Apple iMac with Retina 5K display

[NiTeD]

I see our lovely friends at cOre are going to sell it for R35k for an entry level
The bastids

 

[lumpyza]

thats just bladdy crazy... i would rather pay R8k for a samsung 4k UHD monitor and connect it to my rMBP

 

[$m@Rt@$$]

thats just bladdy crazy... i would rather pay R8k for a samsung 4k UHD monitor and connect it to my rMBP

Yeah, and then you have something with practically the same performance, but with the added mobility.

 

[noxibox]

That price appears to be in line with UK prices.

 

[krycor]

Wonder if they will release a display only.. **waits**

 

[$m@Rt@$$]

Wonder if they will release a display only.. **waits**

Yeah, it's been ages since the Cinema display has been updated...

 

[lumpyza]

Yeah, it's been ages since the Cinema display has been updated...

Yeah, would like to see if they do update the Cinema display with the 5k retina monitor BUT i would hate to see the price tag that will come with it...

 

[Zyzzyva]

Wonder if they will release a display only.. **waits**

A 5K cinema display would require Displayport 1.3 to operate on a single cable. That's a good 12-24 months away - at the earliest.

 

[HApyM3al]

thats just bladdy crazy... i would rather pay R8k for a samsung 4k UHD monitor and connect it to my rMBP

im speaking under correction here now.

apple 5k display is sRGB 100% and normal 4k's normally tend to be 98%

as well this is IPS panel. most 4k panels that I just found online is TN panels.

LG just released and IPS 31' inch display for $1499.

R9 290m is as well better than going to get out of a macbook...

However I am running a rMBP with a external display as I am typing this. I need mobility.

Just trying to explain why the crazy price tag.

 

[Zyzzyva]

im speaking under correction here now.

apple 5k display is sRGB 100% and normal 4k's normally tend to be 98%

as well this is IPS panel. most 4k panels that I just found online is TN panels.

LG just released and IPS 31' inch display for $1499.

R9 290m is as well better than going to get out of a macbook...

However I am running a rMBP with a external display as I am typing this. I need mobility.

Just trying to explain why the crazy price tag.

The equivalent 5K panel from Dell costs the same as the retina iMac in the US. It's just damn expensive bleeding edge tech. Prices will improve, but it's going to take time.

 

[NiTeD]

The equivalent 5K panel from Dell costs the same as the retina iMac in the US. It's just damn expensive bleeding edge tech. Prices will improve, but it's going to take time.

But c0re could have made it R32k.

 

[Zyzzyva]

But c0re could have made it R32k.

Yes well, that's Core for you. I feel your pain bro.

 

[xera]

But c0re could have made it R32k.

c0ruption

 

[HApyM3al]

funny thing to think about, thats is the base model...

there is a `TB ssd 4ghz i7 version... price tag lets guess round R60K

 

[Zyzzyva]

funny thing to think about, thats is the base model...

there is a `TB ssd 4ghz i7 version... price tag lets guess round R60K

Sucks to be in SA sometimes. If I was in the US I would have probably splurged by getting one of these machine. I've been waiting for retina for that long, but in SA with the exchange rate as it is and Core taking their cut these iMacs are just funny money.

 

[Synaesthesia]

5k is 2x the pixel count of 4k(!). 4k to 5k is like the jump from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440.

It's gonna be an astonishing screen! Nice to be living in these times.

 

[HApyM3al]

5k is 2x the pixel count of 4k(!). 4k to 5k is like the jump from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440.

It's gonna be an astonishing screen! Nice to be living in these times.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/27/7068363/apple-imac-with-retina-5k-display-review

when the verge says its amazing... it is lol.

 

[HApyM3al]

Sucks to be in SA sometimes. If I was in the US I would have probably splurged by getting one of these machine. I've been waiting for retina for that long, but in SA with the exchange rate as it is and Core taking their cut these iMacs are just funny money.

couldnt agree more. so annoyed that iPhone so expensive. Newegg also just normal hardware. no wonder these people can get latest and greatest.

Would like one of these imac but i have an rmbp 13' and 1080P monitor. dont really need anything more. i can do with 2 more monitors though.

 

[jansdejager]

I whip out an old Macintosh from the 90s and queue amazement. Such dedication to quality

 

[cerebus]

Plus you really need to bump up the specs to get a decent experience. 8gb isn't really going to push that resolution effectively. So you're talking another $5-1000 for an optimal 5k iMac. But that thing is so lush <3