Is the 2013 iMac Still a Decent Computer? - Review
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- Let's take a look at the 2013 iMac, restore its OS, then review it! Is it still a decent computer in 2013?
About a month ago a woman sold me a '2012' iMac without any further information on it. I picked it up, let it sit for over a month, then recently got around to restoring Mojave on it. The seller hadn't given me the password for it so I had to erase the HDD and re-install the OS. Once it was running it turned out to be a 2013.
Watch more to find out if it runs well enough to be a decent machine in 2020!
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I am using a 21.5 mid 2011 iMac as my current desktop .. "I have newer MacBook for work" .. this iMac was bought new and is pristine. I have added a good quality external SSD as Boot Drive on a shelf mounted behind the stand, I just didn't want to disturb the original plug connections inside. I have fun installing slightly different OS versions and have found that Sierra seems to run the best on my machine. High Sierra also runs fine but Sierra just seems, well .. it just feels snappier for lack of a better term. Cheers, and have a wonderful new year.
I run high sierra on a 2010 white polycarbonate macbook I restored in a video on this channel and it runs great! SSD and RAM were upgraded there.
I just got the late 2013 one for £180 and it is great
I subscribed when I seen you hit the bowl 💯 top tier content
Don't tell the cops. Hahaha. Jk. This is Canada!
Great review!
Thanks a bunch! Sorry for the late reply.
Still have mine. My wife's, actually. A 27" late-2013 i5 model. Barely ever used and it's in like new condition. Just upgraded the OS yesterday.
Great machines! I'd love a 27" 2015 (basically the same machine as a 2013). Ideal workstations, not bad for some games either.
Thanks for the video! Found one today for 150$ same model as your but with 16gb of ram! It was a pawnshop! They were asking for 300$ but I’m a cheap a$$ . Great for a dedicated desk!
Damn. That's a screamin deal brother! I wish I had one without broken glass lol.
I still have mine late 2012 - 21.5inch was thinking spray painting it red, it would cool color
Be careful when using spray paint it gets in places you might not expect. Do lots of masking and take your time!
@@CanadianComputerCollector im going remove the screen and the motherboard and power supply besides the screen was remove once and didnt resealed it and removing the speakers too
@@CanadianComputerCollector and also adding new ddr3 rams and cpu and ssd drive
I am inclined to buy the 2013 imac like that of the video, I want to put in it an SSD and 16gb of ram. Do you think it's worth catching him? I was impressed with his performance in the video. Does it run Mojave and Mac the Catalina well?
Hey dude! It can be done, but make sure you watch some how-to videos beforehand. The late-2012 to 2015 iMacs are a real pain to take apart, but not impossible. They are sealed with adhesive strips around the egde of the monitor, so you have to buy a replacement adhesive kit as you will be cutting into it to get the flat panel off. Once off, you can definitely upgrade to an SSD and I believe a max of 16gb of RAM. If you are comfortable doing the replacement yourself, it's worth doing. I run Mojave on my late 2013 macbook pro and it runs quite well, but the CPU is better. I have to assume it would run Mojave quite well with the RAM upgrades. I can't speak for Catalina as I am not a fan of it, but I say go for it!
I bought a 2012 iMac, and put in a 1 TB SSD.
It is the 21,5" though, so upgrading the RAM to 16 GB is next to impossible, unless you are not afraid of taking apart the internals.
The SSD swap is easy though.
I run Catalina on it and it runs fine.
i have one with the factory hdd and 8 gb of ram and it is still faster than any computer with 16 gb suprisingly
@@mikaelbiilmann6826 can you please tell me the brand of ssd that you bought? Is it a usb base or what
@@Humbletrader08 Western Digital Blue 1 TB SSD SATA
You should do a montage of the background of your set as it slowly fills with computers
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Should have done a clean install of Mojave burned onto a Flash drive ....also use very fine steel wool with one drop of dish liquid, buff gently in circular motion then wipe with slightly damp cloth then polish with dry rag to get the marks of Aluminium casings,comes up like new👍
Yeah this was early in my learning journey. If I were to do it again I'd definitely use a flash drive lol. Good call on the light buffing though. I want to polish some of my plastic macs and bought some Mother's plastic polish. Sadly the liquid had separated so I had to throw it out. This year, there will be polish!
