World’s fastest laptop, beats nearly all desktops..
Trouncing Intel-based laptops and desktops alike..
Rocking fast iMac with 8 cores and up to 128GB..
Rocking fast iMac with 8 cores and up to 128GB..
True desktop-class performance..
Workhorse desktop tower..
Desktop Class Performance, memory, SSD..
Vastly improved performance over 2017 model, 6 CPU Cores..
Improved performance over 2016 model..
Touchbar, wide gamut, unrivalled SSD..
Two-Drive Hardware RAID plus USB ports, SD slot, video, gigabit.
High-end computing moves to the iMac form factor..
Even better than the 2015 model..
5K Display, blazingly fast SSD.
World’s first 5K Display.
Various SATA and USB SSDs..
Bleeding edge with dual inputs has some issues..
Blog posts
2023
2023-02-17 TESTED, Apple 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Zerene Stacker Focus Stacking
2022
2022-12-03 OWC Deals: Load up on HUGE Storage, Max-Out Memory, etc
2022-11-09 Screaming Deal on Apple iMac 5K: Superb Display with a FREE Computer Inside as Low as $849
2022-09-01 Screaming Deal on Apple iMac 5K: Superb Display with a FREE Computer Inside as Low as $849
2022-03-13 Is the Apple iMac 5K Dead as a Product Line?
2022-01-26 TESTED: Apple 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max — a Stunning Performer That Crushes Intel-Based Macs
2022-01-10 REVIEWED: 2020 iMac 5K vs 2019 iMac 5K vs 2019 Mac Pro
2022-01-10 Huge Price Savings for 128GB Memory for iMac 5K and Other Macs
2022-01-01 SHA-512 Hashing Speed in Java: 2019 Mac Pro, 2019 iMac 5K, 2020 iMac 5K, 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max
2021
2021-12-22 Apple M1 Macs: Not a Mature Solution for General Usage eg Java Virtual Machine
2021-11-01 MacBook Pro M1 Max Shipping in 2022 — Consider a 10-Core iMac 5K with Gorgeous Large Display Instead, and Save $1500 too!
2021-10-14 Latest macOS Mojave Update on my iMac 5K Wrecks Sleep Mode; iMac Constantly Wakes up Dozens of times a day
2020
2020-09-01 Apple 2020 iMac 5K: Save up to 77.7% with OWC Memory
2020-08-19 2020 iMac 5K Display Stream Compression (DSC) and Its Role in Making Dual 6K Display Support Possible
2020-08-07 Reader Comment: “Loss of confidence in Apple, what are our options?"
2020-08-06 Apple 2020 iMac 5K: Save up to 77.7% with OWC Memory
2020-08-06 Apple 2020 iMac 5K: Might it have Dual Thunderbolt 3 Busses when Configured with Radeon Pro 5700 or Radeon Pro 5700 XT GPU?
2020-08-05 Apple 2020 iMac 5K: some Nice New Options but with Downsides for Pro Users, Too
2020-07-28 It’s Almost Too Late to Get the Last Mac that Can Run Mojave
2020-01-04 Apple 2019 Mac Pro: a Quick Look at How I Configured the Beast
2020-01-04 Apple 2019 Mac Pro: MUCH Slower CPU Cores than 2019 iMac 5K, but Lots More of 'em
2019
2019-12-22 TESTED: 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch versus 2019 iMac 5K — MacBook Pro Finally the Do-It-All Desktop Replacement?
2019-12-18 2019 Mac Pro: Tips for Upgrading Memory
2019-12-18 2019 Mac Pro: Most likely Slower than 2019 iMac 5K Unless Gobs of Memory or GPU or CPU Cores are Used
2019-11-17 Why I Might Have to Abandon the 2019 iMac 5K
2019-06-27 Apple 2019 Mac Pro: Everything I Want... but Truly High-End and Unaffordable for Most
2019-06-14 The 2019 iMac 5K that I Use is Already Discounted at B&H Photo
2019-05-07 Switched to macOS Mojave, out of Necessity with 2019 iMac 5K
2019-05-02 Two-Minute Install of OWC 128GB Memory Kit for 2019 iMac 5K Works Great, Runs Big Jobs Effortlessly
2019-05-02 How Much are GPU and CPU Cores used by Photoshop Filters?
