This post has been edited by westlife: Jun 11 2017, 02:59 AM

Parking. Is it worth upgrading to this from a late-2012 model?

Of course it is. There are so much bump on so many aspect since ur model.

Planning to get the 27-inch 5k model.

But it's working fine tho. I have intentions to upgrade simply because I'm so used to the Retina display on the MacBook Pro to the point that every time I use my iMac, it feels like I'm using an ancient piece of antique by just looking at the resolution

This post has been edited by sengkin95: Jun 11 2017, 06:52 PM

I am not surprised that it is working fine. Apple products u can easily use till it dies before u find it too slow for ur needs.

Yup, that's why I said it has been many many things upgraded on iMac since last time especially for the Retina display. The Retina display has even upgraded more than one time till now that it has 500 nits display.

Once using Retina display, hard to use back anything non retina.

Same here, with some additional spec bumps from i5 to i7 and from 8GB to 16GB RAM

which model are u getting?

I am planning to get this.
Customization wise, still deciding whether to go for 256GB SSD instead?
For device, will chose Magic Trackpad 2 instead of Magic Mouse 2.


Retina 5K Display
3.4GHz Processor
1TB Storage

3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz
8GB 2400MHz memory, configurable up to 32GB
1TB Fusion Drive
Radeon Pro 570 with 4GB video memory
Two Thunderbolt 3 ports
Retina 5K 5120x2880 P3 display

ur current iMac model is 21-inch or 27-inch?

why not getting ssd? hehehe

Going for the RM8449 model

Current one I'm using is 27"

as mentioned in the post, i am planning customized it to 256SSD. may not go for 512gb due to the high price tag.

actually is 27" too big? in terms of size, feel that 21" one is quite nice too.

Not really. In fact, I am looking for an ultra-wide external monitor to complement my 27-inch

U are video and graphic designer?

Photography and filmmaker enthusiast, I would rather be called

Hey guys, just wanna share great news. I just bought an iMac 27" 5K from Harvey Norman for RM6699. Obviously not the 2017 model ( not in store yet), but I believe this is a great deal. 0% interest some more. And added in the extra 4 years of warranty from Harvey for RM1738.

Specs?

I believe similar pricing at Switch https://www.switch.com.my/apple/mac/iMac?product_id=19001

Sorry for late reply. I snapped this picture specs of the iMac I bought.

Yes, this looks to be it.

if u asked me, the late 2015 model is not worth it for its price.

Price difference: RM850 but you missed the following:
Even ignore all the spec upgrade, the model you have is having a standard HDD, it will become a serious bottleneck in terms of performance even now. All the in shop iMac does not come with the option of fusion drive or SSD for late 2015 iMac, so it is totally not recommended to buy from the shop itself but should customize it and buy from apple online store instead.

1) Skylake vs Kabe Lake - Faster and more powerful than ever, iMac is now equipped with seventh‑generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors and the latest high‑performance graphics.
2) 3.2 vs 3.4 Ghz
3) Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz vs Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz
4) 1TB (7200-rpm) hard drive vs 1TB Fusion Drive - Storage kicks into high gear as well, with the speedy and spacious Fusion Drive now available in standard configurations of both the 27-inch and 21.5-inch Retina models. So you can do everything you love to do on iMac. All at maximum velocity.
5) AMD Radeon R9 M380 graphics processor with 2GB of GDDR5 memory vs Radeon Pro 570 with 4GB video memory -
1.4X faster video editing/1.5X faster gaming/1.4X faster 3D graphics
6) Two Thunderbolt 2 ports vs Two Thunderbolt 3 ports - Double the speed and bandwidth of the previous generation. Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports come standard on all iMac models, each delivering up to 40 Gbps data transfer for external drives and cameras and twice the bandwidth for video and display connectivity.
7) Retina 5K display with IPS technology vs Retina 5K 5120x2880 P3 display - 43% brighter than previous model/
1billion colours/The Retina display shines even more vividly on the new iMac. With one billion colours and 500 nits of brightness, graphics leap off the screen in a whole new light.





