This was so fun! Thanks for having me!!! X

@ReneRitchie

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the chat!

@KrzysztofBob

3 жыл бұрын

I would’ve never thought that I’ll ever see you both in one video. Great collab.

@johnwade7430

3 жыл бұрын

Mary Spender - hey, this was really interesting. . I am really interested in orchestral mock-ups and this iMac could be the way to go.

@johnwade7430

3 жыл бұрын

Mary Spender - what are you machine’s specs please. I know that video is more of your interest but music is such an important part of your life. When I saw those Adam Monitors in your studio I thought this girl knows what she wants:-)

@Zeinzu2

3 жыл бұрын

UNREAL!!! 2 of my online go-to online creators together. I'd love to see more of "The Tech of Music" type videos. The 2 have evolved hand in hand. Like the idea of reverbs. Where did they become important and why? And how have we changed them to make them function in our modern life? (type stuff). Thanks for coming together in this vid. Super cool!!!!

Wasn’t expecting to see Mary here. My music nerd world and Apple nerd world collide!

@whitehatpowers

3 жыл бұрын

Haha same!

@casperes0912

3 жыл бұрын

Read this comment before he said her name, and I was like "Mary Spender?... Here?"

@PrathamBhatia

3 жыл бұрын

Same😁

oh my gosh this crossover is more epic than Avengers Endgame

@ReneRitchie

3 жыл бұрын

Agree!

Never expected to see Mary Spender on this channel. Shows again that Rene is a man of very good taste. 😉

@stephen-gi9uz

3 жыл бұрын

But did he smash though

@utubekullanicisi

3 жыл бұрын

stephen 9789 lmao man chill out

Great video! I love mine (10 core, 40 GB RAM, AMD 5700, 1 TB SSD, nanotexture Screen). I just didn’t want to play the waiting game for Apple silicon which could take 18 months!

@Rockem1234

3 жыл бұрын

Did you compared it with the non nano? Do you notice the reduce in sharpness?

I own a 2015 27" iMac and a Mac Pro 5,1 that I have rarely used in the last few years. I have mainly built Hackintoshes. I gladly bought one of this years iMacs. Specs were good, the 5k display is gorgeous and when I sat down and planned a Hackintosh build, with a decent 4k display, it was right around the same price. I would have saved a few hundred dollars, but would have had to build it, load macOS etc. I do wish they would come down just a little on memory and storage upgrades, but, it seems Apple may be coming around. I am still waiting for a Mac Pro that is not a "Pro" but a mainstream tower. If Apple built a tower like the Mac Pro with the same specs as the 2020 iMac options, they would sell a ton of them. Tim...if you build it we would buy it!

@David-xt5ob

3 жыл бұрын

Dwayne Stimpson I wish that Apple would build a tower for the rest of us. I’d be very surprised if they did. Computer market is splitting into two which is pro and consumer. Consumer is iOS, chromebook, android where you get computing benefits without the issues of managing a computer. You just want to do your tasks and don’t care. The other is pro market like the tower but that is priced for pros eg the company is paying for it. Those of us that want / need or are just computer people that upgrade gear that need pro gear but without a pro price are kinda being left out. This isn’t an Apple thing but what’s happening across the general computer market. Apple is just ahead of the curve.

I really enjoy these collabs that you do rene, they really add another perspective to a conversation that can sometimes feel a bit repetitive

Really good video again Rene! Expecting my top spec beast to arrive any time now :)

Mary & Rene, Thanks for this review. Very helpful regarding iMac performance, features, functionality,... How was the fan noise under heavy workload? fairly quiet? As you do not mention fan noise, I presume it was not noticeable.

Great video with beautiful quality! I’m replacing my 2009 inch iMac (that still runs like a new one) with this one. I want Boot Camp for one thing. Then I can look forward to an Apple silicon after they get their bugs worked out.

Just got mine, mid option 500g, absolutely love it.

@ReneRitchie

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, terrific!

