My dilemma is that this is a 7 year old machine.ĭoes this seem like a good use of funds? Is my money better spent getting a Mac Mini? Or waiting until later this year to see if Apple offers a new Mac Mini? Suggestions? Thoughts? Much appreciation in advance.

So I thought why not max out my ram in my current machine to 16gb and install a 500gb SSD to boot! Then I would spend roughly the amount of a Mac Mini but now have two screens. However it looks like from the comments on the forums that it will not be any faster than the machine I already own, especially if I upgrade the iMac. I also recently picked up a 27' Thunderbolt Display with the intention of buying a Mac Mini as a replacement to my current iMac. Repeat this process if a second RAM chip is installed. After the RAM chip has popped up, pull it straight out of its socket.

These tabs lock the chip in place and releasing them will cause the chip to 'pop' up. It has begun to slow down somewhat and that is why I am at this junction. Release the tabs on each side of the RAM chip by simultaneously pushing each tab away from the RAM. I have only used 250gb(mostly photos) of the hard drive in the time I have had the machine. However I do have a ton a family photos on the machine as well. I am a very mild user and typically just do web surfing and word processing.

I have a Mid-2010 iMac with the original 4gb of ram that I am debating if I should upgrade or replace.

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