This post has been edited by westlife: Jun 12 2017, 08:13 PM

The screenshot shown is k12.. if you are not student.. base price for 27 inches is 7999

Even rm7999 it is the same also.

Given that the drive alone it is already rm460.
So the price difference is even smaller.

Most importantly one will know how to make use of the education price discount to get even more bang out of the bucks. Many had done so.

If take rm7999, the price is only 16.25%. Given that since the last upgrade, it has been almost 1.5 years, the incentive is not a lot.

If take rm7549, it is merely 11.26%.

The incentive is way too little, not to forget, it is not even consider the drive upgrade of fusion drive is already rm460.
Of course, u may say, u can survive with HDD. but whoever has used for a machine with HDD vs SSD, one will know the difference.

For a rm6699 machine, one still need to sacrifice for the bottleneck of HDD, and given that it is now 2017, it is absolutely crazy.



This post has been edited by westlife: Jun 12 2017, 09:11 PM

Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad now available in lion city but not bolehland.

Interested on the 27" too. The RM7999 base model is good enough for me.
Since I'm not going to customize much on the spec, where should I purchase then? Local store like machines or epicenter (after they have it for sale) or Online Apple Store?

Yes 27-inch base model has the most well-balanced spec against the price. More worthy than buying the 21-inch 4K one with a little extra added.

Buy from Apple online store is better.

Would you mind elaborate more upon buying online is better?

For such expensive stuff, I prefer cash and carry for peace of mind though.

Now waiting the numeric keyboard then will pull the trigger.



This post has been edited by Neo_Y: Jun 15 2017, 01:01 PM

buy from Apple online, within 14 days got problem u can request for one to one exchange. Certainly not the case if u buy from dealers.

Guess what, my late 2012 iMac failed on me completely, should I just buy this 2017 model to replace or send it back for repairs? I'm afraid they have to replace the whole logic board

should see what is the problem first? If it is just ssd, hdd or even ram, should be able to fix quite easily I Guess?

So far my 27" 5K iMac is running just fantastic. Went online to OWC to purchase additional 8GB DDR3. Costs me USD60.99 plus another USD23.05 for DHL shipping. Based on exchange rate of 4.26MYR to 1USD, it's not too pricey.

How much does it sell locally?

Checked on 11th. Street, they sell it for RM442. And I hadn't had time to survey Low Yat Plaza shops or any other computer shops. One thing I found out was Mac memories are not the usual desktop RAMs that we can simply buy over the counter. Seeing that's the case, I didn't bother hunting everywhere and just settled for OWC. Quite a number of Mac enthusiasts recommended that shop. The other being Crucial.

crucial i saw online reviewer uses it to upgrade the ram for iMac also.

ya, how to determine which ram iMac can use like that sia?

i will probably go with 8gb ram first, and see if there is a need later then consider upgrade ownself.

OWC are great at warrant claim. No questions ask when you need replacement, the only problem with oversea purchase is OWC doesn't pay for oversea shipping, even on failed devices. in US, i have 4-5 sticks of OWC failed on me for my MacPro and they always fulfil the claim. It's lifetime warranty! Their stuffs can get a little pricy but their service is top notch.

Ic. But quite a hassle woh since anything need to claim warranty overseas.

That's right. In US, OWC is top choice for enthusiast because it's cheaper and stellar customer service. it has always been my place to go if i need anything on Mac. In Malaysia, one may have to consider shipping cost and warranty claim. Unless it's a big difference in price that warrant it, i would just go with Apple. Shipping cost and Custom are straight up hassle. Having says that, could be wrong, i don't think Apple offer lifetime warranty on sticks, so OWC has the advantage here when it comes to longevity.

It's quite easy to identify the type of iMac memories we can buy. All info is found in the top left corner of the desktop when we click on the black Apple logo. Very important to buy the same speed, latency, low voltage, unbuffered, 204-pin size and etc. The specs have to match existing RAM in the iMac. Also must buy in one pair quantity.

