27-inch iMac gets a major update

The ultimate desktop now features much faster performance, SSDs across the line, an even more stunning Retina 5K display, and higher quality camera, speakers, and mics



Updates to 21.5-inch iMac and iMac Pro
Apple also announced updates to the 21.5-inch iMac and iMac Pro. All 21.5-inch iMacs will come with SSDs as standard but customers can still opt for Fusion Drives if they so wish. Prices of the 21.5-inch iMac will begin at S$1,598 and it's available now.

As for the iMac Pro, it now comes with a 10-core Xeon W processor as standard. Price of the iMac Pro will begin at S$7,188 and it's also available now.

This post has been edited by westlife: Aug 5 2020, 09:01 AM

Reserved.

this came out of nowhere

yeah. haha.

Well, the base price at RM 7999, but if you go into configure and buy,
that's Nano texture glass option - which to add RM 2000...

it is an expensive add-on. haha.

but without redesign, it is hard to buy the iMac now, the super thick bezels really turn one off.

anyone can recommend where can i purchase and upgrade my own ram instead of upgrading from Apple?

Is DDR4 RAM... very common RAM.
You can get online/shop that you're convenience to.

So who are the targetted customers?

If i buy this for common office works, multimedia consumption & light video & photo editing, is it worth it?
Cheapest is RM7,999 lol

I know those wedding studio, photo studio, they will use 27 inch as better way to present the photos to the customer.
For home use, like you said - office, multimedia and video editing ( I do edit video), I not really keen to 27 - too big and too costly. Thus I'm looking the totally new 21 (or 24 that replacing 21 inch).

Anyone got the 27 inch iMac yet? How is it?

I got one on the same day they announced it. Received it after 3 days. Buy 16 GB additional RAM from Lazada. My previous iMac was from 2008. I've been waiting for it to be available with SSD. So far very good :

1. Speaker sounds about as good as MacBook Pro 16, more separation and bass.
2. Boot-up faster
3. 10th Gen Intel i5 is as expected
4. Radeon Pro 5300 series renders Final Cut faster as it has some new RDNA

I'm just an end-user so my view is only what I can feel, see and hear. It is worth the Education price I paid for, I guess.



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Nice keyboard.
Are you plug in via audio interface, or direct to USB?

Thank you. Direct USB only.

What year is your iMac? If you wish to get "cheaper" and higher memory sticks example, up to128GB, then your option is amazon US. There's are few 3rd party brands that were tested and proven to run stable. You can't simply slot in any DDR4 rams for iMac.

this year's imac 2020. i know we can get it easily from amazon, but was thinking if there is any compatible ram available locally.

Thank you for your impressions. Sounds like a good system! Looking to get one in the near future. What is the criteria to get Education price?

My criteria is working at Private University here in KL.

Got an i5 model last week. What brand of RAM did you buy and are they playing nice with the iMac? I am waiting for my Crucial RAM to be delivered via Lazada.

My late 2012 iMac crapped out during MCO and I have been working on my laptop ever since then. Have been itching for a bigger screen and took the plunge as soon as the new models were announced. Coming from a 21.5" screen, the 27" is amazing. The 5K display is wonderful and makes a huge difference. No more Fusion drive and the SSD speed is an impressive upgrade for me. The speakers sound more premium and hefty. I am happy with my purchase.