New iMac Retina: 4 things you should know before you buy – Melablog.it (Blog)

Di Giacomo Martiradonna @ aWilito Wednesday, October 14, 2015

It’s not all that glitters is gold. The new iMac Retina presented yesterday by Apple are certainly a welcome step forward in terms of technology, but also possess some gray area . Here are 4 things you should absolutely know before deciding to purchase.

Announced new 21.5-inch iMac with Retina display 4K, while the 27-inch Retina pass 5K

New features coming to the iMac 21.5 and 27-inch: all the details as soon as Apple releases.

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The good news is that the iMac 27 “with Retina display supports up to 5K 64GB of RAM , although Apple offers up to 32GB optional Build To Order. OWC already sells expansion kits are compatible:

• Single module 16GB – $ 329.99




• Kit 32GB (2 x 16GB) – $ 599.00




• kit 48GB (16GB x 2 + 2 x 8GB) – $ 729.00




• Kit 64GB (16GB x 4) – $ 1,195.00

The bad news is that the iMac Retina 4K 21.5 “has the RAM soldered on the logic board . Which means that you can not expand, and that the amount of memory decided at the time of purchase will always remain the same; remember that at most can be mounted 16GB.

Drive Lenses

It seems incredible, but in 2015 Apple still mounts drive past decade ; the new iMac Retina 4K 21.5 “in fact features a 1TB hard drive at 5,400 rev / min, as on laptops in past years. If the SSD is over budget (+ € 240), at least consider making a fusion drive 1TB or 2TB, the additional cost of 120 € or 360 €.

News of the fusion drive

To lower the price of the fusion drive, Apple has practiced some changes you will not like. Previously, a fusion drive 1TB consisted 128GB SSD + HD 1TB, the new fusion drive, however, goes only 24GB SSD HD 1TB. To get to 128GB of SSD, serves at least a fusion drive 2TB.

Now and Then

Apple has posted a page entitled Then and Now in which he compares the latest generation of the iMac G3 iMac 1998, to show users the progress made in 17 years . Compared to then, the new iMac has 14 million more pixels, a graphical 62,000 times faster, 366 times more computing power; 1,000 times more RAM and 750 times more storage space.