Testseek.co.uk 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
(85%)
91 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(95%)
5586 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
85010091
The editors liked
Incredibly sharp
Smooth 27in screen
Excellent heat management
Stunning design
Stunning 5K display
Performance
Beautiful and slim design
Stunning and improved display
Plenty of power
New Magic Keyboard is lovely
Upgradeable RAM port
Lower price than predecessor
Desktoplevel performance. Super detailed colouraccurate screen with a wide gamut. Graceful desig
Still a great design
Incredible 5K Retina screen
Solid performance with Skylake chipset and discrete GPU
Rechargable keyboard an improvement
The editors didn't like
Speakers and webcam need improving
Rear sockets aren't the most convenient
Pretty pricey
Price
Ports on the rear difficult to access
Extra RAM from Apple is pricey
1TB Fusion Drive drop in SSD portion (no issue for 2TB)
Not all applications will render resolution optimised
Screen not able to produce 100% of Adobe RGB colour space. Less powerful GPU reduces performance in accelerated apps
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…...
Was this review helpful?
Award
(90%)
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...
Abstract: 5K 60Hz SHOOTOUT: iMac 5K vsMac Pro 'tube' and 'tower'Posted May 1st, 2015, by rob-ART morgan, mad scientistMay 4th, 2015, added GTX 970 to the mixOS X 10.10.3 has added 60Hz support for the Dell UltraSharp 27 Ultra HD 5K Monitor at 5120x2880 when dual mD...
Abstract: REAL WORLD SHOOTOUT:iMac Retina 5K i5 w/M290X versusiMac Retina 5K i7 w/M295XPosted Friday, October 31st, 2014 by rob-ART morgan, mad scientistThe iMac with Retina 5K Display comes in two CPU 'flavors': The quad-core i5 and quad-core i7. Both ship with th...
Abstract: Removing the need for a large box tucked away under the desk, AIOs have benefitted from the miniaturisation of technology used in mobile computing, allowing more powerful components to be tucked away into the rear of their displays. While the AIOs of the...
Abstract: There's no two ways around it, the iMac's Retina 5K display has a lot of pixels. Let's do the maths: the 5,120 x 2,880 resolution means that there are 14.7 million of them. If you counted every single one, one every second, it'd take you 170 days non-stop...
Still just about the most beautiful screen you'll see on a desktop computer; Super bright screen; Very fast; Amazingly thin; Supports 802.11ac WiFi for speedy network connections; Arrives with new versions of the Apple peripherals; New keyboard and mouse
No Thunderbolt 3 or USB Type C; Apple's SD card placement on the back is still a pain to work with;
As close to perfection as it gets, Apple's 27 inch iMac is still the best all-in-one out there, and the upgrade to Intel's latest and greatest only makes this better.Simply put, Apple's 27 inch iMac is now faster, more capable, and offers a slight update...
