Be sure to get subscribed with notifications on so you can catch my coverage when my 2020 iMac arrives! What specs do you think I went for?

@307skylake7

3 жыл бұрын

definitely not the 21.5” i know that

@kanzai12

3 жыл бұрын

lol! u fast ma dude!! just saw u tweet, now u already uploaded here and its 360p

@Galaxywar01

3 жыл бұрын

luke....360p ????????????

@mischl1

3 жыл бұрын

My guess: 27", nano glass, 10-core, 8GB RAM (to be upgraded yourself), 2TB SSD, 10GB Ethernet.

@davidhepworth3956

3 жыл бұрын

Luke Miani I’m guessing you went with the 10 Core i9, 8GB of Ram (upgraded yourself to 40GB), highest end 16GB graphics, 1TB SSD and the Nano Texture Glass.

Two videos in one day? HECK YEAH!!!

So pretty hilarious, I placed an order a couple weeks ago for a new iMac 27” but several times had to cancel the order because I realized I made a mistake with the spec like not getting the SSD or Vega 48 and also not getting 8 GB of RAM so I can upgrade later. Well I must’ve freaked the system out because I had to wait for it to reset due to me using the education store and since placing my current order July 30th, I saw today my order was on hold and contacted support. To my surprise I found that my build has been upgraded to the new 10 core processor, Radeon Pro 5700, and my at the time upgraded 512 TB SSD is now standard so my order price actually goes down. I must have an iMac guardian angel or something 😅

@unpopularopinion5022

3 жыл бұрын

512 TB SSD?????hahhah

@MercMan

3 жыл бұрын

I meant GB 😂 or maybe I’m from the future 👀

@unpopularopinion5022

3 жыл бұрын

@@MercMan if you are future ....did trump die?????

@MercMan

3 жыл бұрын

Unpopular Opinion I cannot say, butterfly effect and all that

@bigshoe84

3 жыл бұрын

Unpopular Opinion He will eventually die, just like the rest of us.

Let’s hope that 1080p web cams (at least) are included in all MacBooks moving forwards...

@kelvinkms3671

3 жыл бұрын

I expect 4K webcam. In 2020, everything should be 4K !!!

@cobydog456

3 жыл бұрын

Kelvin KMS 4K is so overkill for a webcam. Most people don’t even have a 4K display.

@kelvinkms3671

3 жыл бұрын

@@cobydog456 iMac is a retina display 21 inches is 4K. 27 inches is 5K. so it is definitely no problem at all !!

@kelvinkms3671

3 жыл бұрын

@@cobydog456 iPhone has 4K quality front facing camera too. so why iMac don't follow ? at least give us an option to choose 1080P or 4K webcam.

@rossgoosen7269

3 жыл бұрын

@@kelvinkms3671 it still wouldn’t look as good as an iPhone camera - desktop webcams use a usb connection, including the iMac, and the cameras on an iPhone have a direct connection. 4K webcams are generally overkill for that reason - you generally lose a lot of detail due to compression

Love your videos❤️ was waiting for your reaction on the currently released imac❤️

This was helpful. Thanks Luke!

Appreciated your perspective on this.

Thank you for the great info!

Thanks for your excellent Apple-centric reviews. Love the retro device comparisons and reviews, keep up the great content!

Thanks for the heads up! I was going to buy the 27" for my video editing. So I better stick with my current i5 8GB for a while and wait for a brand new product in near future.

Is that an external hard drive on top of your speakers' subwoofer? Because you know, vibrations and HDD are not the best combination. Plus there might be a strong magnetic field too. Love your vids by the way!

Damn Luke you’re on a roll with your uploading schedule

As always, great video Luke! Very much looking forward to the Apple Silicon 🖥 & 💻. Exciting times ahead!

You beautifully covered all the bases. Succinctly!

Thanks for sharing this!

Very Good information keep it up

Thx for the vid bro!

Thanks, again, for your valid insights.

360p anyone! Have been so early before! :) Luke your videos are amazing thank you for the great content :)

Good advice at the end, Luke.

This is the first time I've been this early to a Like Miani video. Jeez I haven't seen only 360p video in a while

21.5" iMac got an update too. It finally doesn't come standard with a spinning hard drive/fusion drives and flash SSD standard across the 21.5" line.

I'm looking to get a pretty higher end 27 inch iMac for my studio this month. I don't "really" care about Apple silicone. I'm running a mid-year 2010 Mac Pro. It's time to upgrade.

Ayyy two uploads today

I love it when you upload

Good info. When you get a new 2020 iMac, please demonstrate how well it performs when editing 4k video using premiere pro. Thanks

Great video , Luke ! Will you be testing the cooling on the 10 core iMac? I am worried about thermals. Do you think it has the redesigned cooling system from the iMac Pro?

