Product ReviewsApple iMac A1311 21.5 inch Desktop - MC508LL/A (July, 2010)

Imac

I bought this for my secretay at my office and it IS a damn great value! The packing job was top notch and ingenuitive to the max! My only request is to laeboff the Saran wrap!!! Lol!!! My goodness they wrapped the power cord in it and the put that in cardboard and the wrapped it again and then wrapped it into everything else!Took forever to get thru but was worth it! My only gripe is the hinge I'd loose and the monitor didn't want to stay in place. Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: sbcgadgets1

Computers not functioning

I purchased this imac yesterday, it seemed to have been dropped many times, with scratches and dents all over the place. It no longer powers on, as theres a folder icon with a question mark inside as soon as i try and boot up! Thanks for such a great findd🙄after reading the reviews i was very excited for this purchase!Read full review...

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Great value for computer itself, but you'll need a new keyboard/mouse ASAP!

I bought this iMac on behalf of my mom, because she needed a new computer and this one was offered at a great price. She and I both love the computer itself, but the keyboard and mouse are not up to par for what we expected from an Apple product. After only 2 days out of the box, the keyboard stopped working and the iMac would not recognize it. New battery, zapping the P-RAM, unplugging for 15 minutes and restarting the computer, turning the keyboard on and off did not help. It still does not recognize the keyboard. The mouse also does not work as it is supposed to, and my mom hates it so much that she has decided to buy a different keyboard and mouse for the new iMac. Her previous computer was the G3 iMac, which worked perfectly right out of the box, with no problems. We are sorely disappointed in the keyboard and mouse for this computer, and hope that Apple will offer a choice of keyboard and mouse or else get these peripherals working right. $1100 is too much money to spend for a computer that must not only have a USB modem bought for it (there is no phone modem included; this should have been mentioned in the product info and wasn't) but must also have a new keyboard and mouse bought within a week of first use. The casing of the iMac also becomes extremely hot after a few minutes of use, which is something Apple should see to, as well, in future models. All in all, it's a nice computer with crappy peripherals.Read full review...

Apple iMac

I wanted to buy an Apple so I could do without all the viruses found on PCs. I have heard they do not get viruses and for that I am very grateful. I love this computer system because: 1) it is easy to put two web sites side by side to work on them at the same time since the screen is wide. 2) the screen is very clear and sharp 3) it's easy to use, even though I had to transition from a PC -- it's pretty intuitive.

Some things I don't like about it are: 1) the keys on the remote keyboard have to be hit in a specific place to activate -- I found I would hit the space key more toward the edge and that didn't work. It's taken me weeks to get used to this. I did set the sensitivity to the highest setting so that wasn't the problem -- I even changed the keyboard. 2) the batteries on the remote mouse only lasted about a month. Replacing them with regular batteries can be expensive.

I would highly recommend this product.Read full review...

Great deal. Solid brand and design.

High Sierra is limited on a couple of apps I tried to run, but for what I am using this for, organizing photos and music from drives I’ve had over the years, it is working great.

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wonderful computer

bought this for my mother because i wanted her to have something simple to use and maintain. Its amazing how fast these older macs still are. The speakers are amazing and the screen is wonderful. The item was also well refurbished by the seller. Great computer for everyday tasks and maybe a little bit of the more powerful tasks.Read full review...

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Pefrect Buy for an old PC

Had to open up imac and dust out everything and get 8more gb of ram so it can run fast. For an 10year old pc runs 10times better than my windows 10 wish i would have bought this sooner. Great buy just make sure u dust and get gb for the last 2 slots runns faster.Read full review...

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Sat in the box for two weeks

Seems to be an excellent value.
Macs are excellent machines and always work. The hard drive had been wiped clean and was loaded with the latest software. Was able to input my own password. This is important when buying a used computer. Have other iMac and just did not need to set it up immediately.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: refurb-net

Power, refined design and easy to detail the computer.

I like to work on this computer.
Here are just some of its pros:
-huge, juicy and bright screen,which easily changes its vertical position with a small pressed upon him,
-classwork mouse while scrolling pages,
-does not hang or crash when opening multiple pages and windows;
-funky hi tekovsky design;,
-at this point has not caught a single virus. .. what is happiness)))Read full review...

Wonderful upgrade!!

This iMac was an upgrade from my 2006 model that only allowed for 3gb ram. I couldn't afford a brand new one, so I began looking on eBay. Finding this one was just like getting a brand new one. Wonderful speed and upgradable to 16 gb ram once I am ready. I have already upgraded the ram to 12 gb. Processor is wonderfully fast for most of my uses, I work with all kinds of graphics programs with no lag. It came with Lion os so I won't be able to utilize some of my favorite programs but it was a trade for the better.Read full review...

Glued to the 27" screen!

I had just gotten a book translation job. Which meant, in short, that I needed to see two full pages on the screen at the same time. Plus, I needed my online dictionary up. The 27" iMac (been a Mac user since 1987 and never looked back) gave me all I needed. I had a G5 tower before, which was damaged in an international move. This is it's replacement and what a joy! Quiet, takes up very little space and performs as only Mac OS can. With the Intel i3, I am set!
Thank you Apple, again, for being the best! With my iPhone3GS, my iPad3G, my 15" MacBook Pro and now, my 27" iMac, my Mac OS world is fairly complete. At least, until the next upgrade...Read full review...