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Illustrator (using vectors) is super lightweight until you get very complex, it'll run just fine.
CPU and Ram are more than enough.
GPU is lacking but will suffice.
I'd very very much recommend an SSD though, that old spinner will be getting rusty and prone to fail, that plus the insane amount of time it takes the damn things to boot/load data. Any reputable brand 500 GB SSD will do ya.
chrisbmx116
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We are being handed down a 2011 Imac i5.
Plan is for my wife to use it for Illustrator for vectors etc with her illustration work.
My question is, will Illustrator run happily on this system?
12gb of ram which obvs could be upgraded. Is it worth maxing it out to 32gb?
And would there be any point upgrading to a SSD?