iMac 5K (late 2014): Introduction

The late 2014 iMac 5K is a gorgeous machine that will appeal at a glance to anyone. But it might or might not be the right choice for professionals.

Professionals looking to make the best choice for their particular needs might consider consulting.

Ports

• Sound input/output jacks.
• Four (4) USB3 ports.
• Two (2) Thunderbolt 2 ports on one Thunderbolt bus.
• One (2) gigabit ethernet ports.
• One SDXC card slot.
• Power button
• Power cord receptacle.

Glitches

MPG experienced a system black-out while changing display resolutions: the screen went black and nothing would bring it back. Pulling the power plug and rebooting, the system posted a dialong noting that a “graphics problem” (the usual system crash dialog). This did not recur.