iMac i3 3.6GHz 21.5" (early 2019) 1TB HDD

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.

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.

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.

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.