Ic. Since existing 8gb Apple gives is 4gb x 2, if upgrade can only buy 4gb x 2 to make it 16gb or change all to 8gb x 4 for 32gb?

i am thinking on the 27inch one.. planning to upgrade to i7.. the ram can i use apple ram + third party ram tgt? some ppl say will make the system crash.


btw.. any ram recommend for imac? seen it able to customise ourself.. don feel like wan get from mac.

Both options are possible. In my case, I've opted for the former. If you have the cash though, then go for 8GB x 4. And it's highly recommended to keep the original RAMs as backup in case the newly purchased RAMs have problems.

Yes, you can mix original iMac RAMs with third party ones. But must make sure the memory specifications are the same. Those systems probably crashed because they didn't adhere to the specs. Once you have bought the iMac, you can check the proper memory configurations from the desktop itself and order the RAMs based on it.

Is i7 making very significant improvement in the processing power?

only the mid and highest spec of 27-inch can upgrade to i7 processor, but very expensive.

This post has been edited by westlife: Jun 17 2017, 02:13 AM

I don't think it's worth spending that much tho. Spending it on the RAM would be a worthier choice, in my perspective.

add on around 900+ , i am doing installment , every month just need pay extra bit. I think the mac can use more than 5 year (my current macbook air got 4 years and still pretty good), so hope to get the highest spec lol.

if the ram can work with third party..then i go for 8gb first.. after that only upgrade myself

yup, for me i think the base model of iMac 27-inch posses the greatest value for typical users.

the processor is quard core after all even it is only i5.

yup, ram should be upgraded for long run. but certainly not upgraded at apple side since the upgrade fee is so high.

ic. but rm900 plus it is more than enough to go for the next model (highest price iMac 27-inch model already).

ya.. i mean on top of the highest spec for 27 (with 2tb storage), i will update to i7 too... lol, i am thinking to use edu price to purchase..the toal is around 11k with apple care

This post has been edited by amulo114: Jun 17 2017, 06:58 PM

Ic. Then it makes more sense since u are already on the highest spec and having i7 can make it real powerful for future proof since the upgrade fee is merely 10%.

i not sure the different btw i5 n i7... just if the thing can stand for few years... spend extra cost to make it perfect should ok la.. haha.
where r you planning to get tis mac?

Main thing is the performance difference, i7 certainly performs better but it also likely to trigger more fan run during heavy operation.

I am getting it from Apple online education store as well.

i think after i get this mac.. i will go bac to PC gamer life.. currently macbook not allow me to play too heavy game

True. Imac indeed can play a lot of games with no issues given its graphic card and processing power.

Comparing to macbook, one gets more bang for the bucks just only thing is that it is not portable. But to compliment with macbook, it should be perfect.

Received my 8GB iMac RAM upgrade kit today. Just installed it and everything is good.

nice.

how is the performance of your iMac since it is using HDD?

bro how you get this ram? can share with me?

thanks

Hmm, it's definitely not super blazing fast. Powering up took around 20 - 25 seconds. It didn't bother me though, just go toilet to relief self a bit and when I come back to the screen, it's ready. ;-)

As for installation of some other apps, if it comes from Mac Store, it's still fast. And if it's other programs e.g. VLC and Malwarebyte, slightly longer but still below one minute.

Hi! Go to macsales.com. That's the website of US-based OWC (Other World Computing). Look for iMac RAM upgrade kits. But before ordering, better know the specifications of your RAM. Your order must exactly be the same as the RAM you currently have in your iMac.

ic. good that it is still acceptable for u as i know HDD is very slow.

i think i will go for SSD for my new iMac.

The supplied HDD is 7200rpm, so I guess it's still better than 5400. I can't complain about that.

Btw, does anyone know what MacOS program runs 5K videos? The videos carry the extension *.r3d

VLC can run rite?

No, oredi tried but cannot. Maybe vlc can play 5K but in another file format, just dunno what.

the ram spec is different for every mac ? i mean same model of the imac

The HDD version is indeed very slow (trust me) We need at least a "Fusion Drive" version.

I also think so. It just simply makes a iMac appeared like 10 years ago desktop pc with the Super slow HDD as compared Apple ultra fast SSD.

