Since I’m not an authority on any of these, Could someone please advise me on how to improve the speed and functionality of this iMac? actually just use it for Word/Excel, photographs, and online browsing and emails.
Although it’s not a huge concern, it suddenly begun to slow down and won’t upgrade to newer versions of the Apple OS. Additionally, certain websites aren’t loading.
really don’t want to spend $1500 on a new one if we can use this one with decent performance and no hassle.
First thing you can do is upgrade the memory. Try getting 16 or 32 GB. It’s not expensive, maybe $50-$100, and you can do it yourself. The fusion drive might be an issue, and you could replace it, though that’s a bit harder to do. I did it on my 2017 iMac, and it made a big difference. Your iMac is still good, and it’s worth upgrading to keep it running well.
I just finished talking to Apple Support about my 32GB/1TB 27" Mac desktop that I bought in 2019. The tech told me it’s considered ‘vintage,’ meaning it won’t get any new software updates, and it doesn’t work with my iPhone now. They told me to connect my iPhone to another device, like a PC. Let me know if you figure out how to get new updates on these ‘vintage’ Macs.
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I tried ‘safe boot’ and now my computer is freezing up, almost like it has a virus.
Can you explain exactly what you did and what’s happening now?
My mouse kept changing its shape, and my computer started freezing up. Then it started logging me out. Apple Support told me to restart and press Command + Option + P + R, and it’s been better since. But the keyboard was acting weird yesterday.
I’m using a late 2015 iMac after spilling water on my laptop. Installing the OS on an SSD really improved the speed. Sadly, Apple stopped security updates for Monterey, the last OS my iMac can run. I’m thinking about installing Windows 10, but support for that ends next year. If your computer can’t get security updates, you might want to consider getting a new one. Also, browsers like Chrome require certain OS versions, so older ones might not work right.
Look up OpenCore Patcher. I’m running Sonoma on the same machine, and you can even upgrade to Sequoia. I just installed it on a 2011 iMac, and it’s working fine. OpenCore will help you out.