@MrTeslaX

3 жыл бұрын

what's 500g?

I am very pleased with my new one week old 2020 iMac 27 and it was great to watch this story with two of my favorite people in beautiful 4k!

@hackerculture7391

3 жыл бұрын

If you have the 27", you were viewing it in 5k ;)

Mary Spender!!! One of my favorites!!

@ReneRitchie

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too!

Yup, I am getting this one!

One of the best reviews of the last Intel. For musicians and content creators still a very good machine. Thanks and greetz 👌🏻

Not sure if you are still looking at comments, but interesting you used your laptop for this. I'm trying to decide what resolution and size monitor I want (need!) for my new laptop (when I buy it) and I am wondering what resolution you actually use. The default on the iMac 27 5K is only 2K - 2560 x 1440 or 1440p.... a fantastic resolution and a strong case for 5K monitors that look razor sharp - but it really makes 4K seem difficult to use if you want super sharp text that isn't so minuscule to read. Thanks!

I didn’t see a big enough jump over my 2015 model (which says a lot for Macs longevity). I have decided to wait for the Apple Silicon version. Hopefully it won’t be too long!

@ReneRitchie

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you really have to need one of the new features to make the upgrade. Macs last so long otherwise.

@aaronshortmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Rene Ritchie Yeah I honestly didn’t see a huge bump even with 128gb RAM and the machine specced out. A few less beach balls and that’s it. My hope is for a fanless iMac. If Apple hadn’t of announced Apple Silicon I may have upgraded but I’m glad they did (very un-apple!).

@ReneRitchie

3 жыл бұрын

@@aaronshortmusic For me, and for FCPX, the new graphics and higher internal storage SKUs are great. Nano texture, a nice bonus just because of all the windows I have.

@aaronshortmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Rene Ritchie I thought I needed nanotexture but I didn’t get a big enough reduction in glare and it also made the text and graphics less sharp. Not complaining, it’s good that they offer both. I remember when the MacBook Pro was matte and glossy screens were introduced as an upgrade!

@aaronshortmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Rene Ritchie It’s a fine machine but like you say, if you don’t NEED to upgrade it makes waiting for AS a little easier.

Excellent review. I'm a long term iMac user (2007 > 2019) that recently defected to PC. I'd love to go back, & aside from the form factor, the current gen is *almost* enough to tempt me, but... Right now, as in COVID-19 now, I need to work from home, which means running a Windows laptop, which means I *need* target display mode. If they can bring that back, then they have a winner!

Great discussion, Mary is a cool artist and a great example of the benefit of these new iMacs

Hey Mary & René, I also got my iMac about a month ago and it is great. What makes it better is this: I sold my old iMac and upgraded to this one. Speed is great - the improvements warrants the update. But unlike Mary's, mine is also connected to 2 X 4K Monitors. It wasn't a cheap upgrade, but hey what is ever cheap about Apple. As a Developer, I find the screen much better and also less headaches (much less reflections).

Hey - this is such a great video. I am just starting to get into video work - I use my Mac for music. Having to use iMovie for teaching was great but FCP is SO different. My real want it 4 Music production with large orchestral templates.

Can you do a tutorial of how you edit your videos on Final Cut Pro.

Watched the entire video because I wish I had an iMac lol - On a side note: Those B-Roll shots where in jiggle mode. What's up with your iPhone?

Hey Rene! Do you think Apple will keep the RAM slots avialable to the end user? Cause part of my body says they will...

I own one, 4tb ssd, i9’d, nanotextured. I plugged 128gb into it :-)

She was in 12 oz. mouse season 3!!! I feel I am the only one who follows this tv show, I waited 11 years for a new season. Thanks Mary Spender for portraying Aria 😊

This is a great discussion and a cross-over that I was not expecting. I ordered my new iMac last week. As nice as the nanotexture is, I just could not justify spending the extra $500 on the display. In my case, that money was better spent on upgrading to the i7 model and upgrading the RAM and SSD.

