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I think $1300 is overpriced. You can get in to a refurbished iMac 27-inch 2.8GHz Intel Quad-Core i5 processor for $1400, so... I'd say $1100.
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I think $1300 is overpriced. You can get in to a refurbished iMac 27-inch 2.8GHz Intel Quad-Core i5 processor for $1400, so... I'd say $1100.
$1100 or less. Probably closer to $1000. The i3 really drops the value, and the RAM doesn't add much (Maybe $40).
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Yes, it will handle Aperture photo editing. I recently sold a 3.02 i3 that my wife used with Aperture no problem. It had, at times, 8GB or 16GB of RAM and had no issues handling Aperture with 8GB.
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