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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The editors liked
Everything on your screen just looks incredibly sharp and natural
Especially text and elements of the operating system. Content creators will love being able to see more of their work at native resolution
And will benefit from the additional real-estate
The editors didn't like
For viewing video content at normal distances
There isn't a huge difference between the Retina 5K and the previous iMac. The base model doesn't have the power to accommodate heavy production tasks
So prepare to pay more. Annoying that only the RAM is us
Abstract: Will an iMac with 5K Retina Displaydrive an external 4K display?Posted November 21st, 2014 by rob-ART morgan, mad scientistUpdated on March 6th, 2015, with news on the Dell 5K display running at 5K on a Mac Pro.The iMac with Retina 5K Display specificatio...
Retina 5K display is incredibly bright, detailed and accurate, Ability to cut 4K video with screen real estate to spare, Priced in line with standalone ultra highres monitors
Base configuration needs more RAM
From the moment you power on the iMac with Retina 5K display and are met with OS X Yosemite's familiar Apple logo rendered in crisp relief, it is exceedingly clear that Apple has built something special. Memory issues aside (easily remedied with add-on R...
Abstract: REAL WORLD SHOOTOUT:iMac Retina 5K i5 w/M290X versusiMac Retina 5K i7 w/M295XPosted Friday, October 31st, 2014 by rob-ART morgan, mad scientistThe iMac with Retina 5K Display comes in two CPU 'flavors': The quad-core i5 and quad-core i7. Both ship with th...
Abstract: We used AJA System Test to test file level sequential transfer speed using a 16GB test document.SMALL RANDOM TRANSFER TESTWe used the range of 4K to 1024K blocks in the Standard Random test of QuickBench as a predictor boot volume 'house keeping' performa...
Published: 2014-10-30, Author: Michael , review by: gizmodo.com
Everything on your screen just looks incredibly sharp and natural, especially text and elements of the operating system. Content creators will love being able to see more of their work at native resolution, and will benefit from the additional real-estate
For viewing video content at normal distances, there isn't a huge difference between the Retina 5K and the previous iMac. The base model doesn't have the power to accommodate heavy production tasks, so prepare to pay more. Annoying that only the RAM is us
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. Its a computer with a display for editors, designers, and photographers. If yo...
Published: 2014-10-30, Author: Michael , review by: gizmodo.com
Everything on your screen just looks incredibly sharp and natural, especially text and elements of the operating system. Content creators will love being able to see more of their work at native resolution, and will benefit from the additional real-estate
For viewing video content at normal distances, there isn't a huge difference between the Retina 5K and the previous iMac. The base model doesn't have the power to accommodate heavy production tasks, so prepare to pay more. Annoying that only the RAM is us
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. Its a computer with a display for editors, designers, and photographers. If yo...
Published: 2014-10-30, Author: David , review by: yahoo.com
Abstract: The speakers are hidden (they fire downward from the front edge), but the sound is surprisingly crisp, rich, and clean. A wireless Bluetooth mouse and keyboard are included. The screen tilts, although you can't adjust the height.But then there's that big...
Abstract: SHOOTOUT: iMac Retina 5Kentry model versus top modelPosted Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 by rob-ART morgan, mad scientistThe iMac with Retina 5K Display comes in two CPU 'flavors': The quad-core i5 and quad-core i7. Both ship with the AMD Radeon R9 M290X...
The Apple iMac with Retina 5K display offers powerful performance and the sharpest all-in-one screen on the market. It's OK to stare. The Apple iMac with Retina 5K display has the sharpest screen of any all-in-one, making everything from text ...
Published: 2014-10-28, Author: Vincent , review by: slashgear.com
There's no denying that there's a dearth of generally available content to suit the iMac's Retina resolution. The regular 27-inch version can handle 1080p, iTunes still doesn't have 4K content, and while Netflix is one of the few streaming services that d...
