We bought the worst Apple product

What is the worst device that Apple sells on their website? Well, we bought it so you don't have to and to see just how bad it is.

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Introduction
0:33 This is the computer
1:47 Booting it up for the first time
2:42 Why it's so bad
4:20 Thanks Grammarly!
4:52 Has this been refurbished?
6:06 Other funny listings
6:57 The alternative to the iMac
7:44 Conclusion

[radiobrojo]

Tip: Look for these offline. Many university comms/ed departments and creative firms that bought these for interns have been so angry with their performance that they recycle or fire sale them on the regular ( free to well under $500). Just buy an external SSD like a Samsung T5 and boot macOS off it, and it runs just fine.

[DistrosProjects]

Fun fact: the hard drives in these iMacs are slower than the drives that were shipped in 2003-2012. There's absolutely no reason why they can't ship a 7200 rpm drive in them.

[DavidMalcolm]

I"m so glad that Apple has taken hard drives completely out of their line up. Way too many well-meaning customers bought the entry-level iMac and ended up very frustrated with how slow the drive makes the computer. I honestly wish they would have just had 128 gig SSDs and then allowed people to get external HDDs it would have been much easier on everyone.

[TurntableTV]

I’m both a PC and Apple user and I have to say that this channel is one of the best. I love that they also address (pun intended) the bad/cons in Apple products. Happy subscriber here.

[MisterBloodBunny]

I'd say it's still a nice deal, since you got a stand for free.

[gorfmaster]

"Apple doesn't believe in depreciation" no truer words have been spoken. Even their old iPads that don't get updates are still absurdly expensive.

[InsightCheck]

I worked at the Genius Bar for over 5 years and these things were the bane of my existence.
I felt so bad for anyone that bought it. It was genuinely offensive that they sold these things into 2020.
Anyway, the reason there are so many iMac Pro and these iMacs on the refurbished store is that when all the stores closed due to the pandemic, the vast majority of the staff converted to work from home and were given these.
Initially my we got 27 inch iMacs, but then they ran out. So they started giving iMac Pro. Then they finally had to give these once they ran out of all the others.
It’s also why they’re in good shape all things considered. They were used by one Apple employee for a few months.

[Some-guy-on-the-internet]

It's clear to me that modern versions of macOS aren't designed to run on HDDs. I sold a 2012 Mac mini a while back and added an SSD to it because Catalina took over 6 minutes to boot and several more to "warm up" after logging in on the old 5400rpm HDD it came with. Booting off the SSD took only about 5-10 seconds. It's no wonder why not a single modern Mac has HDDs as an option. macOS is literally unusable on anything but an SSD.

[Crasher_]

“You might think that this 890 dollars iMac is a great deal, but I don’t think it is. Which is why bought it”

Lol

[markerichannelly]

Worst part about it by far is the mechanical HDD. Crack it open and put in an SSD, or even put MacOS on an external USB or TB3 drive and it becomes so much more usable 🤷‍♂️

[EricLS]

I bought a mid-tier iMac in 2014, and said “naaaahhh” on the fusion drive, despite technically understanding the underpinnings. What I had not realized is that OSX all but presumed an SSD at that point and was absolutely unbelievably slow. Worst tech mistake of my life.

[Gosu]

That table was so wobbly it was actually distracting :)
Never understood how the same company that pushed SSD only laptops was selling macs with spinning rust in them.
It always bothered me they actually sell those. Cost cutting in worst place possible.

[recn]

Until a few weeks ago, I used to have this computer at my workplace. I’m a graphic designer that usually has 3-4 adobe apps open at all times, plus Spotify and safari. This computer was the worst thing I’ve ever used, don’t know why the still sell this (even as refurbished)

[angerylandbarge]

How the hell does a computer from 2017 boot slower than a base model iMac G3 slot loader and still have a value in 3 digits?

[HandlsAreStupid]

When I worked for Applecare, someone called with one of these asking why her brand new computer was so slow. I recommended she return the computer and get one with an SSD.

[alter-ego-]

It's crazy!! I tried to buy an iPhone 11 Pro last month (wanted a decent 5.8" phone) and it still costs almost the same price as when it was released!!!

[urgx]

6:48 Do *NOT* sell the ram it comes with. If you ever do need a warranty claim, they will deny it, if the original OEM ram has been swapped out for 3rd party RAM.

[Toma-]

My school used these for our photography/photoshop class. Used it to get my adobe certification and I didn’t notice any issues for intensive photo manipulation. Of course the personal computer I had at the time was a lot worse so anything was much better

[lucasloud]

LTT: See, we’re not biased against Apple, we created Mac Address!
Mac Address: “We bought the WORST Apple product!”

[brianmiller]

Many years ago, I ordered an i5 8 GB 2013 iMac from the refurb store and I got an i7 16 GB ram instead. I still use it everyday, but I really want the next iMac variant (even the low end M1 Pro will do). hopefully they will announce it at the March event.