2019-05-01 Notes on Using an eGPU for Photoshop for Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details
2019-04-18 2019 iMac 5K: Coming for Review
2019-04-01 Reader Question: Radeon Pro Vega 48 GPU Upgrade for 2019 iMac 5K
2019-03-29 Breaking the 64GB Barrier: OWC Enables Up to 128GB Memory in 2019 iMac 5K, get 128GB for about the Price of 64GB!
2019-03-24 An eGPU is Useless for Photoshop and Lightroom Unless...
2019-03-18 Apple iMac Pro: Higher-End Graphics Option, and up to 256GB Memory
2019-03-18 Apple 2019 iMac 5K: Two Hits with One Big Miss
2019-03-18 Apple 2019 iMac 5K: 64GB OWC Memory Costs *Less* Than 32GB from Apple
2019-03-10 Why 64GB Memory Matters, and Why It Might Not Be Enough
2019-02-09 Understanding Thunderbolt 3 Daisy Chaining
2019-02-09 Apple 2017 iMac 5K is a Terrific Machine, but Too Often It Impedes My Work
2019-01-26 Apple 2018 Mac mini: Java Performance for diglloydTools IntegrityChecker a Big Bump Up vs 2017 iMac 5K
2019-01-11 My Days of 4 CPU Cores Are Over: Six Cores is Dubious for My Work, 8 CPU Cores Might Have to Be the New Minimum + Might Need 8TB SSD
2018
2018-12-20 Apple 2018 Mac mini: Substantial Performance Gain over the Fastest 2017 iMac 5K
2018-12-12 Apple 2018 Mac mini Reviewed
2018-09-04 Reader Comments: Configuring the 2018 MacBook Pro as as Desktop Replacement
2018-09-01 Amazing Deals on the Brand-New Apple 2018 MacBook Pro: What to Get for a High School or College Student
2018-08-27 Back to School: Solid Discounts on 2018 Macs
2018-08-14 2018 MacBook Pro Reviewed: Fastest Apple MacBook Pro Ever and By Far—It’s a Winner
2018-08-03 Testing in Progress on Apple 2018 MacBook Pro 15-inch 2.9 GHz 32GB 2TB Radeon Pro 560X
2018-07-28 Reader Comment: Which Mac for Video?
2018-07-23 Followup 9 Months Later: My Sprinter Photography Adventure Van Project: Computer Desk and Connectivity
2018-07-16 Pondering the 2018 Apple MacBook Pro: Serves Little Useful Purpose for *Me* Even for Travel—I Await a Revised iMac or iMac Pro
2018-06-22 OWC Savings on *Factory Sealed* Apple iMac 5K
2018-05-24 My Recommended iMac 5K for Photographers is now $400 Off
2018-03-07 iMac Pro 18-core Rocks Delivers Unprecedented Performance Gains for Adobe Lightroom, Trouncing the 2017 iMac 5K
2018-03-07 Lots of Shootouts: 2017 iMac Pro 18-core vs 2017 iMac 5K
2018-02-27 What Can an iMac Pro 18 Core Do? Go into Infinite Reinstall Loop
2018-02-24 What Can an iMac Pro 18 Core Do? Destroy Its Boot Volume Rendering Itself Unbootable
2018-02-14 What Can an iMac Pro 18 Core Do? Coming Next Week to Find Out
2018-01-12 What Might a 2018 iMac 5K Include?
2018-01-10 How Fast is the Apple iMac Pro for RAW File Conversion?