Very vice decisions, like always, Luke! I’m planning to wait the hopefully this year coming iMac 23-24in silicon based machine. The size would be perfect for my needs. And with so much new stuff I think it will be clever to get Apple Care too. Then you should be covered if something unexpected should happen.

Interesting take on purchasing before the new lineup comes out with the new chips. Ever consider compatibility with commonly used programs and the learning curve associated with it?

wow, i'm so early its still in 360p! Haven't seen that in years!

@neIgn

3 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@inmyslumber

3 жыл бұрын

I was so confused why I couldn't view it in 1080p.

@raymondgradzewicz

3 жыл бұрын

ikr

@tgrush1253

3 жыл бұрын

mE tOo

@GwnMichael

3 жыл бұрын

same

Great video!

I’ve got the 2019 iMac. So I think I’ll wait until they update the design of the box + add the Apple silicon, before I update. But I’m happy to see they finally caught up with 2020 and made SSD standard... Finally! Lol

Great review bro!! Instead of buying the iMac it’s very to wait just to know what Apple it’s gonna do with the upgrades later!

Could you recommend which brand RAM is good for iMac? Thank you so much!

I plan on keeping my 27" iMac (late 2009) running Snow Leopard for Final Cut Pro 7. I hate to lose that amazing display, but I need an upgrade for everything else. Can you please do a side-by-side with the 2020 iMac base model and the M1 Mac Mini?

Really like your channel and all the work and research you do. I'm new to MAC desktop and bought a late 2013 refurbished about 3 years ago. I didn't know much about Apple hardware and was shy on the graphics card. Now I'm ready to look into updating to new or newer refurbished. Would you be able to recommend a safe reliable 3rd party memory? I can save money and put more towards a better graphics card if I can add 3rd party memory. Thanks, and really appreciate this channel and info!

I'm surprised Luke didn't report on that monumental 1080p webcam upgrade for the first time in the regular iMac line thanks to the new T2 Chip & you get True Tone too. Nifty. This could bring some big improvements to video production for Luke.

For me this is a great upgrade. I’m coming from a 3rd gen i7 in a 2013 pc laptop and could barely get any of my photo editing done. Took hours. I went with a base i5 2020 iMac and I have 24gb of ram total between onboard and expansion cards.

I wished you made videos more often! Can I upgrade my iMac mid 2014 iMac 21.5. I want to replace the screen with the 4K screen from the newer models if possible.

Nice, that retro-look.

Saw your comment on talosive tech! I see you are scouting the competition

@lezzgilol

3 жыл бұрын

Rishi Jha me 3

Please let us know if the new iMac has the same fan system as the iMac Pro. I’d love to see a 10-core iMac vs iMac Pro video.

LUKE! What is this upload schedule?! Is this 2 uploads in 1 day? (haha imac 2in1 = 2 upload one day ok i’ll leave)

@muhammadamohsin

3 жыл бұрын

why not intel iris pro 580?

@307skylake7

3 жыл бұрын

DedoGamingONE UHD sounds better then Eyes amigo 😎

@muhammadamohsin

3 жыл бұрын

@@307skylake7 IRIS PRO sounds better than UHD

@307skylake7

3 жыл бұрын

DedoGamingONE *_for you_*

@VerXay

3 жыл бұрын

man , i see u everywhere i go

Hey Luke, I have a '14 iMac 27 inch do you think I should get this new one or wait for new silicon? I have noticed it's been choking under load with photo editing but not much else.

I will definitely watch your unboxing of the spec bump update of the 2020 iMac.

2 uploads in 1 day? Yes great content! Yea

Hi, an interesting option, do you know what type of SSD comes with the iMac or more importantly can it be swapped out and what generation/format the board supports. My thinking is, if I'm going to invest with a view to upgrading myself in my own time It'd make sense to invest in the parts what can't be updated, so better CPU & GPU from apple, ram, an easy upgrade to add extra 32gb to the 8gb shipped giving 40gb for around £125, the little shy of £500 ish saved fits nicely into the Radeon Pro 5700 XT with 16GB. then debate with myself if it's worth the extra £400 to up the CPU to the i9 I don't mean to confuse you with the strange £ symbol but I'm in the UK

I’m still on my 2013 27”. Should I wait to replace? This is the longest time that I’ve been a machine. Most do audio production, mixing and mastering and photography editing.

You have an option on the 21.5 inch for a 1TB fusion drive, at the same price as 256GB SSD.

I still want to wait and see on ARM stuff. Earlier 2019 stuff still holds up.

