Still no more true pro machines on the horizon for Apple. I don't think they're ever coming back. Looks like more of the disposable business with the SSD even soldered to the logic board just like the current laptops. I've drank an awful lot of the Apple koolaid over the years and would never consider a Windows restricted machine. But I'd also never consider anything Apple produced after 2012. Stay with the 2011 and 2012 models at present. Way more bang for the buck IMHO.
That machine supports the latest and greatest OSX (10.14). I recommend not upgrading past 10.13 at this point however. Serious bugs in the .0 version of 14 beyond just the installer. Apple installers have had bugs themselves for the past few revisions now - or if you prefer, evidence of planned obsolescence. Look up Dosdude1 online for patches if you are having trouble installing. Cloning installs between different hardware models isn't as supported as it used to be either. If you have trouble, do a clean install and migrate your old system to it. Your iMac is much nicer than the newer watered down models (post 2012). You have the better machine there. If you don't have a SSD in it for a hard drive, upgrade to that and it will be fully modern performance.
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