2018-01-09 Perspective on Just What a Deal an iMac 5K or iMac Pro is Versus Historical Cost
2018-01-08 Thoroughly TESTED: Apple iMac Pro vs 2017 iMac 5K and Others
2018-01-07 macOS Compatibility Problems with iMac Pro with both High Sierra 10.13.2 (17C88) and Sierra 10.12.6 (16G1114)
2018-01-07 Testing the 2017 iMac Pro against the 2017 iMac 5K and 2013 Mac Pro and 2010 Mac Pro
2017
2017-12-31 Computer Gear Recommendations + OWC Year-End Deals
2017-12-29 iMac Pro in Stock at B&H Photo + Year-End Deals
2017-12-27 OWC Tears Down the 2017 iMac Pro, Announces Future Memory Upgrade Programs
2017-12-24 diglloydTools Updated to v 2.2.15, IntegrityChecker Sees up to 38% Speed Improvement
2017-12-23 Why More CPU Cores Often Run no Faster, and Sometimes Slower than Fewer CPU Cores
2017-12-20 iMac Pro Models for Photographers
2017-12-18 4-Core CPUs do not Leave Much Grunt for Other Tasks: Cloning Can Use all Available CPUs in a 4-Core Mac
2017-12-14 iMac Pro: Pricing and Thoughts
2017-12-13 iMac Pro: Downclocked CPUs
2017-12-03 Wither the iMac Pro?
2017-12-03 4-Core CPUs are Easily Maxed-Out with a Few Simple Tasks
2017-12-01 Cabling up the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock in my Mercedes Sprinter Photography Adventure Van
2017-12-01 4-Core CPUs do not Leave Much Grunt for Other Tasks
2017-11-30 Switched to 2017 iMac 5K as Primary Machine: Details on Gear I’m Using
2017-11-27 Using Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports to Build Out a System
2017-11-27 Gobsmacked: Power Efficiency of the 2017 iMac 5K vs 2015 iMac 5K, Particularly on the Road in Sprinter Van
2017-11-25 How and Why I Partitioned the 2TB SSD in the 2017 iMac 5K
2017-11-24 macOS High Sierra APFS Performance is Inferior to HFS on Apple’s Fastest SSD: all cost, no benefit, at least not yet
2017-11-23 Why I Probably Will Never Buy a Mac Pro Again
2017-11-23 Choosing a Photography Workstation Setup for 2018 Usage
2017-11-21 Black Friday Sneak Preview Deals at OWC + Note on Big Fast Thunderbolt Storage
2017-11-20 Ordered a 2017 iMac 5K: Why Now and what about iMac Pro?
2017-11-18 Black Friday Deals at B&H Photo
2017-11-11 Reader Question: Best Mac if Buying Now
2017-10-22 Apple Kernel Bug? 2015 iMac 5K Runs at 0.8 GHz When Cold, Even with Warm Air Out Rear Vents
2017-10-18 Will the iMac Pro Be Worth The Cost?
2017-10-12 Deals on Factory Sealed iMac 5K at OWC + Refurbished Mac Deals
2017-10-03 Travel Bag for iMac 5K — Works Great
2017-09-15 OWC USB-C Mini Travel Dock for Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C Macs such as 2016/2017 MacBook Pro, 2017 iMac 5K
2017-09-08 Will the iMac Pro Be Worth The Cost?
2017-09-08 Travel Bag for iMac 5K
2017-09-08 My Sprinter Photography Adventure Van Project: Which Mac?
2017-09-04 Deals on Apple MacBook Pro: My Thoughts on Deeply Discounted 2016 Model vs 2017 Model
2017-08-29 Padded Case for iMac 5K
2017-08-18 Reader Question: Connecting a Dual-Link DVI-D Display to new Macs with Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C
2017-08-12 Reader Comment: How to Solve Connecting Mini DisplayPort Display to Macs with USB-C/Thunderbolt 3
2017-08-09 Reader Question: SSD vs Fusion Drive in iMac 5K
2017-07-29 My Sprinter Photography Adventure Van Project: Which Mac? Experience Report / Proving it Out? MacBook Pro = Not so good for big jobs
2017-07-25 64GB Memory Kit for 2017 iMac 5K Works Great: Save $760 vs Apple
2017-07-24 Get a 5K Display for only $1499 PLUS a FREE COMPUTER
2017-07-22 2017 iMac 5K: Connecting a Display Done Easily with OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock + Reader Comments
2017-07-20 2016/2017 MacBook Pro or 2017 iMac 5K: Connecting a Display Done Easily with OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock
2017-07-18 2017 iMac 5K: XCode Build C++ Project
2017-07-18 2017 MacBook Pro and 2017 iMac 5K: Convert 50-Megapixel CR2 Raw to JPEG
2017-07-16 Adobe Lightroom Performance: Inefficiencies Could be Fixed
2017-07-14 2017 iMac 5K vs 2015 iMac 5K : Lightroom Import, Generate 1:1 Previews + Lightroom Export Full-Res JPEGs
2017-07-08 TESTED with Photoshop: 2017 iMac 5K vs 2015 iMac 5K
2017-07-08 TESTED with Photoshop: 2017 iMac 5K SSD vs 2015 iMac 5K
2017-07-08 2017 iMac 5K: How System Memory Needed for Photoshop?
