as far as I'm aware, this isn't a review site. It's for hot deals which this undoubtably is.
exexpat
17 Feb 163#5
No SSD? I'm guessing you can't upgrade it either? what a waste....
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GPDawes
17 Feb 16#1
great with Retina screen
cirian1975
17 Feb 163#2
£400 off Apple price, No wallet, bad wallet, stay where you are, we need you for the steam sales !
Rimi
17 Feb 16#3
Good price and fantastic 5K iMac.
GDB2222
17 Feb 16#4
Screen Resolution: 5120 x 2880 pixels. I'm not sure what I would do with a 5k screen, but you could spend the best part of £1000 just on the screen.
Accacin to GDB2222
17 Feb 16#30
Definitely not gaming, that's for sure :smile:
wild_quinine to GDB2222
17 Feb 16#34
That's kind of a false economy though. You can't use it like any other 4K or 5K monitor, and 5K monitors aren't particularly common other than in the Apple machines, so the prices are in general higher.
If you want a decent 4K monitor you can get one much, much cheaper - and larger! There is a difference between 4K and 5K of course, but probably not one that justifies the premium.
And if you are one of the people who can justify that premium, you're probably better off getting a standalone monitor rather than buying an Apple, because it just happens to have one built in.
It's like the difference between 1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200... the market has kind of standardised around 1920 x 1080. For most purposes, I prefer 1920 x 1200, but it's really not worth the premium that comes with buying something off the beaten path.
exexpat
17 Feb 163#5
No SSD? I'm guessing you can't upgrade it either? what a waste....
DevilzGtr to exexpat
17 Feb 16#7
Might be a fusion drive inside it
MrBrightside1987 to exexpat
17 Feb 16#15
Shame they got rid of the magnets.
bhavanchopra to exexpat
17 Feb 161#43
I have a 2011 iMac 27" with just a 1TB HDD, but with upgraded ram and a still very good i7 processor. Last year I used an external thunderbolt adaptor from seagate in which I docked an SSD, which now runs my OS and main apps. I still use the internal HDD for storage. Great solution - has made my fairly old imac feel brand new. The adaptor is easy to find off ebay, or you can buy a ready made external ssd drive with thunderbolt port. Link below on how to format the SSD to run the OS:
Yeah you can in about 5 minutes. The screen is held in with magnets and you just pop the glass off and then a few screws out the surrounding frame- lift the screen out and you can get to the whole computer
GPDawes
17 Feb 16#6
can upgrade the ram but disk is tricky as they are sealed. Has plenty of io and thunderbolt for external HD.
Bobbba
17 Feb 16#8
No SSD orFusion according to the description. It is relatively easy to use an external drive though (thunderbolt connected preferably).
thekanester
17 Feb 16#9
This is the price you'd pay for the 21" version, so has to be hot.
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If you want a decent 4K monitor you can get one much, much cheaper - and larger! There is a difference between 4K and 5K of course, but probably not one that justifies the premium.
And if you are one of the people who can justify that premium, you're probably better off getting a standalone monitor rather than buying an Apple, because it just happens to have one built in.
It's like the difference between 1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200... the market has kind of standardised around 1920 x 1080. For most purposes, I prefer 1920 x 1200, but it's really not worth the premium that comes with buying something off the beaten path.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2907125/use-an-external-ssd-to-make-an-old-mac-feel-new-without-cracking-it-open.html