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#1801600 15-Jun-2017 15:07

guyl:

KillerHulk:

Is this good ?

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/WKAAPP4720144/Apple-27-iMac-CTO-5K-Display-Intel-Quad-i7-40GHz

will even add extra ram just to max it out..

That's the old model - show's out of stock...

What about this, from the Apple store?

https://www.apple.com/nz/shop/buy-mac/imac?product=MNE92X/A&step=config#

If you do go the route of a new iMac still max out the memory to 32Gb but do not buy the upgrade from Apple you will pay a fortune. Buy from third party suppliers at a fraction of the cost.

Whilst the difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a bit longer. However, miracles you will have to wait for.

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#1801908 16-Jun-2017 09:41

FineWine:

guyl:

KillerHulk:

Is this good ?

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/WKAAPP4720144/Apple-27-iMac-CTO-5K-Display-Intel-Quad-i7-40GHz

will even add extra ram just to max it out..

That's the old model - show's out of stock...

What about this, from the Apple store?

https://www.apple.com/nz/shop/buy-mac/imac?product=MNE92X/A&step=config#

If you do go the route of a new iMac still max out the memory to 32Gb but do not buy the upgrade from Apple you will pay a fortune. Buy from third party suppliers at a fraction of the cost.

I don't think the memory on new iMacs is user upgradable. I think its soldered onto the logic board now.

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#1801910 16-Jun-2017 09:44

The 27" are upgradiable the 21.5 are not.

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#1801951 16-Jun-2017 10:04

This from the Apple support site for all the iMac models 2006 to 2017 - 20" to 27" models

Get memory specifications and learn how to install memory in iMac

Whilst the difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a bit longer. However, miracles you will have to wait for.

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#1801965 16-Jun-2017 10:21

I got it ordered from apple store the latest june 2017 model..expected to arrive early next week... i vl update the specs soon...

But m big prob is, my old mac is completely dead (seems like)
Its stuck on grey loading screen...

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#1801966 16-Jun-2017 10:21

BTR:

FineWine:

guyl:

KillerHulk:

Is this good ?

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/WKAAPP4720144/Apple-27-iMac-CTO-5K-Display-Intel-Quad-i7-40GHz

will even add extra ram just to max it out..

That's the old model - show's out of stock...

What about this, from the Apple store?

https://www.apple.com/nz/shop/buy-mac/imac?product=MNE92X/A&step=config#

If you do go the route of a new iMac still max out the memory to 32Gb but do not buy the upgrade from Apple you will pay a fortune. Buy from third party suppliers at a fraction of the cost.

I don't think the memory on new iMacs is user upgradable. I think its soldered onto the logic board now.

21 inch is not soldered, but very difficult and warranty voiding to get to. 27 inch has a flap above the power port which opens to the 4 slots and is easy to change the RAM.... Comes with 2X 4GB as standard.

https://www.tekrevue.com/2017-imac-ram-upgrade/

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#1801967 16-Jun-2017 10:21

A Pro tip (literally): If you are buying Macs for business. Call Apple and tell them what you want to buy and ask for a discount. Usually lands me a 5% discount.

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#1801985 16-Jun-2017 10:44

jarledb:
A Pro tip (literally): If you are buying Macs for business. Call Apple and tell them what you want to buy and ask for a discount. Usually lands me a 5% discount.

Actually our company does have an account with apple and we did get a discount.

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#1801991 16-Jun-2017 10:48

Got following specs:
i7 , 4.2 Ghz
32 gb ram 2400Mhz ddr4
3 tb fusion drive
Radeon pro 580 with 8gb video memory

Guess that would be fine for me to use... 😛

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#1801994 16-Jun-2017 10:55

Hmmm - I think the latest machine at the highest spec should do you nicely.

Quite a turn around from the original question of how to speed up my 8 year old iMac.

Enjoy that - it should last you quite a while...

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#1802000 16-Jun-2017 10:58

Nice

so $5110.05 including 5%

Hope your business rights that off next tax time

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#1802003 16-Jun-2017 11:01

Our design team at work went very quiet about new Macs after the latest WWDC. Me thinks Finance will need to prepare it's self for the iMac Pro release.

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#1802218 16-Jun-2017 16:15

lxsw20:

Our design team at work went very quiet about new Macs after the latest WWDC. Me thinks Finance will need to prepare it's self for the iMac Pro release.

Hope they have deep pockets:(US$) maxed-out-imac-pro-cost

Whilst the difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a bit longer. However, miracles you will have to wait for.

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#1803497 19-Jun-2017 15:20

New iMacs have modular CPU apparently according to iFixit.

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#1803601 19-Jun-2017 19:14

stuck Now!!!

New computer has still not arrived..

on my old imac, i erased everything using disk utility,

Now when i try to reinstall os , it does not let me..

Because my app store account does not have osx downloaded on it.

i dont have any other apple device where i can login my account and download the osx to install.

what can be done ?

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