Review: Apple iMac with 5K Retina display (27-inch, late 2015)

By Kane Fulton

Introduction

When Apple introduced Retina displays on the iPhone 4 and iPad 3, those sharp screens made older models feel instantly outdated. Launched in late 2014, the first Mac with Retina 5K display had a similar effect. Featuring a display stuffed full of pixels, combined with powerful internals and the same sleek aluminium design that all-in-one PC makers still struggle to match, it rolled beauty and brawn into one attention demanding package.

Fast forward a year and, apart from the Philips 5K LCD monitor, which costs £1,050 (around US$1,514, or AUS$2,055), the iMac with Retina 5K display is still the only option out there if you’re looking for a 5K monitor. With the world still getting used to the delights of 4K, it could be a while before more 5K panels hit the market.

Instead of resting on its laurels, Apple scrapped its non-Retina 27-inch iMac models (it still offers a non-Retina 21.5-inch iMac) and introduced three new 5K Retina iMacs sporting Intel’s sixth-generation Skylake processors, upgraded AMD graphics and displays that boast a wider, multimedia-friendly DCI P3 colour gamut.

Design and ports

The new 5K iMac remains unchanged in the …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac