Good experience with my first iMac

[Buxg]

I have my late 2015 imac for a week now. It's my first mac, and coming from using windows for ˜20 years is definitely giving me a reason for a learning curve.

My PC is a power house, but i wanted to upgrade it so i thought wth? i'll get a 5k imac and give it a go. Don't get me wrong, i don't swim in money, i had to make some holes in order to get it, but it's totally worth it.

It's dead silent (i only hear my 2 external HDDs), it doesn't get hot (i only saw the GPU going at 96* once, while testing Dirt3 in 5k resolution at Ultra settings).
The display is absolutely gorgeous. At the first look, it seems ok - definitely an improvement but not a game changer. You can really tell when you are going back to a regular display (i use a 1920x1200 Samsung monitor). The difference is HUGE - the screen is so blurry that i thought there is something wrong with my vision.

I can only say good things about this machine. I'm posting this because i want to share a good experience.

 

[rkaufmann87]

Welcome to the light side.

 

[cynics]

Thanks for sharing and welcome. At this point in time an iMac is pretty much the only computer that even remotely interest me.

 

[The Doctor11]

I also got my first Mac recently. I got a late 2015 5k iMac a couple weeks ago. And I also only have good things to say. Although the caps lock key is on a delay which just doesn't make sense to me. But that's really the worse I can say about this computer!

 

[azure247]

iMac is wonderful for viewing pleasure and basic gaming. I have a 4k LG monitor and the screen is matte and isn't crisp and sharp like the iMac.

 

[nkarafo]

I am in the same boat as well. ~ 25 years with PC and windows and I have been tired with all these stuff. Now I need a refresh. I have ordered the latest iMac 5k and I will have it next month because my brother will bring it to me. I don't have a lot of money too but I made some sacrifices and I don't plan to go on vacations at all on 2016. So, I believe this time the computer will make the difference and I will be very satisfied.

 

[Samuelsan2001]

I also got my first Mac recently. I got a late 2015 5k iMac a couple weeks ago. And I also only have good things to say. Although the caps lock key is on a delay which just doesn't make sense to me. But that's really the worse I can say about this computer!

Your peripherals are covered by the warranty take it back to apple and they'll give you another one....

 

[maflynn]

The display is absolutely gorgeous.

The display is what is drawing me into getting the iMac. It is drop dead gorgeous and since I sit in front of a monitor 12 hours a day, this bad boy will make life a lot easier.

Welcome to the light side.

Wrong side

~Sith Mike

 

[The Doctor11]

Your peripherals are covered by the warranty take it back to apple and they'll give you another one....

I was going to but then I found out this is what Apple is calling a feature. https://support.apple.com/kb/PH13809?locale=en_US

These keys have a slight delay to prevent them from being pressed accidentally.

 

[Samuelsan2001]

I was going to but then I found out this is what Apple is calling a feature. https://support.apple.com/kb/PH13809?locale=en_US

Ouch I don't mind the feature, but you should be able to choose wether it's on or off.

 

[Sirmausalot]

I was going to but then I found out this is what Apple is calling a feature. https://support.apple.com/kb/PH13809?locale=en_US

other people have really enjoyed logitec keyboards. perhaps they work differently. you can always ebay your apple keyboard and get a different one.

 

[JohnSFO]

Welcome to the club. It's good to read some positive posts from time to time. I just got a new 5k iMac too, but I've had Macs going back many years. Each machine is better than the last, and right now these 5k computers are just amazing.

Here's a website for downloading spectacular 5120x2880 desktop pictures...the perfect size for the 5k monitor:

https://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/downloads/date/wide_16:9/5120x2880/index1.html

Enjoy your new iMac!

 

[nkarafo]

Welcome to the club. It's good to read some positive posts from time to time. I just got a new 5k iMac too, but I've had Macs going back many years. Each machine is better than the last, and right now these 5k computers are just amazing.

Here's a website for downloading spectacular 5120x2880 desktop pictures...the perfect size for the 5k monitor:

https://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/downloads/date/wide_16:9/5120x2880/index1.html

Enjoy your new iMac!

Thank you for the wallpapers ! I was looking for these..

 

[desmond2046]

I've used PC and Mac equally during my life... Mac provides consistent good experience. You could definitely build a very nice PC if you do a lot of research... 4K display has become very affordable these days.