2011 imac for video editing

[logan72]

so i want to get a new computer. im looking at the 2011 21.5in imac. but im not sure if it will be good for video editing.

here are the specs of the machine

2011

21.5 in screen size

intel core i7 2.8ghz 

8gb of ram (Should i upgrade the ram?)

1tb of hdd storage

OS X High Sierra

is this good enough for editing 1080p videos or should i look at something different. or just upgrade certain parts like ram  

[Meg The Dog]

You're looking at a 7 year old computer. How happy you will be will have a lot to do with your performance expectations.

What graphics card does it have? That may be a problem/deal breaker if not supported by Premiere.

What kind of ports does it have? Thunderbolt, Firewire, USB1 or USB2?

The i7 processor is a positive, you would also want to put in as much RAM as is cost effective for you to do. You would also want to get fast external storage, connected to the computer with a fast connection,  to take the load off the internal storage

MtD

[logan72]

ok the graphics card is just the standard one in the imac is that goo enough

[logan72]

would a late 2013 imac with the same specs be better than? just a newer version of soft ware.

[Meg The Dog]

would a late 2013 imac with the same specs be better than? just a newer version of soft ware.

If the 2011 is running High Sierra then there is no newer version of the operating system.

Performance would be based on (again) how the computer is configured.

MtD

[logan72]

so if i have this imac with all the same specs and the graphics are the amd radeon hd 6770m 512mb. would that work

[RjL190365]

No GPU acceleration whatsoever. Only software-only (read: excruciatingly slow) MPE. This is because the GPU does not have enough RAM to even enable GPU acceleration mode at all. Premiere Pro requires a minimum of 1 GB of graphics RAM just to even enable GPU acceleration at all.

[Meg The Dog]

If you go to the Apple Menu > About this Mac you'll see what graphics card is installed.

After you get that info, you can check for compatibility here:

Adobe Premiere Pro System Requirements

MtD