For sale is a 2012 Apple iMac 27", the newer 'thin' model with the tapered edges and no DVD drive. The machine comes an Intel Quad Core Ivy Bridge i5 processor clocked at 2.9Ghz, 8GB of RAM (upgraded from 4GB), a 1TB (7200 RPM) hard drive, and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M graphics card with 512MB of dedicated GDDR5 memory.
Included in the price are a complimentary wireless keyboard and mouse,and a brand-new Aluminium 4 port USB hub to expand the available ports on your Mac, and save you the trouble of reaching around behind it all the time. No other sellers provide this amount of free peripherals. The machine comes dual booting with both the latest version of OS X and your choice of Windows, as well as the very latest iLife and iWork suites, along with Microsoft Office for Mac 2016 and much more. You can choose Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8.1 Professional or now even Windows 10 Professional as the dual booting option, they are all included in the price, or even Windows XP Professional or Linux should you require it, just add a note to the order at checkout. (You can even have multiple versions of Windows should you wish - e.g. Windows 10 Natively and XP or 7/8.1 Pro via Virtual drive for older software - please contact us for a quote.)
We do
consider trade-ins of older Macs (all Intel models only) against new purchases,
but ONLY fully working Macs - no iPads, iPhones or Windows PC's please. We can
give you a quote if you supply the model, year
and specifications of your computer, then you simply buy
the machine you want and we refund you the price of the quote after we
check your machine. You are never without a computer. Maybe you have a Mac
already that you would like to have these options? No problem - we can also
upgrade your current Mac to this particular setup, along with hard
drive/SSD/RAM upgrades (where possible) if you so desire. Please
contact us for a quote.
The computer also comes
set up with the latest VMware Fusion installed, with full support for the very
latest version of MacOS, so you can have both OS X and Windows on screen
at one time. See our website for videos showing how it all works, and the
photos above.
You can
have Windows installed natively as well as through VMware for an
additional fee of £65 so you can boot directly into Windows, and run only
Windows. This is useful for guaranteed compatibility with programs like Sage or
QuickBooks, Windows gaming and the easy installation and upkeep of older
Windows software. You still get the ease of use of VMware on top of
the native install, as well as full NTFS read and write
support. All software comes with their license keys, that means
a full Windows 7, 8.1 or Windows 10 licence THAT CAN BE VERIFIED
WITH MICROSOFT THEMSELVES. Same for Microsoft Office and
VMware. Please note that the native Windows 7 and 8.1 installation is no
longer available - if you want a native install it has to be Windows
10. You can still have Windows 7, 8.1 or XP virtually. All upgrades after
Windows 10 will be delivered as updates to the current version, so you won't
have to worry about upgrading ever again.
All machines carry
original proof of purchase as well as 90 days extensive telephone and
email after-sales support from us. We have been trading here on
eBay, Amazon, and via our own website for 10 years, and have
helped many clients to make the transition to Mac with ease, as you can see
from our extensive (and fully public) feedback history.
All of our machines
come with a personally written "quick start guide" tailored to
this particular set-up, to help make your life simpler and to get you up
and working with the minimum of disruption along with three months of telephone
and email support, including remote assistance (that's on top of
the 1 Year of Apple UK warranty and support). Navigating OS X, how to
access Windows, boot between operating systems, change your preferences, security
options, even basic troubleshooting are all covered - plus we are always
available via email. We have written all of our guides specific to this
particular setup, BASED UPON 10 YEARS OF BEING THE ORIGINAL VENDORS AND
CREATORS OF THESE TYPES OF SYSTEMS ON EBAY. (Just check out 10-year
feedback history on eBay alone).
All our machines come
with genuine original software, license keys, re-installation media
and codes. All these items have been carefully chosen to give you the best
possible experience, out of the box by people with TEN YEARS of experience
to make your transition to OS X as seamless and hassle free as
possible. They ship 24 hour delivery (once ready) via fully tracked and
fully insured courier service within the UK and for a competitive price
within Europe (as we heavily subsidise both). That covers you, the
buyer, for peace of mind with delivery.
Genuine software costs
money, Windows Professional alone costs about £120 from most retailers, both
Office and VMware retail at £45.00, so we view our prices as
very reasonable considering this. All of our licences come with their
keys and are from the same supplier we have used for ten years, on here,
our Web site and our Amazon stores, and can be verified with
Microsoft themselves.
YOU WON'T FIND YOUR
MACHINE INOPERABLE OR BLACKLISTED AFTER 3 MONTHS AND YOUR DATA LOST, OR EVEN
WORSE YOUR MACHINE COMPROMISED.
