The new Apple iMac 5k offers impressive display, skipping 4k and pleasing video and CAD designers.
4k technology is still warm from the oven, but the new Apple iMac 5k flips the table by releasing a stunning Retina 5k display.
The display upgrade is notable in the new 27-inch Apple iMac, which is reasonably priced compared to Apple's previous release. The design for the new display raises the bar for all-inclusive desktop computers.
The upgrade is an innovation of sorts from the tech giant, incorporating its Retina technology from its mobile devices into desktop display. The result is an impressive all-inclusive Mac desktop graphics and video designers must have. It's also the display to own for anyone who needs the best screen resolution available.
The Apple iMac 5k new screen and GPU are the best, and notably, the only new innovations it has to offer, though. Apart from these, not much has been upgraded from last year's release. The new Apple desktop comes with a steeper price point, but with only an i5 Core processor to offer.
Apple iMac 2014 is officially called iMac with Retina 5k Display, the technology familiar to users of Apple's mobile devices. The display uses the oxide-based TFT, complemented with iPad technology that enhances pixel integration, resulting in sharper, vivid images.
Apple also claims the display retains the brightness of the original model, while cutting energy consumption by thirty percent.
cnet.com's Apple iMac review confirms the display does deliver to expectations: "In person, that 5,120x2,880 display is simply stunning, especially when displaying high-res full-screen photos and video. The previous 27-inch iMac had a 2,560x,1440 display, making this 2x jump especially impressive."
On the flipside, the specs of the new Apple iMac 5k are retained from the previous model. "What you're not going to find here is the latest generation of internal components. Nvidia has new 900-series GPUs for both mobile and desktop, but as noted, AMD is the GPU of choice here. Intel has a new generation of CPUs coming soon, codenamed Broadwell, but those are not expected until early 2015 at the earliest."
