Hey everyone,
So I have decided to ditch my 2017 5K iMac. Bit of a waste of money really as it never got much use as I used my old 2013 Base Retina Macbook 13". I didn't even bother upgrading the RAM from the 8GB it came with as I intended to upgrade at a later date.
The iMac spec was pretty good really:
So I purchased a few needed items such the Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to USB 3.1 and an Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Lightning (not really needed but was on eBay very cheap so its used for charging my iPhone X. In the end I purchased a Hyper Drive USB C Adapter from Amazon so I now have the following:
So my big question is...I need an external monitor (I think I wandered slightly during my post!). Straight away two monitors jump at me:
So if the above are not suitable, can anyone recommend a monitor what is as good as the UltraFine displays but at a slightly lower price?
Many thanks!
So I have decided to ditch my 2017 5K iMac. Bit of a waste of money really as it never got much use as I used my old 2013 Base Retina Macbook 13". I didn't even bother upgrading the RAM from the 8GB it came with as I intended to upgrade at a later date.
The iMac spec was pretty good really:
- 2017 iMac 27" 5K
- 4.2 GHz i7 (up to 4.5 GHz)
- 8GB RAM (was going to upgrade to 16GB or 32GB via the DIY option to save costs)
- 512GB SSD
- AMD Radeon Pro 580
- 2017 MacBook Pro 15"
- 2.9 GHz i7 (up to 3.9 GHz)
- 16GB Ram
- 512GB SSD
- AMD Radeon Pro 630
So I purchased a few needed items such the Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to USB 3.1 and an Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Lightning (not really needed but was on eBay very cheap so its used for charging my iPhone X. In the end I purchased a Hyper Drive USB C Adapter from Amazon so I now have the following:
- HDMI
- 2 x USB 3.1
- 2 X USB-C
- SD and micro-SD
So my big question is...I need an external monitor (I think I wandered slightly during my post!). Straight away two monitors jump at me:
- LG 27" UltraFine 5K
- LG 21.5" UltraFine 4K
So if the above are not suitable, can anyone recommend a monitor what is as good as the UltraFine displays but at a slightly lower price?
Many thanks!