You cannot
give away software for free unless you are getting it for free, those are
just basic economics. Be wary of free bundles, free games and promises of
free software. Licenced software costs money, that means the people who
worked hard to develop it get paid, they continue to develop it and they
support and enhance it. Just like a carpenter making a nice chest of drawers.
No hidden plywood. He will stand by his work, as he knows it's genuine.
WE ARE HERE TEN YEARS,
WE WERE THE FIRST, AND REMAIN THE BEST.
Also included is 90
days personal telephone and email support from professionals who have been
building these custom machines for over ten years, not someone in
support reading from a screen. You can see the difference when you watch our
own video at the top of our listing, not some VMware promo video that's
been "borrowed". Ease of use, out of the box usability, all tailored
to you - the individual, not one size fits all, and not other people's hard
work sold as a bundle, our support is crafted from our 10 years eBay
experience. We think our open and searchable feedback history speaks for itself
- it goes right back to selling computers here in 2007 - but if you
have any questions or concerns before purchase you can use the
contact information at the bottom of any of our listings, we look forward to
hearing from you. We are THE original sellers of these
configurations, with a ten year history on eBay alone. We have been imitated,
even blatantly copied, but will never be bettered.
JUST CHECK OUR
FEEDBACK, TEN YEARS OF FIVE STAR REVIEWS.
Our machines come ready
to handle anything - right out of the box, which is a huge bonus when
using a new machine or operating system. They can be everything from
an office workhorse to a study aid; music, video and
photo editing to family computer to the ideal home theatre
PC, and can be set up with PLEX, XMBC and even a Time Capsule to take the
hassle out of Home Cinema and home streaming. Automatic backups, easy transfer
of files from old computers, we can design and set up whatever system you need,
just ask at purchase for a quote. Extra storage solutions (up to 10TB
of storage, Raid Arrays etc.) and Apple accessories such as Thunderbolt cables,
Apple TV, Apple Time Capsules, Airport Base Stations, Speakers, Adapters,
Headphones, Printers, even TwelveSouth Backpacks can all be ordered.
In fact anything in the Apple UK Store. We can provide the entire
solution.
It has everything you
need to synchronise, capture, convert, store, stream
and organise your media and your work - at home or work. It is set up
to integrate easily with any platform - from other iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod
Touch and Apple TV) to Android (Phones and tablets and ChromeCast) to Microsoft/Nokia
Windows Phone and XBox/XBox One, Sony PS Vita and PS3/PS4, Symbian or
BlackBerry, in fact any mobile or desktop system. It's a one-stop shop for the
home and office. All machines come fully updated on both the OS X and Windows
platforms, including access to the OS X App Store, and the latest Service Packs
and updates via Windows.
Buying from Apple you
don't get Windows, Office, some multimedia programs or codec support, so a lot
of things will not play and you will have to learn how to use OS X to find them
out. Plus, something as basic as creating a word document without a relevant
program will be a chore, let alone getting some actual work done. OUR
MACHINES PLAY WELL WITH EVERYTHING OUT OF THE BOX. You can use Windows for
educational programs for your children that schools would use, as well as
gaming should you so desire, as the selection of Windows titles is much better
than on OS X.
Support includes:
File formats: AVI,
DIVX, XVID, FLV, MKV, GVI, VP6, and VFW
Video types: MS-MPEG4
v1 & v2, DivX, 3ivx, H.264, Sorenson H.263, FLV/Sorenson Spark, FSV1, VP6,
H263i, VP3, HuffYUV
Audio types: Windows
Media Audio v1 & v2, Flash ADPCM, Xiph Vorbis (in Matroska), and MPEG Layer
I & II Audio, True Audio, DTS Coherent Acoustics, Nellymoser ASAO
AVI support for: AAC,
AC3 Audio, H.264, MPEG4, and VBR MP3
Subtitle support:
SSA/ASS and SRT
As well as the very
latest version of OS X and a huge range of personally selected
and installed tweaks and codecs, the following programs come fully
installed:
Office for
Mac 2016, The latest iLife and iWork suites (iWeb,
Garageband, iPhoto, iDVD, iMovie, Numbers, Pages and Keynote), Mail, iCal,
Address iBooks, Photo Booth, Spaces, Time Machine, iChat, Dashboard and much
more:
VMware
Fusion 10 - Run OS X and Windows together seamlessly,
without rebooting the computer.
Time Machine – back up your Mac with
our free USB drive so you never lose your data.
Quicktime Pro X - add, edit, covert
movies or music using the Apple standard in multimedia frameworks.
iMessage – chat and send SMS
straight from your Mac.