2017-07-07 TESTED: 2017 iMac 5K SSD Speed vs 2015 iMac 5K (Surprising Finding)
2017-07-07 Speed Up Migration Assistant Using Thunderbolt Instead of Ethernet (or WiFi)
2017-07-07 Save Big Bucks on 64GB Memory for 2017 iMac 5K
2017-06-21 Screen Burn-In: Ghost Images on iMac 5K Display
2017-06-19 Does macOS 10.12.5 Break Gigabit Ethernet?
2017-06-17 Comparing the 2017 iMac 5K to the iMac Pro
2017-06-15 Deals on Apple Macs
2017-06-15 Coming Soon for Review: 2017 iMac 5K
2017-06-10 Dell UltraSharp 32 Ultra HD 8K Display is Shipping, Dec 2017 iMac Pro Already Behind the Curve
2017-06-07 Assessing the Dec 2017 Apple iMac Pro
2017-06-06 Apple’s Memory Prices Insanely High As Usual: Save a Bundle by Ordering 8GB Config in Mid-2017 iMac 5K
2017-06-05 New iMac 5K, iMac 5K Pro, MacBook and MacBook Pro Models
2017-05-19 Big Discounts on Mac Pro and iMac 5K
2017-03-28 Caution on macOS 10.12.4: sudo is broken, sudo hangs before password for nearly 5 minutes
2017-02-21 SoftRAID Updated to Version 5.5.6
2017-02-10 Big Discounts on *Current Model* iMac 5K at OWC
2016
2016-12-26 Reader Comment: “iMac is a ticking bomb sealed inside a locked aluminum showcase”
2016-12-25 Desired Features for a New iMac
2016-07-18 MacSales Deal on iMac 5K
2016-06-02 MacSales.com June 'Garage Sale' + Deal on iMac 5K
2016-05-17 When Software Crashes It is Immensely Frustrating: Why is Lightroom Crashing?
2016-05-09 Photoshop CC 2015 Now Uses all the CPU Cores for RAW-File Conversion
2016-04-11 Late 2015 Apple iMac 5K: a Display Without Peer for Sheer Viewing Pleasure
2016-04-05 Thunderbolt on OS X: Spontaneous Drive Disconnect
2016-03-14 3 iMac Deals + Building a High-Performance iMac
2016-03-01 Photography / Videography: Enhancing your iMac 5K (or Mac Pro)
2016-01-21 OS X 10.11.3: iMac 5K Screen Black Screen —Will not Wake Up From Sleep
2015
2015-12-24 Apple iMac 5K Purchased and Arrived: It’s a Keeper for Professional Use, which is Unprecedented
2015-12-20 Memory: It’s Great to Have 64GB in the iMac 5K
2015-12-13 Rebates on Macs, $100 Off Apple Watch
2015-12-05 iMac 5K (Late 2015) vs Mac Pro: XCode Build diglloydTools
2015-12-03 iMac 5K vs Mac Pro: Iridient Developer: Convert 50-Megapixel Images to 16-bit TIF
2015-12-02 iMac 5K vs Mac Pro: PhotoZoom Pro
2015-12-01 iMac 5K (Late 2015): Bridges the Gap to the Mac Pro—It’s a Keeper
2015-12-01 Isn’t it About Time that 4K Video is Available Directly on an iMac?
2015-11-24 Get a Gorgeous 5K Display—with a Free Computer Included!
