The 5K iMac Buyer Guide: A Comprehensive Overview

This is the 5K iMac buyer guide, created by Mac RoR to help you decide if buying the iMac with a 5K display is the right decision for you. So, what makes this different from the rest of the iMac lineup? Well, from the outside, it looks exactly the same as the other 27-inch iMacs in the line, but once you power it on, you see the 27-inch 5K Retina Display. This display is four times sharper than the standard iMac with a resolution of 5120 x 2880.

What does this mean? At a normal viewing distance, the human eye won't be able to discern the individual pixels, hence the retina giving it a super sharp look that even Ultra HD 4K TVs and monitors can't match. Powering all these pixels is a new Apple-made timing controller that controls all the pixels on the screen and this is a piece of hardware that is only available on the 5K iMac.

On the inside, the 5K iMac also has an upgrade from the standard iMac. You start with the base model featuring a 3.5 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor with turbo boost up to 3.9 GHz, a 2 GB AMD Radeon R9 m290x graphics card, and a standard 1 TB Fusion Drive. Although this is faster than the standard iMac and comes in at a price of $24.99 US, which is $500 more than the top-end non-Rena 27-inch iMac.

You can also upgrade the 5K iMac to have a 4 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with turbo boost up to 4.4 GHz or a 4 GB AMD Radeon R9 m295x graphics card and a multitude of fusion drive and flash storage upgrades. Everything else is the same as compared to the standard iMac, both coming with 8 GB of RAM that can be upgraded.

So, who is this iMac for at this point? It's more of a luxury rather than a necessity. There are some who will benefit from this 5K display, so content producers and photographers will benefit because they will be able to see more of their content and display more windows for productivity and for video producers working in 4k this screen will be of use as you can see full 4K video and still have room for your editing tools so you can see exactly what you are working on.

Additionally, if you're one of those who uses a dual monitor setup, the extra screen real estate you get may make it unnecessary to have that secondary display for professionals. Another option in Apple's lineup is the Mac Pro, with the base model costing $29.99 US and this is for the computer with no screen. If you want a high-quality display with that, the highest you can go right now is a 4K panel, as the Mac Pro currently doesn't support 5K and these screens cost close to or more than the price of the 5K iMac.

However, in terms of performance, although the Mac Pro does outperform the base model 5K iMac for multi-core processes which the Mac Pro excels at, if you upgrade the 5K iMac to the faster processor it does beat out the base model Mac Pro. So, for the price, the 5K iMac is a seemingly better option than the base model Mac Pro as you get a powerful computer and a 5k screen all-in-one and at a cheaper price.

