Unfortunately, you’d lose the Lenovo support option. For example, you could get one with slightly faster Core i5-8500, 16GB of memory and a 256GB SSD for £1,105 from Laptops Direct or £1,201 from. The alternative is to shop around for an M920Z with a better spec. In fact, you could upgrade it to 32GB, though that would be expensive. However, the M920Z has two memory slots, so you could add another 8GB of RAM – or get someone to do it for you. The other problem with the Lenovo ThinkCentre M920Z is that while it can support a very high specification, Lenovo is only offering two pre-built systems, not ones that you can configure. To be fair, these low-end iMacs are “pixel doubled” so they work like 2048 x 1152-pixel screens, but as an illustrator, you would benefit from the superior colour accuracy and extra pixel density. Upgrading the slow 1TB hard drive to a 1TB Fusion drive would add £90, busting your maximum budget at £1,519. I think your best choice is the 21.5in iMac with 16GB of memory and 4K Retina display for £1,429. The problem is that neither machine is really what you want. In addition, Lenovo will sell you four years of on-site service for an extra £51.60, where AppleCare adds £189 for three years, not on-site. The ThinkCentre has the edge thanks to its 2.8GHz six-core i5-8400 (the iMac has an older 2.3GHz dual-core i5-7360U) and slightly larger screen (23.8in vs 21.5in). Both have Intel Core i5 processors, 8GB of memory, slow 1TB hard drives and 1920 x 1080-pixel screens. The Lenovo is good value and stands up pretty well against the entry-level Apple iMac. But if your career depends on something, it’s not a step to take lightly. And, obviously, there are lots of cheap Windows all-in-ones that would do a decent job for most home users. I do understand that Apple’s prices have become a strain on creative freelances’ finances.
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