Hope to see more Apple Silicon Macs sooner rather than later. At the precipious where I borderline need a new Mac and want to see more on what they’ll offer.

WOw Rene and Mary together. To know also that Mary not only makes great music, Great videos, Collect cool guitars but she loves Mac.

My top spec 2020 iMac 3.8Ghz KEEPS CRASHING!!! I don't know what to do! even with basic tasks it crashes sometimes WTF!!! Should I have it replaced or just upgrade ram?

Wow! Two awesome people in one vid! The new iMacs are sick, but this whole new CPU thing puts a huge cloud over all of this

Well I just went onto the UK Apple Store and priced out similar specs for the 27” iMac you feature here alongside an iMac Pro. The big sticking point of course is the RAM, I ‘ordered’ just the 8GB RAM on the 27” iMac as I would go out and buy 128GB RAM sticks and upgrade it myself. So I prided out the 128GB RAM model for the iMac Pro - it was about 3,500UKPound more. When the iMac Pro came out I was talking to a specialist in the Apple Shop and he told me that I could upgrade the RAM in the iMac BUT it had to be the maximum cores model and you could only get it done in the Apple Store. At that time, 128GB RAM was the limit but I think it is double that now. A nice idea but SO expensive.... I am now seriously thinking of going for this 2020 27” iMac.

@johnwade7430

3 жыл бұрын

The top end 2020 27” iMac is actually a little bit cheaper than the base model iMac Pro without all the extra upgrades that I would need to order.

@johnwade7430

3 жыл бұрын

The difference seems to be the Processor - the iMac Pro has a Xeon Core; what has the 2020 27” iMac got? I think I heard that the XEON did enable you to squeeze more audio tracks out of the system but is this nit picking I wonder?

Hi Rene, do you think the “Apple Core” (my bet for Apple Silicon’s actually name 😉) iMac will be unveiled this year?

@ReneRitchie

3 жыл бұрын

No. I think rumors suggest MacBook this year. Apple said 2 years but even if they go faster, iMac now to me suggests not until next year at the earliest. But... 2020 makes everything weird.

@hw.guthrie

3 жыл бұрын

"Apple Core" ... Good guess.

I've read a lot of reports that the fan in the 2020 iMac is audibly louder than in previous years' models. What are your experiences?

@ercn1903

3 жыл бұрын

Can confirm. I sent mine back because of the fan but maybe I’m too sensitive. Thinking of buying an imac pro now..

Ordered one last week! 🤞

@ohwhatworld5851

3 жыл бұрын

Have you had any issues with it?

It’s definitely a power horse. I’d love to get a well spec’d MacBook Pro 16”, with Intel for music creation, and music postproduction. More portable in so many cases. Although an iMac is an option to study as well.

it’s frikkin’ expensive though. I just “created” one in the Apple store app, and it would cost more than 3000 euro. Yikes. My MBP is over 4 years old now, and I have it hooked up to a 38” LG widescreen monitor, and I still feel lucky to have this setup :) Next year my macbook pro will probably have to retire (it will be written off), so what to choose next? Wait for Apple silicon?

Love love love Mary Spender!!!

I see you with that « poutine » pronunciation 🇨🇦

Got mine last week. A got an almost 80% speed increase from my 2015 5K iMac

it's a good thing they did this (reusing old design) so that they don't have to with the apple silicone iMac

You said Apple won't put a touch ID sensor in the keyboard because of the cost. We can already use our Apple Watch to log in. I don't know why not add the ability to sign into our Macs using our phones? That isn't quite as useful as people thing since you still have to sign in after rebooting or logging back on after logging off. Maybe it is useful for using apple pay

@WhittyPics

3 жыл бұрын

I have a mid 2013 27" iMac that was maxed out when I ordered it. I am thinking about upgrading to the new one before they dump Intel. I just don't know how the Apple silicone is going to run the software I have plus I do use Bootcamp

I wasn’t able to tell if you are for or against the 27 inch iMac... video is unclear... 🧐😏😂 I’m glad you did this video - the iMac really is a powerhouse!