2015-11-23 iMac 5K (Late 2015) with 64GB: the Key to Professional Usage
2015-11-23 Parents: Macs Under $1000, and Many More Mac Discounts
2015-11-21 iMac 5K (Late 2015) vs Mac Pro: Real World Photoshop Performance
2015-11-21 Apple iMac 5K: 8GB and 16GB Configurations can *ADD* Memory While Keeping the Two Modules You Already Paid For
2015-11-20 OWC 64GB Memory for iMac 5K Now $675
2015-11-20 Late 2015 iMac 5K: diglloyd Photoshop Benchmarks
2015-11-20 Late 2015 iMac 5K: Photoshop Filters vs Mac Pro
2015-11-20 Late 2015 iMac 5K: IntegrityChecker 'verify' (SHA1 hash)
2015-11-20 Late 2015 iMac 5K vs Mac Pro: Convert 50-Megapixel RAW Files to JPEG
2015-11-19 Late 2015 iMac 5K: Rocking Fast Flash Drive / SSD
2015-11-17 iMac 5K: Top-Line Config Now in Stock
2015-11-15 Deals of Note at B&H Photo
2015-11-12 iMac 5K: the Top-Line Config + Save On Memory by Getting the Memory Separately
2015-11-11 $150 off the Brand-New Apple iMac 5K
2015-11-07 Best Choice for Color Gamut and Real Calibration is a Professional Solution (iMac 5K not so great)
2015-11-06 Apple’s DCI(P3) Color Gamut Improves Upon Longstanding Marginal Gamut, Yet Makes Little Sense in Context for Amateurs or Pros
2015-10-26 The Apple iMac 5K ('Late 2015')
2015-10-14 Reader Question: Update Coming for Apple Thunderbolt Display?
2015-10-13 New Apple iMacs Available for Pre-Order at B&H Photo + BUYING RECOMMENDATIONS
2015-10-13 New Apple iMac 5K 27" Supports 64GB Memory, OWC Has Kits Available
2015-09-04 Reader Question: NEC Displays vs Apple
2015-06-17 Dell UP2715K: 5K Display for Mac
2015-05-23 OWC Teardown of iMac 5K
2015-05-19 OWC Memory Kit for new iMac 5K
2014
2014-11-06 Fastest iMac 5K vs the Fastest Mac Pro: Create Multi-Resolution Image Series
2014-11-05 Fastest iMac 5K vs the Fastest Mac Pro: PhaseOne CaptureOne Pro RAW to JPEG
2014-11-04 iMac 5K: Content Lacking
2014-11-04 Fastest iMac 5K vs the Fastest Mac Pro: RAW to JPEG
2014-11-04 Fastest iMac 5K vs the Fastest Mac Pro: More Benchmarks
2014-11-03 The iMac 5K Goes Back
2014-11-02 iMac 5K: Stressing the CPU and GPU
2014-11-02 iMac 5K: Adding a 2nd Display (4K Display)
2014-11-01 Fastest iMac 5K vs the Fastest Mac Pro: XCode Build
2014-11-01 Fastest iMac 5K vs the Fastest Mac Pro: Video Transcode 4K to 1080p
2014-11-01 Fastest iMac 5K vs the Fastest Mac Pro: Photoshop Filters, Various
2014-10-31 Fastest iMac 5K vs the Fastest Mac Pro: Photoshop
2014-10-31 Fastest iMac 5K vs the Fastest Mac Pro: Integrity Checker (SHA1 Hash)
2014-10-25 iMac 5K Review to resume...
2014-10-22 iMac 5K: System Black-Out
2014-10-22 iMac 5K: Display Quality in Context
2014-10-22 iMac 5K Screen Scaling
2014-10-22 Disappointing: iMac 5K Flash Drive (1TB SSD) way slower than Mac Pro
2014-10-21 MPG iMac 5K Has Landed
2014-10-21 Color Gamut of iMac 5K
2014-10-19 MPG iMac 5K Arrives Soon
2014-10-17 Apple iMac 5K Memory Kits at OWC
2014-10-17 Apple iMac 5K Color Gamut?
2014-10-16 Why There is no New 5K External Display to Match the iMac 5K
2014-10-16 WOW! Apple iMac with 5K Display
2014-10-16 How Much Resolution in a 5K Display?
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