@taylordarion3477

3 жыл бұрын

Brad DL mid 2012 too...

@WarriorsPhoto

3 жыл бұрын

You will be fine since these modern chips are definitely powerful.

@LillBenny

3 жыл бұрын

@@taylordarion3477 My late 2009 working splendidly as well.

@WestonStephens

3 жыл бұрын

2015 still flys

How about the T2 chip in the imac 2020? I've heard that makes a big difference for video editing. Is it worth selling my 2019 27" imac for the new one?

A comment, because I’m told they help and your vids are top notch.

I have an older 2013 macbook and need an iMac for editing video. I almost purchased the 2019 iMac 27" and now I'm glad I didn't. I can't, however wait a year or two for the new chip. So I guess you answered my question of whether I should buy now or not. I definitely need a computer.

My 2013 iMac is struggling with 4K and thinking about picking up this 27" iMac. Good idea or pick up the iPad Pro with Lumafusion to edit videos and wait until a better iMac comes out?

If I go with this 2020 27' iMac, what RAM do you recommend if I only want 24GB of TOTAL RAM? I'd get the base 8gb that you recommend and add 16gb more.

Hey Luke, I'm still running a late 2015 27" iMac. Still meets my needs perfectly. It will be supported at least a couple more years. My thoughts at this point are: I'm good with apple mobile devices, such as the iPhone, iPad, etc. For a desktop though, We all know Apple has been tightening the flexibility the end user has over the hardware more and more. With this said, I don't tweak a lot these days, but I still like to have the options. With that said, I will probably stick with Apple for mobile devices, but may decide to build my own desktop when this iMac no longer is able to keep up. I would miss macos of course, but I am able to use Windows, or Linux as alternatives. I would just need to decide which one would be best for my needs. Always enjoy your videos (even if I don't comment much) Have a great day!

I was getting ready to get a Mac mini with i7 32gb ram for photoshop and Lightroom, but now I’m not sure what to do. I already have good monitors, keyboard and mouse. But the iMac with the 10 core seems pretty solid, not taking price into account, do you think there’s a big difference in performance between the 2 for photo editing.

Do a video on the last PowerPC iMac vs the last Intel iMac ^_^

"We're looking at $3400 which is honestly not that bad" Luke, love your videos but that is the most ridiculous statement I've heard in my life

@chowie84

3 жыл бұрын

nah

@kazi1

3 жыл бұрын

octorox true

@ultraenergy313

3 жыл бұрын

@@octorox_animation if the imac 5k has target display mode it would be nice, but we both know what would happen.

@grootsyt

3 жыл бұрын

@mrFluorocarb dude that's bullshit. You and me both know that 3400 for a PC is very expensive. Mine cost 1000 and has better specs. Stop it man

@grootsyt

3 жыл бұрын

@mrFluorocarb while I agree with you on how something being expensive is relative, but you saying that adults with "grown up jobs" find 3400 for a PC cheap is the biggest nonsense I have ever heard of. If you find that price range cheap, you are the exception and nobody else.

I'm looking at upgrading my home mac. I'm currently using a 2009 Mac Pro dual CPU flashed to 5,1 running Mojave and my 2015 Macbook Air i7 to a new iMac or Mac Mini (I game and program so iMac is probably going to be my choice assuming I can plug it into my 27" Cinema display with a Mini Displayport to USB-C adapter). I like these new specs on the 27". Since my computers tend to last me awhile I'm not worried about replacing it in 5 years with the post-launch Applie Silicon if need be. I just really wish they'd do something with the mac mini or give us an in-between mac mini / mac pro machine with real graphics support.

I keep wanted to update my 2016 dual core mbp but new things keep coming out so I keep waiting on the new rumors and I think it’s best to keep waiting till the 2021 arm macs

I *have* a 5K 2017 bought in desperation 2018 when my 2014 was going into the shop and the core-i9 model was tardy, and I'm buying the new 2020 5K with a core-i9, a Radeon Pro 5700 XT, 4 TB SSD, and 10gb ethernet. First off, I go up from 8 to 20 threads and from a Radeon Pro 580 8GB to a 5700 XT 16 GB and a 3 TB fusion drive to 4 TB SSD. (The 10 gb ethernet is just for future proofing). This is going to be a _massive_ increase in performance, and I expect my 7-10 hour transcode sessions to drop dramatically - and it puts a H.265 workflow into the range of possibility. The 2017 was pretty anemic, and I can see how if you have the 2019 you might want to hold off, but consider that if you game at all, you still have Windows (either virtual or boot camp) available. On the Mac side, AAA game titles have been pretty anemic, and Catalina bumped off a _lot_ of Mac gaming titles by dropping 32 bit mode - leaving Windows pretty much the only game in town. This machine gets you the fastest consumer Mac ever made, and the last capable of boot camp. I plan to use this machine until Apple silicon Macs become sufficiently compelling, and either AAA game developers start taking an interest in Apple silicon systems or virtual Windows becomes fast enough. Or if that never happens, and Apple silicon iMac and a cheap windows gaming machine. IIRC, the 2017 was purchased as top-of-the-line - the 2017 SSD topped out at 2 TB and was ludicrously expensive - so the big difference is how much top-of-the-line has changed.

Wish could add the nano textured glass on my 2017 iMac now lol

You make good points. I went back and forth for several weeks. Do I pull the trigger or wait for Silicon? In the end, I decided 1) My 2015 iMac simply was not cutting it any more, 2) I really don't want 1st Gen Silicon, and 3) I'm anticipating at least 2-3 years (factoring in waiting for at least 2nd gen Silicon) before I'm ready for a new iMac, so I went ahead and bought 10 core with 5700xt GPU and 2tb storage and bought 128 gb ram from OWC. I think I'll be fine waiting a couple of years for Silicon -- at least I hope so! 😉

Makes sense about the larger pro models coming later, That democratic is also the least likely to jump head first into a complete new platform. They need the stability of their work flow more than anything else.

7:42 On macrumors someone posted a screenshot where apple service stated the RAM door has been moved?!

I wonder if non-XMP 2933MT/s DDR4 modules will work since that is the native supported speed for 10th gen CPUs?

Can you still upgrade the ram yourself? and if so what brand of Ram?

I'm on a late 2015 5K right now. I'm not sure what to do honestly. I'm guessing, try to wait it out.

I’m still rocking 2012 , 27inch iMac. 16Gb 1TB HD and an internal 1TB SSD. GarageBand and iMovie perfect.

We have a late 2012 21.5" iMac. which still functions well on its Mojave 10.14.6 update. Catalina and this computer did not like each other!! The new 2020 27" iMac looks like quite an improvement over ours, but knowing a new design is on the horizon, and that ours still works well, I'm having second thoughts. We don't play games on the iMac, and are not in need of the features on the top tier computer. We use it for photos, word processing, email, and research primarily. The 2020 midrange 27" iMac is the one we were considering. Any thoughts or buying advice?

will definitely stick with my 2017 27" iMac, especially now that i have 64gb of ram. what's it gonna take for them to give the entire line a complete design overhaul?

@JCmendes66

3 жыл бұрын

The same here have a imac 27 2017 buy in 2018 with I7 4,2 ghz , 16 G ram and 512 SSD,.......i wait more 2 years for the all line up silicon

@Ross6041

3 жыл бұрын

+The bearded Seeker when people stop buying the old model

@unklecorky2181

3 жыл бұрын

I've been holding off getting a new iMac because I'm waiting for the redesign. Looks like I'm waiting another year!

What make of RAM would you suggest and can I fit it myself.

I am assuming the 27" will still have the RAM access door? It is only $100 to get the 10GB Ethernet. That would future proof it some.

can you run Mojave on it? why don't you make a video about the many issues Catalina introduced for people with 3rd part external HD?

I'm interested in buying the 21.5" iMac for my father so it looks like I will indeed be waiting for the silicon 23" or 24" iMacs hopefully later this year.

I have a 2010 iMac 27 and it has seen better days plus the software can't upgrade anymore which means my photography plugins aren't supported for upgrades. I want a new iMac 27 but remember getting burned when I bought the iPad 3 and a month later Apple came out with a new iPad. Much better then what I had. So if I can hang on a little longer should I or just go for this new iMac 27?

The ONE thing I'm really worried about is thermal issues (throttling/overheating), especially with the new 10-core CPU. Interesting that they now added the T2 chip. This indicates to me that the iMac Pro will probably not see a refresh and that the 27" iMac is now the standard workhorse for mainstream professionals, including for video editing (now improved with the T2 chip). Another thing I'm curious about is how many external 5k monitors you can drive with the 27" iMac with the maxed GPU. I was favoring the iMac Pro because of the dual Thunderbolt controllers, allowing for two external 5k monitors. Turns out the tech spec page is clear on this: it will run two ProXDR monitors, but only one external 5K monitors. It will run two external 4K monitors, which I might resort back to, at a smaller size, to retain a similar resolution.

@zero131056

3 жыл бұрын

The new iMac can support 2x 6K displays, including the Pro XDR.

