John wrote:
27" iMac - 2011 - i7 2.9Ghz - no visible flaws on the display - 16GB RAM - 8x SuperDrive (I think that's the DVD drive) - power cord - NO HARD DRIVE (booted from thumb drive to demonstrate functionality) - $300.
What sort of USB and networking do they have? With an iMac, you really need external drives, at least for backups, although with gigabit ethernet, NAS may work.
I think this can accept any SATA3 HDD & I figure I could get a Macally keyboard & mouse for it like I have for my Mac Mini.
Look on iFixit and see what mods they discuss and support for it.
How hard would it be to replace the missing HDD & install OS X?
Judging by mine, not terribly hard, just be aware that putting in an aftermarket drive may mean that it doesn't have temperature sensors, and may also mean that the fan is always on. I pretty much did that with my 24", then ended up giving the system to a friend a while later.
If that is of the vintage that you can use it as a thunderbolt monitor, that would probably be a better bet.
Or am I looking at biting off more than I can chew here?
What's your goal? At this point, my feeling is that the best deals are the old Mac Pros that are actually expandable.
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