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Can you wait until the M2 iMacs come out then pick up a reduced M1 version?
I can’t imagine buying an intel chip mac now given how all the new stuff only works on the Apple architecture and everything is being optimised in that direction.
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Make sure the SSD isn't more than about 80-90% full. If it is, unload some files on to an external hard drive.
Make sure to turn the Mac off and on every day. Otherwise the RAM will fill up, and you'll have lots of SWAP being used too. Turning it off and on again resets this and clears the SWAP.
Use Edge browser. Do not use Chrome. Uses less RAM. Set the idle tabs to "sleep" in the Edge settings. The privacy settings on Edge are much better too.
Do not buy M2 with 256GB SSD and 8GB RAM. Will be slower than M1. Get at least 512GB and 16GB, and M1 instead of M2.
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Hey apple fans, got a question. I want to get a standalone computer for photo editing and music production, because my early 2015 MBP has been through heavy use and is very full and now struggles with these kind of tasks. So, thinking about trying to hunt down an older iMac that I can use just for these purposes – can't spring for a new gen one but I see older second hand ones about a lot, so I was wondering, is there any era of iMac that might not be the flashiest in the world anymore but would be particularly good for these sort of tasks compared to others? Thanks.