I just pulled the trigger on a new Retina iMac. I even added the memory in the order, I was going to search for it but did not want the hassle. I had the money so I bought it.
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I Ordered My Retina iMac High End What did you get?
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looks like all three of us went for the fully spec'ed model.
what are you guys (imclovin, wizard hunt) doing with the machines mostly? I'm mostly doing photo/video editing, not much gaming but sometimes.
My 27" iMac i7 3.5g m780 ssd drive only arrived yesterday, and i have to say i had no idea about the refresh to the line up today, apart from in my post about buying it so close to a refresh.
But you know what as nice as the retina display is i am pleased i got the 3.5 with 780m. I think the GPU choice is poor for the new display and no one has any idea how it will work with the new 5k chip apple have come up with.
2 generations time with new intel CPU's and the next gen on from M980 we will see the real deal that suits everyone, gamers as well. but for now this retina display release says to me if your into photography and video editing and you want 5k its the iMac for you.
for the average joe who dabbles with pics and some home movies, but also likes to game a bit the 780 is the way to go. in 2 years i will upgrade if apple goes green again with nvidia.
it will be interesting to see what the benchmarks say in weeks to come.
But you know what as nice as the retina display is i am pleased i got the 3.5 with 780m. I think the GPU choice is poor for the new display and no one has any idea how it will work with the new 5k chip apple have come up with.
2 generations time with new intel CPU's and the next gen on from M980 we will see the real deal that suits everyone, gamers as well. but for now this retina display release says to me if your into photography and video editing and you want 5k its the iMac for you.
for the average joe who dabbles with pics and some home movies, but also likes to game a bit the 780 is the way to go. in 2 years i will upgrade if apple goes green again with nvidia.
it will be interesting to see what the benchmarks say in weeks to come.
Yeah, I would really regret it if I didnt max it out. I mean such a beautiful machine with such an amazing display, I want it to hold standards at least a couple of years.
90% of what Im doing is photoshop, after effects and Unity 3D. and some video editing in premiere, indesign, etc...but 90% is Photoshop and after effects. And after effects just got retina so this is freekin awesome timing.
Im not playing much games either, just Leagu of Legends, but thats not why Im buying a machine, so I dont care if LoL will look bad on the retina screen downscaled.
I do mostly video and Photo work and this will give me so much more working space with good graphics that I am excited and can't wait to get it.
yeah mostly FCPX and PS/LR for me about 50/50..and then some starcraft when I'm all alone and no one is around =)
but I'm coming from a macbook air 2012 hooked up to a Apple display, so the performance difference is going to be outrageous...hopefully lol
What I don't get is why they don't offer a desktop class GPU? I mean, we're talking more pixels than have ever been on any screen EVER here.
Can the 5K iMac ram be upgraded at a later date? i.e. has anyone seen anything to suggest it has the little upgrade door on the rear like the other 27's have had in the past?
http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/16/imac-with-retina-display-hands-on/
engadget photos seem to suggest it is, i think someone else mentioned it does state it on the order site somewhere
On the Apple site now, you can view the specs of the new iMac with 5K Retina display and it states that it is configurable to 16GB and to 32GB so no problem in that department.
However, I wish they would have put 4 thunderbolt 2 ports in instead of only 2.
Its so hard to find peripherals with TB2 ports where they have more than one on the back of each peripheral. Oh well. Until they come out with a cheap TB switch box if that is even possible.
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Not sure when they will have them. You could always email amazon and they will give you a estimate I am sure.
Its so hard to find peripherals with TB2 ports where they have more than one on the back of each peripheral. Oh well. Until they come out with a cheap TB switch box if that is even possible.
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Not sure when they will have them. You could always email amazon and they will give you a estimate I am sure.
