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Updated Skylake 27" iMac this fall?
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YESSSSSSS EVERYONE!!!!
Cheers to those who got what they anticipated for
Cheers to those who got what they anticipated for
guys guys guys,
So on the tech spec page for the new 5K it says 'Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display, and up to two 4096-by-2160 external displays or one 5120-by-2880 dual-cable external display'
...so you can at least have a 5k external with two thunderbolt cables. Oddly there is no mention of target display for any iMac models, maybe they have removed the feature altogether?
So on the tech spec page for the new 5K it says 'Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display, and up to two 4096-by-2160 external displays or one 5120-by-2880 dual-cable external display'
...so you can at least have a 5k external with two thunderbolt cables. Oddly there is no mention of target display for any iMac models, maybe they have removed the feature altogether?
Yes, the move to stay with TB2 is interesting. I wonder which Mac will get TB3 first?
-21.5" with no dGPU now, on either Retina or Non-Retina.
-Happy to see 4K iMac come in at $1499. 4K displays, unlike 5K, has been out for awhile.
-El Cap code was correct; M380, M390, and M395 for the 27". 2GB of VRAM is a little disappointing to see when all the PC counterparts got 4 and 8GB of VRAM. You would think this would be a no-brainer for a 5K display machine.
-Magic Trackpad and Mouse 2.
-No DDR4 RAM.
-Happy to see 4K iMac come in at $1499. 4K displays, unlike 5K, has been out for awhile.
-El Cap code was correct; M380, M390, and M395 for the 27". 2GB of VRAM is a little disappointing to see when all the PC counterparts got 4 and 8GB of VRAM. You would think this would be a no-brainer for a 5K display machine.
-Magic Trackpad and Mouse 2.
-No DDR4 RAM.
Porting sucks. Should have USB Type C and TB3. I'll wait for next year and hope porting catches up.
The 1 TB SSD upgrade is still ridiculously expensive. I guess it will be 512 GB SSD for most people then.
At least the prices didn't rise in Germany. Now we get 2 CPU generations further for roughly the same amount of money. I think I will still wait with my order until I can see some benchmarks and see if the whole heat issue is solved. If the difference on both is marginal I rather buy a used "old" Retina iMac since Thunderbolt 3 didn't happen.
At least the prices didn't rise in Germany. Now we get 2 CPU generations further for roughly the same amount of money. I think I will still wait with my order until I can see some benchmarks and see if the whole heat issue is solved. If the difference on both is marginal I rather buy a used "old" Retina iMac since Thunderbolt 3 didn't happen.
So seeing as we know what we are getting does anyone have any thoughts on the optimum configuration?
What improvement are we likely to see with a 395X compared to a 395 or 390?
What improvement are we likely to see with a 395X compared to a 395 or 390?