Mary Spender! Fantastic crossover.

Mary filming herself with her own camera to avoid the video artifacting was a great idea.

I felt there was lot about software on iMac vs the actual iMac...

I was hoping for Thunderbolt 4, and USB4 ports on the very last Apple Intel iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch system. The reason is I feel is with Thunderbolt 4 being fully compatible with the USB4 standard that we will see a high amount of external devices using the USB4 standard for some years to come. With that it will help drive down the cost of these devices. Now my reason for an Intel host system. I moved "Back to the Mac" as my main system when Apple moved to the Intel processor. The reason is simple in that when Apple stopped supporting a host system with OS updates I could just install another OS on it like Linux, and repurpose the device for other uses around my home. Now with Apple's move to the AXXX processors I do not know if I will still be able to do this. A person can only dream that Apple could support an open source Linux distribution that runs on the AXXX processor line. So at this time I use the Apple iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) that the only thing other than memory I have changed is to remove both parts of the 1TB Fusion Drive, and replace it with a Samsung SSD 860 QVO 2TB drive. SSD main boot drives are the only way to go these days. So I will wait until Apples comes out with a AXXX iMac (Retina XK, XX-inch 202X) system. By that time I am hoping that the have moved to the new Thunderbolt 4/USB4 standards, and that someone has come out with a Linux, or other OS that will boot on AXXX host iMac systems. So when Apple comes out with a new AXXX iMac (Retina XK, XX-inch 202X) at that time I will either purchase the current iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020), or the new host system.

My guitar and tech KZread worlds have collided!

Good video

Summary: it’s quite extraordinary, innit?

This is cool. For now, I am just going to stick with my Mac air

Great as always Rene! Still gotta say Nebula needs a social factor. It still feels very alien and disconnected, which means i don’t really spend any time on it. No rating system, no comments. I know you want to avoid the death trap of the KZread style comment nightmare, but how many people who actually want to watch documentaries and educational materials are going to be as shitty as on KZread? It might be worth the experimental time to find out. Thanks again!

Give nano texture on EVERY SINGLE PRODUCT please

next, I want frog leap studios

Ray from Starwars?

Loved your pronunciation of poutine;)

Today with some (not all) YT content providers "We need to see a better design, it's old!" Tomorrow "The new 27 or 30" M2 iMac (I'm assuming chip release), has no memory upgrade, it's too expensive and the speakers aren't as good!" It's like watching someone's kid running around with scissors. IT mgr's are familiar with Intel, and coming from the B2B reseller side, I can see why Apple has stretched out the iMac life cycle. Because of my eyesight I have an 27" iMac, the only thing I need in my workflow is Windows Desktop running a PC Quote system which I use to quote ...PC's servers, storage etc, lol the irony. My work flow has doubled in speed, everything works better, even the Mac version of Outlook. Just had to get used to File Mgmt.

Rene has friends

Meh.... just more of the same. I got one, but the experience is the same as my 2015. Incremental updates, but the is identical. I needed the intel chip for bootcamp otherwise I would have waited.

When she’s using the new iMac FaceTime camera, it’s still super bad quality...

@CosmicEpiphany

3 жыл бұрын

That's Do To compression from streaming over the Internet (Meaning he was recording the video feed he was getting from her). If you go back and watch his review about the 27 iMac he shows exactly what the camera looks like in that video and it looks great.

Thought that was Emma Watson for a moment

Nerds... assemble!!

35th!

Any downsides? It just like a paid advert.

Useless to buy this Imac during M1 times

Is there anything other than video creation that reviewers report on? It’s all BS to me.

Yikes about this drop because it will be obsolete so soon. Dem bezels and design doh. Esh... I mean, I guess if you're a casual to a casual professional who does not require upgrades for years on end.