Why would a Mac purchased for music production require a high-end graphics card? (it doesn’t). For example, OWC is currently selling DRAM for these new 2019 27″ 5K iMacs for 62% less than Apple… this is typical. RAM from vendors such as OWC, sell fully spec’d RAM for HALF or less what Apple charges and you pop in the DRAM sticks yourself. Having bought my 1st Mac (of several) in ’92, I can tell you like all other folks who’ve thought it through, you ALWAYS select the minimum amount of RAM from Apple via the CTO option when ordering. This is a comment typical of those who are neither Mac fans or experienced in buying Mac hardware. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments section below. Personally, I prefer a laptop workflow for the time being, so I’m sticking with my 2018 MBP until it makes sense for me to buy a desktop computer. Prices start at USD 1300 for the 21.5-inch 4K iMac and USD 1800 for the 27-inch 5K iMac.Īll in all, a significant refresh that’s already sent some of our crew down to the Apple store. These are creators’ machines and very capable for music production.

Memory-wise, the 4K iMac carries up to 32GB RAM, and the 5K iMac goes up to 64GB.Įverything else remains the same, including the port configuration which is quite reasonable – 2x USB C/TB3 ports, 4x USB-A ports, headphone jack, SD card slot, and Gigabit ethernet.

I find this to be quite a mishap in 2019, especially that solid state drives’ prices have dropped considerably.

In terms of storage, all 27-inch models and the upper-end 21.5-incher come with Fusion Drives (SSD for operating systems, apps, and frequently accessed files + HDD for the rest), while the entry-level 21.5-inch iMac comes with standard HDD storage. The older iMacs were pretty nimble already, so I can imagine the new ones are absolutely leet.įurthermore, the new Radeon Pro Vega cards have an 80% graphics performance improvement in the 4K-resolution 21.5 inch iMac, and 50% in the 5K-resolution 27-inch iMac. With the new silicon on-board, the 21.5-inch iMac is said to be 60% faster than the last generation, while the 27-incher is as much as 2.4 times faster. The 21.5-inch can be configured with up to a 6-core 8th-gen CPU, while the 27-inch can be had with up to an 8-core 9th-gen processor.

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