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
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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
Amazing display, high performance across the board, excellent graphics performance, excellent design
Good value for the tech but still expensive in current allinone market, can't be used in Target Display Mode, software required to take full advantage of 5K display
If there was ever a headline waiting to be written it was "Retina iMac more powerful than Mac Pro". But that would be for shock value. The truth is that they offer different strengths to different people, but the Retina iMac is nonetheless a monster of a...
Published: 2014-11-13, Author: Mike , review by: pocket-lint.com
Great design makes for a slim 27-inch screen all-in-one, huge 5K resolution is ideal for video/photo/design work, customisable powerhouse with RAM access to rear
Ports all to rear, not all applications will render resolution optimised, can become expensive as you'll want the RAM for heavyweight tasks, noise when fan kicks in
The iMac with Retina 5K display is a great looking and powerful workhorse machine that, thanks to its super-high resolution, aligns itself with current professional practice and makes the desktop all-in-one relevant again. We're sad to see our revie...
Published: 2014-10-31, Author: Stephen , review by: theregister.co.uk
It's certainly not the home computer that it used to be, but the iMac with Retina 5K Display will have designers, photographers and video-editors chomping at the bit. Most of them won't actually need the 5K display and will be able to work perfectly well...
Published: 2014-10-30, Author: Michael , review by: gizmodo.co.uk
The iMac Retina 5K is indeed a stellar display with gobs and gobs of resolution. But the best uses for all that resolution involve working with visual content, not viewing it. It's a computer with a display for editors, designers, and photographers. If yo...
World's first 5K display, Stunningly sharp and detailed images, Powerfully equipped, Super thin and stylish design
Games crash or are unstable at 5K resolution – for now, Not the best graphics chip, Stutters when scrolling through Web pages, Mouse and keyboard need updates
The iMac with Retina Display has the best display we've ever laid eyes on. It's also powerful as hell across the board, and stands on its on (for the time being, anyway). The absence of 5K content leaves us wondering what need this display fills, however...
Published: 2014-10-21, Author: Dan , review by: CNET.co.uk
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....
Still a great design, Incredible 5K Retina screen, Solid performance with Skylake chipset and discrete GPU, Rechargable keyboard an improvement
Not ideal for gaming
The iMac is still a winner in terms of design, but there's only one real talking point with this desktop, and that's the 5K screen. It's hugely impressive, even at first glance, and will make graphic designers, video editors and camera buffs froth at t...