Whatsapp – the world’s most
popular messaging client.
Appcleaner – remove all traces of
a program with a simple drag and drop.
Plex - organise your
music, video, TV series and stream to any device in the home - phone, tablet or
PC.
XMBC Media
Centre -
play and view most media and music from local storage, network storage or the
internet.
DoubleTwist - Sync your iPhone,
Android phone, Windows Phone, Nokia or Palm with the best iTunes alternative
available.
Miro - Play any form of file
you like, no conversion necessary, record YouTube and much more.
VLC - probably the best all
round media player available.
iTunes - the very latest
version of the ultimate music and video suite - designed to work with the
latest iPhone software.
Firefox - the ultimate
in customisable browsers.
The Unarchiver - unzip TAR, ZIP or RAR
files with ease.
Handbrake - convert any file for
watching on your phone, computer or tablet with consummate ease.
FF View - read comics and more
on your TV or computer.
Safari - surf the web with the fastest browser on the planet.
Onyx - Keep your Mac clean and running smoothly with this handy tool.
Calibre - Convert your eBooks
to any format to read on your iPhone, iPad, Laptop, Desktop or any tablet
computer or Smartphone.
If you choose the dual
boot option, you can have both OS X and Windows on screen at one time, or
we can have the computer set to change between Windows and OS X with a reboot.
THIS IS PERFECT FOR SOMEONE WANTING TO EXPERIENCE WHAT A MAC CAN DO WHILE
MAINTAINING THE FAMILIAR FEEL OF WINDOWS WHILE YOU ADJUST. IT ALSO MEANS THAT
IF YOU HAVE PROGRAMS THAT REQUIRE WINDOWS OR PROGRAMS YOU JUST CAN'T LIVE
WITHOUT THAT HAVE NO MAC EQUIVALENT, THEN SIMPLY BOOT INTO WINDOWS, AND USE
THEM FROM THERE. IT'S GENIUS, IT REALLY IS. IT IS UNBELIEVABLY HANDY. IT IS THE
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. We can make the Windows partition any size you want, just
let us know after purchase. We can also make it so that you can move files
freely between the Windows partition and the Mac OS X partition - from within
Windows or Mac OS X - just drag and drop. It couldn't be simpler. All set up
for you, the individual.
Windows comes
fully updated with the latest Service Packs, and includes lifetime anti-virus
in the price. It will receive the full update service from Microsoft and has
been fully validated after installation using the Microsoft Genuine
Advantage Notification Program.
ORIGINAL LICENSE KEY
AND RE-INSTALLATION MEDIA IS SUPPLIED WITH EACH WINDOWS INSTALL.
Please state how you
would like the hard drive split between OS X and Windows if relevant.
If you would like any advice on this, just drop us a mail and describe your
situation/usage scenario, we will be happy to help you decide.
We can also do
"triple booting” or even "quadruple booting" systems (OS X,
Windows 7/8 and Windows XP or Linux on the same machine.) This is particularly
useful if you wish to use Windows 7 or 8 for your day to day business,
but have older software that requires XP, or wish to try
Linux. Please contact us for details. We have a range of machines for sale
(and can do any custom/previous models either second hand or new (if available)
upon request.
U.K. Postage is 24 Hour
Express, fully tracked and fully insured for your peace of mind, via
DHL, Fedex, Parcelforce or UPS (depending on the size of the machine
and where it's going), so please bear in mind delivery times when
ordering. Delivery times refer to
the delivery period AFTER dispatch, not from purchase, please
note this before purchasing to avoid disappointment. These are custom
computers, built to order, and each order is different. That takes time. We
like to think our machines are worth a few days' wait :-)
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
PLEASE CONTACT US PRIOR TO PURCHASE FOR A QUOTE
, as the price may
vary slightly per country e.g. Islands such
as Malta/Cyprus, Zone 2/3 countries within Europe, Australia or Japan. We
may have to amend your postage costs should you just go ahead and
buy. We have sold many machines to happy buyers all over the world -
please see our feedback for details. All postage is via DHL International and
includes insurance and tracking - hence costs. All purchases outside of the EU
may incur duties upon import, these are the sole responsibility of the
buyer. BUYERS IN USA, CANADA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST
AS YOUR SHIPPING COSTS WILL BE HIGHER THAN LISTED.
All items are listed
with UK VAT at 20% included in the price - we can provide a UK or European VAT
invoice with the VAT listed separately after the sale should you wish
to claim it back. We can zero rate for EU purchases outside of the UK, once
your EU VAT number has been verified.