The HDD is about 80++MB per Sec read write speed while SSD is close to 2GB per Sec.

This post has been edited by westlife: Jun 19 2017, 11:15 PM

I've found a video player that can play 8K, 6K, 5K and 4K videos, especially in the r3d format. Go to www.red.com and download their redcine-x player.

Yes, different models of iMac have different RAM specs. For eg. the 2017 27" iMac is DDR4 2400MHz, 21.5" is 2133MHz speed.

And if you purchase the late 2015 iMac, the RAMs are DDR3 running at 1867MHz.

So, it is important you find out the RAM in your iMac before upgrading RAMs.

mine is 2017 imac 27" .. so i just look for DDR4 2400MHz should be fine right?

It's only half fine. To get the complete picture and full specs, click on the Apple logo on top left corner. Go to 'About this Mac'. Next, click on 'Memory'.

In that window, you'll see a small print "Memory upgrade instructions" or something like that, I can't remember clearly. <I'm on my Windows laptop currently>. Click on that small print. It will bring you to a special page that lists out exactly the RAM specs you need for your iMac. It is more detail than just "DDR4 2400MHz". Once you have that full info, then go to Macsales.com and make the purchase based on that.

<<But actually, having said all that, Macsales.com website is so good that all you really need to do is just to select you have a 2017 27" iMac 3.2GHz (for example) and it will point you in the right direction for which RAM to recommend.>> Nonetheless though, I'd still advise you to know your way around your own iMac machine and do those steps that I've suggested above.

Good luck! :-)

ic.. my mac havent reach yet.. plan to get before it.. haha.. but i think better to wait it come first only buy.

thanks ya

Oh, you ordered from Apple Malaysia online? When is it arriving?

Yeah, I agree you can upgrade memory later on after you have had time to play with your iMac first. It's already a pretty powerful machine, and better than my late 2015 version.

ya. i order from apple store online .. they write estimate 29/6 .. hopefully on time

better to get it later. 8gb ram maybe sufficient for most ppl.

plus 2017, ssd is a lot faster, kabe lake processor is faster, graphic card is better, u should have a much better and snappier experience than any previous models.

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This post has been edited by ASAP: Jun 28 2017, 01:58 PM

Have your iMac arrived now?

yup..received today.. im going bac later for unboxing XD

Ooh, fun times ahead. :-)
Congratulations on getting it. You have been really patient, I must say that.

Bought a new iMac last week and today it arrives at the customs waiting for clearance. Whole day clearance and not sure whether can get it tomorrow? Lets hope no need to wait till next Monday. Sad

normally apple online got indicate the estimated date for delivery rite? it will say deliver by xxx.

normally the xxx date will be the actual date u receive the item.

It says next Monday but I hope can get it tomorrow or Saturday.

ic. then it depends on where u stay already. if u are staying in KL/Selangor, should be faster. Since no matter which state of item it is supposed to go, the item will always go to KL/Selangor first then dispatch from there.

Lets hope. Just dont understand why they take whole day for clearance. Thought this morning can get one to play play.. hahahahha

normally more than a day one. last time i ordered the ipad also same situation.

Lets see tomorrow got luck or not

good luck. totally understand the feeling to anticipate for a brand new toy. Not to mention this is a huge toy.

Besides, which model and spec of iMac u bought?

Thanks

Hi,

Since the High Sierra Beta is out today and I am wondering whether I should upgrade to High Sierra for my new iMac to come today or next Monday. Since the new feature is the Apple File System, would it be better to install the beta now rather than wait for the final version?

beta version is still under testing, it may have compatibility issue. If you do not want it to affect your work, better to wait for the official release.

Heavens no, avoid installing beta versions into your brand new iMac. I'm not doing it. Will just wait for official release of High Sierra. It won't be long now.

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/scienc...oad-public-beta

You can read this site.

Thanks for the advice. I think my new iMac not coming today. Still clearance delayed...sigh

This post has been edited by ASAP: Jun 30 2017, 03:11 PM

do u upgrade ur mac ram?

i check my usage.. it use around 7gb memory out of 8.. is there normal?