I bought the worst Mac that money can buy

For some stupid reason Apple still sells the outrageously overpriced mid 2017 base model iMac; the thing is a real embarrassment and I cannot believe you can still buy the thing... Anyway, I bought the thing and today we're going to roast it

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[rodefshalom]

I work at an Apple store. If any of my customers walk out of the store with this iMac, I consider myself to have failed in my job.

[ajayyy]

*me watching on a mid 2010 21.5” i3 iMac that costed $210:* 💀

[Tiger]

"This is the laziest piece of **mac chime** ever" honestly makes the video that much better

[michelforgues]

Apple uses this model in its tech support centers all over the world, either those they manage themselves or through sub-contractors. It's sold to the education market at much lower price and in bulk.

[ConorORegan]

Sees the title:
Instantly knows it’s the base 21.5” model

[kodiakandgrizzlybears]

The black cloth that comes with the package is extremely good. I haven't come across a better product to clean the screen!!

[EppuJoloZ]

"It has a dual-core Intel Core i5"
me: spits out water

"It's running Catalina"
me: spits out more water

[Bernwilmle]

They are probably still selling it so when the new iMacs comes out, they will compare it directly to this specific model to show how significant the gains in performance are even though they are comparing to 2017 specs...

[OverclockerX]

At least it has SSD. There has been a version with 5400rpm HDD and it must have been hell to use

[DuckHunt_]

This iMac is a luxury piece, very fancy and I can only think of this reason for someone to buy it, because it is a beautiful computer, it looks beautiful in receptions, offices, rooms and serving as decoration

[jigglymonkey]

“Slower than a 3 year old iPhone X”
*cries in 3 year old iPhone X*

[whosptoly]

got this in August last year as i started being homeschooled and needed a reliable computer. it runs all programs on it almost perfectly and it was my first mac os product so i definitley have a soft spot for it and it is very special to me

[lukeroesener]

Remember when Steve Jobs was asked about why Macs are so expensive? He said because we don’t build crap. Looks like Tim needs to take that advice.

[kamonegix]

Look, at least they got rid of the 1TB HDD-only version. THAT was by FAR the worst version. I work at an Apple Authorized Repairer and can you even IMAGINE how many ppl came to us and complained about how or rather WHY it was so slow?! All we could tell them every time is that there was nothing broken with the computer and it was just a fucking slow piece of garbage because of the garbage 1TB 5400RPM HDD that is an absolute disgrace to be in any modern computer sold in 2020. We recommended them an upgrade with a 1TB SSD and thats it.

[kitop]

Apple: “We care about the environment.”
Also Apple: “Here’s your e-waste, prepackaged in giant blocks of expanded polystyrene (styrofoam).”

[JakeJoris]

Even a 2013 Imac scores 920/2853 at geekbench. Lmao

[GabrielBoehm]

The only use case I see for this is in a corporate environment, where they want the Mac to be a status item. Something like POS systems, hotel checkins, etc. It looks fancy, and can still run the basic software for those uses.

[speedyg.]

Its crazy that you could literally buy a M1 Mac Mini for $699 (for identical ram and storage as this iMac) plus an amazing 4K display for $400 and have a much better experience.

[freddieNyack]

bought new mid 2017 disappointing to find out I could not upgrade ram easy. Today 7 years later mouse is gone trackpad I love it's slowing down for its life but today I did something and it works fine. my first iMac in 2008 lasted until the mid 2017
yeah. Macs are a ripoff.

[Eternionel]

the people who are mostly buying this imac are going to be educational departments, they normally don't have a huge budget and don't really need a huge amount of power for their needs