Apple 2019 iMac with Retina 4K/3.6 GHz Intel Core i3 Quad-Core, 21.5-Inch, 8GB RAM, 1TB, Silver (Renewed)

This was a good purchase. It arrived with Mac OS 12, which seemed to run a bit sluggish. I got on some online Mac groups, and read that this particular 2019 model, with a hard drive, had come with OS 10.13, and would run OS 12 or 13 slowly. I was tempted to downgrade the OS back to 10.13, but then a friend recommended I ditch the HD and have it replaced with a solid state drive. I did, for the price of $220 at a local shop, and it was money well spent. It runs like a racecar now, and I'm really happy with it. It arrived in excellent condition, and seemed like a new computer. Other than the OS issue, I'm very pleased. There's a reason the price of these 2019 models is hundreds cheaper than the later 2021 models, and it's the difference between a hard drive and a solid state drive. Had I known more, I think I would have spent a several hundred more for a 2021 solid state drive iMac, but live and learn. In any case, I have about $630 invested in this now, and it runs like a dream, with very fast load and run times. If speed is important, go with the 2021 models, or spend a little extra and convert one of these 2019 models into a speed demon with a fairly inexpensive upgrade.

As far as the physical condition, the iMac was very good. It was rated "excellent" but there are marks and dents (mostly on the rear and not visible) that, in my mind, do not merit an "excellent" rating. As far as performance, however - while I did not expect a 5-year old computer with an 8th generation i3 intel chip to be a speed demon, I did expect that I could surf the internet and check email. This machine is so slow, that I can only assume it's defective. My 2017 MacBook - which is 2 years older, has a broken screen, a ridiculously small HD, and a dead battery - runs circles around this thing. After a 10-minute boot time, I find that I cannot even load a webpage. Simply trying to open Safari is an act of utter aggravation. And you can forget about doing anything beyond that. You thought you were going to load an app? Forget about it. Microsoft Office? Ha! Load a PDF? You must be joking. For fun, or because I'm a masochist, I thought I'd try to upgrade it to Sonoma. If a computer can simply die of a broken spirit, then that's what this machine did. Do yourself a favor and save your $400 for a better system.

I've been using an identical Mac for nearly 4 years, and like it a lot. When I noticed that I could get an otherwise identical refurbished Mac for about 1/3 the cost, I thought that it would be worth the cost even if it was terrible. As it happens it works as if it was brand new. There are a few issues, which I will enumerate below, but don't let that get you down: this product is worth every penny that you pay --- which happens to be much less than what a new unit would cost. (*) the mouse and keyboard are not Apple devices. In particular, the keyboard is intended for Windows. It works for a Mac, but there are things such as the audio volume which work differently. (*) the installed OS is out of date. It took several days to bring it up to speed. This is not a problem, but it's just a reminder that you're going to have to do some work to breath life into this. (*) In addition to the OS, there is other software that you're going to have to install. As it happens, I do software development, so Xcode and a variety of Python things had to be installed ... and of course the installers for that software had to be installed, too. Okay, after griping a little bit, here's the important question: "Would I buy the same refurbished iMac again, for the same price?" Absolutely I would, and I probably will. And if you're new to Macs and want a perfectly good first iMac desktop *and* are willing to do a little work to bring it up to current OS and other software installs, you would be hard pressed to do better than this.

The computer - the computer is great (overall) it sits on my desk and i can do work, school, and whatever else i need it for. it needed two updates, and it had some bugs. But after a few online searches, the day after i got it everything worked out. The keyboard and mouse were very nice generic ones, great for gaming, but i had already owned my own. Delivery- the delivery was shipped with FedEx and it was supposed to arrive on Wednesday. It didn't due to snow issues. Thursday came around, delivery showed up, but i was gone during that time so they left. Friday comes around, and i'm fully prepared to wait by the door all afternoon so that they wont leave. 4 o'clock shows and no delivery man. I check my amazon app and it shows that he showed up but i know he didn't because i have a ring camera and it notifies me when people are at the house. I call the FedEx people and they tell me it hasn't even gotten on the truck today and left because they were having issues, and i have no idea if this is true or not, but he told me it would be there Saturday. On Saturday I waited by the door all afternoon and morning, until eventually i just waited on the porch i was so excited for my package and i didn't wanna miss it again. So, the guy arrives and i sign, and set it up, after everything was good ready for use the update is awesome. Im just happy to have a computer to last me for 6 more years without serious issues.

Well packed, looked good to the eye and worked right away - even if it was very slow. Instructions to help with the setting up would have been an advantage. The five minute wait for it to be ready to use, even when going it was awefully slow. Not being technically minded I took it to my local repair shop and asked for advice in setting up some things I was having difficulty with. The report came back that the refurbishment was not to a high standard, the 1TB drive was so damaged it would need repairing, very much as if all that had been done was wipe the discs and re program - without giving the machine a trial run first as the condition would have been apparant. I gave permission for the repairs to go ahead. It now is working as it should have, speedy and smooth. Buyer beware, if a machne is opened it voids the warranty. If a damaged machine is repaired by anyone but the seller it voids the warranty. Even if this is inconvienient its better to give in and return to sender and hope for a speedy resolution to the problem What started out as a kindeness of mine by not returning the machne right away has landed me with the repair bill, the seller is refuses quoting the warranty.

Llegó en caja genérica muy bien protegida y empacada. El producto está como nuevo, ninguna muestra de uso, y funciona Perfecto. No es tan veloz como esperaba, pero estoy mu feliz con mi compra. Lo recomiendo.

Livraison rapide juste le clavier et la souris pas Apple mais très bien quand meme

Works well. In good condition. Prompt delivery.

El producto no es tal cual como lo anuncia la capacidad, es muy muy lenta para trabajar, no vale el precio solo por la marca, ya que no tiene la eficiencia para trabajar, aun que ya sabemos que es producto reacondicionado, mejor compra otro de mejor calidad por la cantidad de dinero que se vende este, o en su defecto el original, ya que también cuenta el año de producción por las actualizaciones.