpu-256gb#

Apple doesn't have refurbs right now of minis, but I've had good luck here for a couple things:

https://www.macofalltrades.com/27-inch/?sort=priceasc

I love the Mac Mini!  I use it much more than I use my iMac.  

[JustKid]

Have imac that I bought about may be 8 or so years ago and pretty much never used. Turned it on may be 20-25 times to store some pics. Was thinking about may be selling it. I use it mostly to keep my floyd arms near by, as it has magnets on a side of a screen. Pretty pricey gadget for a floyd rose arm holder 🤣

[scottcald]

1 hour ago, JustKid said:

Have imac that I bought about may be 8 or so years ago and pretty much never used. Turned it on may be 20-25 times to store some pics. Was thinking about may be selling it. I use it mostly to keep my floyd arms near by, as it has magnets on a side of a screen. Pretty pricey gadget for a floyd rose arm holder 🤣

You could've just gotten a kitchen knife magnetic holder.

2 hours ago, HamerCustomEr said:

I love the Mac Mini!  I use it much more than I use my iMac.  

For us, at the desk in the kitchen, I like the all in one form factor since it's cleaner, but since they only have a 24" model at the moment, it's waiting to get replaced.  

[mathman]

11 hours ago, Cboss said:

$3600? $5700? And those are used?? do people actually spend this kind of $ for these things? I'm shocked..

Those are the pro versions of the iMac. More powerful and expensive.

[mathman]

I have bought a few used Macs from OWC and have always been satisfied with them.  Still using a 2012 MacBook Pro.  Bought it for my son for school about 6 years ago, then started using it myself for school when our district switched to Window's based machines.

I do have a 2017 iMac with the i7 and top of line graphic card.  holding on to it as a photoshop machine that is still running CS6 and for the older versions of some software and plugins that don't work with the new Intel Mac Studio I have.  Let me think about selling it...

 

 

[scottcald]

Forgot about OWC.  The couple of times I looked at their used section, it wasn't what I was looking for, but generally they're good to deal with. 

[shankyboy]

I had a fully tricked out 27" iMac that served me well in my studio for several years. I was crushed when the video card went out and OWC told me they did not have any replacements. I was fortunate to get a free Macbook pro, left over from one of our job sites, as a replacement. Only downside was that I had to upgrade my old Motu interface. Good luck finding a replacement.