Testseek.com have collected 145 expert reviews of the Apple iMac 27 inch Retina 5K - Late 2014 MF886 and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple iMac 27 inch Retina 5K - Late 2014 MF886.
October 2014
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145 Reviews
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Users
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704 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Truly amazing screen
Does highend editing smoothly
Still a very small footprint
Incredible screen
OS X Yosemite is a great upgrade
Well priced
The new 27-inch Apple iMac adds a stunning 5K display for not much more than last year's high-end model. The design
While not updated
Remains the gold standard for all-in-one desktops
Gorgeous display
Plenty of ports
Solid performance
5K resolution display
Fast internal storage
Well designed
Such a beautiful jaw-droppingly brilliant screen
Excellent colour and brightness
With so much of each to offer
Monitor goes beyond the 4K UHD resolution
And is technically 5K
Meaning video editors can see the full 4K picture when they're editing
Sol
The editors didn't like
Only 8GB of RAM standard
Basic GPU may be limiting for some pros
Price is quite high
Yosemite has a habit of dropping frames
Not good enough to be a pro video editing machine
Still no UHD content readily available
Except for the new screen and a different GPU
The components are essentially unchanged from last year's version. The high starting price only gets you a mid-level Core i5 processor
Fan comes (and stays) on when very heavily tasked
$2999
Headphone port is on the wrong side
No CD/DVD/Blu-ray drive
Apple's SD card slot placement is still questionable on the back
Abstract: When Apple announced a new iMac last week, I wondered how such a machine could be improved – a common thought with many of today's technology products – not least Apple devices. As it turns out, like many upgrades, the iMac is improved not in its physical...
Published: 2014-10-22, Author: Dan , review by: cnet.com.au
The new 27-inch Apple iMac adds a stunning 5K display for not much more than last year's high-end model. The design, while not updated, remains the gold standard for all-in-one desktops
Except for the new screen and a different GPU, the components are essentially unchanged from last year's version. The high starting price only gets you a mid-level Core i5 processor
Apple skips 4K and goes directly to what the company calls a 5K display in this expensive, extravagant all-in-one iMac desktop that will appeal to photo and video professionals -- or anyone else looking for the best possible screen resolution....
Abstract: The iMac's screen is bright from edge to edge, and shows great colour saturation even when looking at it from an angle. Other displays with this kind of resolution depend on two timing controllers, or TCONs – think of a TCON like the brains of the display...
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Published: 2014-10-16, Author: Matthew , review by: techradar.com/au/
Truly amazing screen, Does highend editing smoothly, Still a very small footprint
Only 8GB of RAM standard, Basic GPU may be limiting for some pros, Price is quite high
On the outside, the Retina iMac remains essentially identical to the regular 27-inch iMac. It makes it kind of an astonishing thing to have on you desk in one tidy package. Apple's best desktop yet? Probably. Surely, even. But we wouldn't be surprised if...
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Published: 2015-02-10, Author: Christopher , review by: wired.com
Abstract: Apple essentially invented the all-in-one category (at least as far as the modern era is concerned), and the latest iteration of the iMac—the Apple iMac 27-inch with Retina 5K Display ($2,500; RATING: 7)—is as glorious a machine as you could ask for to si...
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