@@CanadianComputerCollector Camper/Caravan supply stores sell a polish specifically for the plastic windows fitted on modern caravans. This cleans up old macs splendidly. ( tried on G4 Quicksilver and Bondi Blue iMac )
If anything, you're hilarious 😂🤣
Thanks buddy!
SSD 16gb of ram. Damn its nice. Aliexpress for a new or non cracked screen. Worth it 😊
Itd be real nice with a non cracked screen. I checked on Aliexpress after reading your comment and it looks like it's ~$300 USD for the LCD panel shipped. These ones suck a little extra as the glass is attached to the LCD with adhesive. Classic Apple lol.
My husband just got this for me kids to play on and do basic sch6work. We are trying to get iWorks on it but nothing works. Any recommendations?
Which part are you having difficulty with? I think it's available in the app store!
@@CanadianComputerCollector he got the a 2013. And it keeps saying I need os 11 or higher. I was able to find old versions of iPages and Keynotes but not Numbers. Any idea where I can get it from?
hey can you show how to use boot camp on this pls
I'll have to do a video on that sometime!
Lmao that book read.
Yass quayn
My 2009 MacBook Pro works find but I didn't use it for ages & *** I *** forgot the password.
If you have any ideas how I can get back into it, I would appreciate it.
Hi George! It sounds like without the password you may need to wipe the drive and reinstall MacOS!
Do you think this can work for sims 4
Unlikely you'd have a good experience. Sims 3 might work and it's a superior game.
Hey bud. It is Jan 2022 and I just got a similar used imac. No screen cracks, also no key board or mouse included. 165.00 after shipping and tax. I havent taken it out of the box because I just got it inside and its 20 degrees outside. I want it to sit at room temp before I unbox it and plug it in. Mine is also late 2013 and I dont like the idea it has no optical drive. Wish me luck.
This is me wishing you the most luck! I think it'll be fine in the end, but good call letting it 'cool down' (so to speak) inside your house! Where'd you find it so cheap?!
@@CanadianComputerCollector Everything is good thanks. My only issue is that the stand hinge is not very tight and the screen falls down if the desk is bumped. Im not taking it apart but found a nice simple fix from a 3D print that is going to support the monitor to a customizeable angle. Thanks for your video.
Gidday mate, burp..Jesus, i just farted at the same time pushing that out and scared the cat.. Anyway mate , my kid was looking at a 2013 model Imac this morning for $125 Aussie dollars and i was just checking out your video..What did i learn??..Well, i'll be telling her to definitely not lick her fingers after cleaning the screen and hope the hell she doesn't get one with a cracked screen..For the money she can't go too far wrong i guess.
All the best mate and good luck with the beard..
I have the base 21.5in 2013 model and I'm using the original 1tb hdd, its definitely slow but hey, it was 200$ when I bought it lol. (im scared of taking it apart with upgrading it lol, and it has water damage marks on the screen but its barely noticeable unless your staring at a white screen lmao.)
Yeah if that works for you then best to just leave it for now. Opening these up requires cutting through adhesive and replacing it after the fact.
If it's slow it's best to put a new HDD or SSD into it
I just got a 27” 2013 with ssd storage. Put win11 on it and it’s amazing. Only 2 downsides: the gtx780m has no dx12 version 12 support (newer games won’t run well) and it has no retina screen.
I also got a m1 macbook air, and I gotta say that 2013 imac just feels quicker than the m1. Especially in office applications.
I liked it still have mines
They're solid computers
External SSD would make a huge difference to that machine, also, opencore legacy patcher and Monterey works pretty decent on that box. Finaly, dont ever buy a screen ( 300+, buy another "dead" dead mac same year/model ( 30-60 )and screen swap..
