Testseek.com have collected 91 expert reviews of the Apple iMac 27 inch Retina 5K - Late 2015 MF885 / MK462 / MK472 / MK482 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple iMac 27 inch Retina 5K - Late 2015 MF885 / MK462 / MK472 / MK482.
June 2015
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The editors liked
Amazing screen with even better color detail
Reduced price
New accessories have built-in rechargeable batteries
Beautiful 5K display
Lots of computing power
Even better 5K display with wider color gamut
Handles tasks like 4K video with ease
Stylish and practical design
Decent builtin speakers
Gorgeous display
Very good performance overall
Spectacularly vivid and detailed display
Symphonic sound
Elegant software
Incredible display
Outstanding value for money
Classleading design
Fit and finish
Great connectivity options
Lots of great apps out of the box
Astonishing 5K display. Plenty of CPU power. Great connectivity.
Design
Slim chassis
Build quality and materials
System performance in Mac OS X
High-resolution 5K display
Input devices with rechargeable battery
The editors didn't like
Fusion Drive not available on base model
Hard to access ports
Base model performance suffers from weak graphics
Slow disk drive
Needs USBC & more default RAM
Expensive compared to similarlyperforming PCs
Magic Mouse 2 is terrible
Hard drive will affect performance on diskintensive tasks
Sluggish startup
No front-mounted USB ports
No HDMI-in
Performance tradeoff comes with lower starting price
design, slim chassis, build quality and materials, system performance in Mac OS X, high-resolution 5K display, input devices with rechargeable battery
maintainability, port access, no USB-C, no Thunderbolt 3, less SSD storage with FusionDrive, charging mechanism Magic Mouse 2
Once again, the second iteration of Apple's Retina 5 K all-rounder leaves a very good impression. The manufacturer has produced a device with high quality chassis and an elegant design. The new input devices impress us and finally have rechargeable batter...
Abstract: Some doubted an all-in-one could deliver what a professional needed, but the 2015 iMac with Retina 5K display is looking to not only disprove that but squash such suspicions completely. Updated this year with Intel's newest "Skylake" sixth-generation proc...
Published: 2015-11-09, Author: Roger , review by: appleinsider.com
Even better 5K display with wider color gamut, Handles tasks like 4K video with ease, Stylish and practical design, Decent builtin speakers
Base model performance suffers from weak graphics, slow disk drive, Needs USBC & more default RAM, Expensive compared to similarlyperforming PCs, Magic Mouse 2 is terrible
Apple's philosophy this year can be summed up with the cliché "if isn't broken, don't fix it." Skylake and better graphics hardware at least keep the iMac relevant, and people new to the Mac platform may be happy, mostly because of the incredible display...
Published: 2015-11-05, Author: Chris , review by: theverge.com
Abstract: The best all-in-one there is, now in both 4K and 5KLast year's iMac brought the Retina display to Apple's desktop product line in dramatic fashion. The 27-inch 5K screen was a jaw-dropping addition that made the all-in-one impossible to look away from. An...
Incredible display, Outstanding value for money, Classleading design, fit and finish, Great connectivity options, Lots of great apps out of the box
Performance tradeoff comes with lower starting price, Not much else, near perfect
The new entry-level iMac with 5K Retina display takes a good thing and makes it even better, by reducing the asking price. Sure, there is a performance trade-off to be had, but it does not detract much from the overall value proposition - in, fact, it mak...
Spectacularly vivid and detailed display, Symphonic sound, Elegant software
Sluggish startup, No front-mounted USB ports, No HDMI-in
Apple trims maybe $200 worth of performance and $500 off the price of its stunning 5,120x2,880 all-in-one desktop, making a hard-to-resist photographers' and videographers' machine that much harder. Read More…...
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Published: 2015-06-15, Author: Roman , review by: macworld.com
Gorgeous display, Very good performance overall
Hard drive will affect performance on diskintensive tasks
The iMac with Retina 5K display is one of the most impressive desktop computers to come from Apple, and now there are two models from which to choose. The $1999 Retina 5K iMac is the better choice as an everyday computer for typical users—you probably wo...