So, if you're a professional who relies on graphics and visuals, this is a great option for you. Also, if you're in the market for a new iMac, then this is an upgrade that is definitely worth the money. I hope you enjoyed this guide and hopefully it helped you understand a little more about the iMac with 5K display.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis is the 5K iMac buyer guide Mac RoR guide to help you decide if buying the iMac with Rena 5K is the right decision for you so what makes this different from the rest of the iMac lineup well from the outside it looks exactly the same as the other 27in iMacs in the line but once you power it on you see the 27in 5K Retina Display this display is four times sharper than the standard iMac with a resolution of 5120 x 2880 what this means is that at a normal viewing distance the human eye won't be able to discern the individual pixels hence the retina giving it a super sharp look that even Ultra HD 4K TVs and monitors can't match powering all these pixels is a new Apple made timing controller that controls all the pixels on the screen and this is a piece of Hardware that is only available on the 5K iMac on the inside it also has an upgrade from the standard iMac you start with the base model with a 3.5 GHz quadcore Intel Core i5 processor with turbo boost up to 3.9 GHz a 2 GB AMD Radeon R9 m290x graphics card and and a standard 1 TB Fusion Drive although this is faster than the standard iMac and comes in at a price of $24.99 us which is $500 more than the top end non- Rena 27in iMac you can also upgrade the 5K iMac to have a 4 GHz quad core Intel Core i7 processor with tuber boost up to 4.4 GHz or a 4 GB AMD Radeon R9 m295x graphics card and a multitude of fusion drive and flash storage upgrades everything else is the same as compared to the standard iMac they both come with 8 GB of RAM standard and of course can be upgraded and they have the same ports on the back so who is this iMac for at this point it's more of a luxury rather than a necessity there are some who will benefit from this Rena display so content producers and photographers will benefit because they will be able to see more of their content and display more windows for productivity and for video producers working in 4k this screen will be of use as you can see full 4K video and still have room for your editing tools so you can see exactly what you are working on and also if you're one of those who uses a dual monitor setup this extra screen real estate you get may make it unnecessary to have that secondary display for professionals another option in Apple's lineup is the Mac Pro the base model Mac Pro cost $29.99 us and this is for the computer with no screen if you want a high quality display with that the highest you can go right now is a 4K panel as the Mac Pro currently doesn't support 5K and these screens cost close to or more than the price of the 5K iMac and that only adds to the already more expensive base price of the Mac Pro in terms of performance though the Mac Pro does outperform the base model 5K iMac for multi-core processes which the Mac Pro excels at but if you upgrade the 5K iMac to the faster processor it does beat out the base model Mac Pro so for the price the 5K iMac is a seemingly better option than the base model Mac Pro as you get powerful computer and a 5k screen allinone and at a cheaper price so if you're a professional who relies on graphics and visuals this is a great option for you also if you're in the market for a new iMac then this is an upgrade that is definitely worth the money I hope you enjoyed this guide and hopefully it helped you understand a little more about the iMac with Reda display my name is Mac Gonzalez with Mac rumors and we will see you in the next onethis is the 5K iMac buyer guide Mac RoR guide to help you decide if buying the iMac with Rena 5K is the right decision for you so what makes this different from the rest of the iMac lineup well from the outside it looks exactly the same as the other 27in iMacs in the line but once you power it on you see the 27in 5K Retina Display this display is four times sharper than the standard iMac with a resolution of 5120 x 2880 what this means is that at a normal viewing distance the human eye won't be able to discern the individual pixels hence the retina giving it a super sharp look that even Ultra HD 4K TVs and monitors can't match powering all these pixels is a new Apple made timing controller that controls all the pixels on the screen and this is a piece of Hardware that is only available on the 5K iMac on the inside it also has an upgrade from the standard iMac you start with the base model with a 3.5 GHz quadcore Intel Core i5 processor with turbo boost up to 3.9 GHz a 2 GB AMD Radeon R9 m290x graphics card and and a standard 1 TB Fusion Drive although this is faster than the standard iMac and comes in at a price of $24.99 us which is $500 more than the top end non- Rena 27in iMac you can also upgrade the 5K iMac to have a 4 GHz quad core Intel Core i7 processor with tuber boost up to 4.4 GHz or a 4 GB AMD Radeon R9 m295x graphics card and a multitude of fusion drive and flash storage upgrades everything else is the same as compared to the standard iMac they both come with 8 GB of RAM standard and of course can be upgraded and they have the same ports on the back so who is this iMac for at this point it's more of a luxury rather than a necessity there are some who will benefit from this Rena display so content producers and photographers will benefit because they will be able to see more of their content and display more windows for productivity and for video producers working in 4k this screen will be of use as you can see full 4K video and still have room for your editing tools so you can see exactly what you are working on and also if you're one of those who uses a dual monitor setup this extra screen real estate you get may make it unnecessary to have that secondary display for professionals another option in Apple's lineup is the Mac Pro the base model Mac Pro cost $29.99 us and this is for the computer with no screen if you want a high quality display with that the highest you can go right now is a 4K panel as the Mac Pro currently doesn't support 5K and these screens cost close to or more than the price of the 5K iMac and that only adds to the already more expensive base price of the Mac Pro in terms of performance though the Mac Pro does outperform the base model 5K iMac for multi-core processes which the Mac Pro excels at but if you upgrade the 5K iMac to the faster processor it does beat out the base model Mac Pro so for the price the 5K iMac is a seemingly better option than the base model Mac Pro as you get powerful computer and a 5k screen allinone and at a cheaper price so if you're a professional who relies on graphics and visuals this is a great option for you also if you're in the market for a new iMac then this is an upgrade that is definitely worth the money I hope you enjoyed this guide and hopefully it helped you understand a little more about the iMac with Reda display my name is Mac Gonzalez with Mac rumors and we will see you in the next one\n"