A cheap SATA SSD( even a 128gb drive will do ) in a cheap USB3 enclosure and install MacOS on that, makes it a completely different machine as far as responsiveness goes for about $25 ( sabrent is a good brand for the enclosure and Samsung Evo SSD's are good in external enclosures too )
Finaly, if you want to game on mac, install windows of some kind as a dual boot, your FPS will love you for it. I have a Late 2013 27 I dual boot windows 10 on and play old games on. A 9yo Mac and Good Old Games are a combination made in.. well... cupertino but thats not important right now :D.
Agreed, but you know what? It's a great desktop regardless. I have since kept this thing as my at-home MacOS machine and it hasn't let me down, even without the SSD. I just recently picked up a 27" 2013 with a broken hinge, a 4gb GPU, and 32gb of RAM, which I think I am going to keep. It's gorgeous and even more powerful than the 21.5" I have!
@@CanadianComputerCollector Nice, i have a 27 2013 iMac with the Vesa mount myself, 2gb GTX 775M graphics and 16gb ram, Seems fully functional with Opencore Monterey, yet to install Windows 10 for gaming though. Came with a 128gb NVME and a pretty quick 3tb HDD.
EDIT: for clarity, i have yet to install Windows 10 on the internal drive, at the moment its running off an external Samsung T5 with the install created on a windows PC using Windows to Go.
love it
One year+ response. #ontopofit
Oh hey on February in 2023 I'm buying a late 2013 imac with i5 8gb ram and 1TB HDD with intel iris pro 5200 would you say it's worth it for £300
Also im a video editor and voice actor and most people I know use macs
Can't help you with if that's a good deal. You'll need to look at local used listings to see what things sell for near you. Every market is different, but that's how you check!
@@CanadianComputerCollector I think it's worth it since in my country the Czech Republic the prices for imacs are insane so I think it's worth ot
@@XBlazePS3 yeah it’s tough to be certain. It seems like a lot to pay here in Canada, but if it’s on-par with local listings you can’t go wrong!
Great discovery
Thanks dog! Over a year later!
😂😂😂 great video
Thanks bruh! Sorry for the late reply!
Dang.. I really wish you’d test Fortnite on the Mac :( but overall still a great video so thanks btw 😁
Good point. If I were a betting man, I'd say it likely wouldn't run well. It would probably run a bit rough on low settings though! I'm also a big Fortnite fan.
@@CanadianComputerCollector Sorry for replying so late. I did buy this computer a few months ago and tested Fortnite on it. Running at the lowest settings in Fortnite gets you anywhere’s from 20-50FPS. I’m not surprised since Fortnite isn’t optimized on Mac and since this iMac is not extremely powerful. 🤷🏻♂️
Just use a SSD and use Windows via bootcamp and trust me You'll fall in love!
I had that same idea with a 2009 iMac I recently picked up but as it turns out, at least for the 2009s, there is no display driver support for Windows 10. I was disappointed because old iMacs are often really solid specs for the year!
For this 2013, yes you are correct it runs windows no issues. Still find MacOS runs smoother though.
@@CanadianComputerCollector Yesah But I use mac for gaming only so Had to use Windows
I got a mid 14’ today for 100😎
That's an incredible deal
😂😂😂
Yassss
Put an SSD in it and the loading time issue will be resolved!
Unfortunately it's not quite that simple for online gaming but an SSD does help!
My Dog step on a 🐝
That must have been very hard for you
Is your cat a computer?
thats one way to get a virus from pussy
yes
It could have been in someone's sex dungeon and things got a little crazy...NO Shame!
hahaha I don't know why, but YT only showed me this comment today and I am lolling. I think you are right dude.
I have Imac 27inch late 2013
16gb ram
intel core i5 quad core 3.4 ghz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M 2GB
Do you reckon it could run fortnite?
Try it on low settings, try reducing the resolution, and slowly raise settings until you're happy with the balance. I would aim for 60fps minimums if possible, but 30fps can still be playable just not very easy to be competitive with less than 60fps.
@@CanadianComputerCollector OKay!