Best Buy introduced a new one day sale today, offering deals on iMac, MacBook Pro, and Windows computers. For Apple users, the most notable discount in the sale is on the 21.5-inch iMac from March 2019.
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Best Buy has the 4K 21.5-inch iMac (3.6GHz, 8GB RAM, 1TB) for $999.99, down from $1,299.00. At $300 off, this is the current best price available online for a new model of this iMac, and the lowest we've tracked to date.
Apple updated the iMac in March of 2019, and this model has an 8th-generation Intel Core i3 processor, faster memory, a Radeon Pro 555X processor, and two Thunderbolt 3 ports. In total, the 21.5-inch iMac from 2019 is up to 60 percent faster than the previous-generation model, making it a solid computer for a home office.
Best Buy also currently has a few deals on the iPad mini 5, with prices starting at $349.99 for 64GB Wi-Fi and offering about $50 off most models. Head to Best Buy's deals page to shop the full sale before it ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. CT.
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Sure, I would like smaller bezels, but that isn't the big issue. It is that it still uses a horribly slow (and unreliable) HDD rather than SSD or even a Fusion drive.An iMac from 2019 with bezels from 2012. Yikes.
Actually, bezels from 2009.An iMac from 2019 with bezels from 2012. Yikes.
Spinning. Save your money and have a local shop upgrade your 2013 to an SSD, or look into DIY.Thinking of doing the same here - I hate my 2013 iMac that has the old spinning 1TB HDD.
Does this 2019 have a spinning HDD or SSD ??????