I believe the poster was asking about used/refurb iMacs and not retina display mac book pros.
On 8/3/14, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Actually, it is no longer easy to upgrade the RAM on your Mac. With the > introduction of the Retina Displays, you must choose your RAM when you > either order or choose your Mac. The RAM is soldered in now and is, > essentially, not changeable. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Aug 3, 2014, at 11:19 AM, Cameron Strife <came...@cameronstrife.com> > wrote: > >> Also, keep in mind that on most macs, it is pretty easy to upgrade the >> ram yourself. Just something to consider. >> >> >> >> On 8/3/14, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> It kind of all depends on your needs. The i3 processor is considerably >>> slower than the i5 and vastly slower than the i7. Yes, the speed is >>> deceiving. The i7 processor with the slower noted speed will likely >>> perform >>> faster than the i5 processor at 3.6 GHz. Most of the MacBook Airs come >>> with >>> the i3 process and many people find them fast enough for their needs. >>> The >>> faster the processor and the more RAM that you have, the longer your >>> machine >>> will be practical for you, as long as its hardware doesn't fail. Why I >>> say >>> this, is that as new apps and even more importantly, new MacOS's are >>> released, they tend to require more power to perform well. So, if you >>> have >>> the better processor and more RAM, the machine should last you longer >>> before >>> you need to spend again on a new computer. You also require better >>> processing power when your machine has a more powerful video card. All >>> these components talk to each other and there are numerous processors >>> within >>> the computer, so, more graphics processing means more info to the main >>> CPU >>> thus better processing power is recommended. >>> >>> HTH. >>> >>> Later... >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> On Aug 3, 2014, at 9:56 AM, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I'm reading used iMac listings, and I'd like some help figuring out >>>> specs. >>>> >>>> Intel Core I5/3.6 GHz, 4 GB of Ram >>>> Intel Core I5/2.7 GHz, 16 GB of Ram >>>> Intel Core I3/3.2 GHz, 16 GB of Ram >>>> >>>> That is just a very small sampling. In which order of importance should >>>> I >>>> pay attention to the numbers? Is the Core iNumber the most important? >>>> How about the GHz number? It is hard to believe we now have machines >>>> with >>>> 12&16 GB of Ram. >>>> >>>> I haven't even given you guys the video specs. Maybe you can offer up >>>> some guidance on those. >>>> >>>> It is confusing when the Core iNumber goes down, but the GHz number >>>> goes >>>> up. What is a good balance? >>>> >>>> Thanks for any help, >>>> Traci >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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