@mischl1

3 жыл бұрын

@@zero131056 After reading the tech spec page it turns out that you can only run one external 5k monitor, but you can run 2 ProXDRs. So like I thought, it has just a single Thunderbolt controller. You can run two 4k monitors, which I might resort to, and downsize the external monitors to 21" or something, to keep a similar retina resolution.

my questions: will ram be as easy upgradeble? will it accept a bigger ssd (or refuse it, like the macpro)? does it have 2 ports for ssd's oder only 1?

Nice vid you the first to make a video!!

I'd love to see some comparison between iMac Pro's Vega graphics and this 5700XT. Pro's price doesn't look right at all, they could/should have bumped up the hardware more.

If OSX is being updated to run on Apple silicon - how long will it be until we can attach a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse to an iPad Pro and run OSX directly (and natively) on the iPad. I’m thinking mostly about XCode - but I imagine there are all kinds of other reasons why a power user might want to do this.

Luke Miani Where would you recommend getting RAM from?

6:20 Does this mean they potentially soldered the storage to the motherboard this year? (I actually don’t know if they’re already soldered, but I’m assuming not because they kept spinning rust until last year)

@PpVolto

3 жыл бұрын

When there are how think apple does design yes its soldered ssd like in the macbooks. So E-Waste by design, and with how slim the Apple displays are and there use the same design for the new iMacs with apple silicon then there is the soldered ram and ssd are not out of reach for them. My last hope there are not soldered down... like in any other redesigneed mac in the last years

@fredvima9916

3 жыл бұрын

they used hard drives and ssds before so they weren't soldered because you can solder a hard drive to the board. Now they likely will be soldered since they have no reason not to. But no one has gotten one and taken them apart yet so we don't know.

@evancrazyerror

3 жыл бұрын

PpVolto They’ve actually behaved on the other desktop Macs. Yes the Mac Mini has a soldered SSD, but it had ram slots, I’m assuming the SSD was soldered for that cunt of a co-processor T2, and the Mac Pro has removable, and expandable storage, with expandable RAM. You can still have hope, plus with something like the iMac where there are more configurations, it might be cheaper for them to have ram slots

Luke, I 100% agree with you about these new 27" iMac models. This is good to see Apple staying true to what they said about Apple PCs staying with Intel for at least two years. I do wonder how well that 10 core chip will do inside that chassis? Did you get yours with the 16GB 5700XT? (:

Luke what is the likelihood Apple will not allow users to add RAM to future BIG iMac's like the 27" ARM successor? Its another thing to consider between getting this iMac or the redesign in 6-12 months.

Not many people have picked up on this but 10th Gen Processors all support Hyperthreading, even the i5, in the previous generations you had to get i7 or above to access this technology.

Also wondering about thermals too with the 10 core cpu.

Will the ARM CPU be compatible with Windows virtual machines ? Fusion or VMware workstation??

PLEASE LET ME KNOW? - Can you remove the stand and add an aftermarket VESA mount?

you got the 10-core i9, the base 8GB of ram, the 5700 XT, the 1TB SSD, the standard 1gig ethernet and the nano textured glass

Hey Luke, I'm curious is the SSD soldered to the logic board? So what happens if the drive goes bad?? Can that be replaced? Or something only Apple can fix until your warranty is up. I'm just curious because I usually tend to keep my iMacs for a long time and this would be a bit of a game changer in my overall decision. Pretty sure this is going to be standard operating procedures for Apple and all their new iMacs/ computers coming down the pipeline. Curious on your thoughts! Was waiting for this one because I was a bit worried that the new silicon ones would not have removable storage like this one (RAM). But Apple's lack of putting in another fan or setting it up like the iMac Pro's cooling system has left a bitter taste in my mouth. There is a ton of room in that 2020 27" iMac they could have used to add this stuff. Makes me feel like they are more interested in making 3 trillion then taking care of their loyal customers!! Feels like they just through this one together with parts they had around the shop! Love to hear your thoughts.

when I saw the re-design rumours, I regretted buying a 32" monitor, and a Mac mini in May. With the lack of a re-design, this justifies my recent refresh. I last had an iMac in 2017, and have been holding back getting another, due to boredom with the 2010 design.

‪I’m wondering does the new 27 inch iMac support Face ID authentication with its T2 chip?

So maybe someone can chime in here, We have 3 imac 2017 27inch base models weve been using at work we use them on a regular basis however in the last few months they seem to have gotten really slow we are guessing the hard drives are starting to go in them. Ive been trying my best to hold out on getting them replaced we obviously wanted to wait for the silicon but who knows when that will be, do you suggest we bite the bullet and replace them with these? We normally get apple care on them as well and try to get a good 3 years out of them. We dont need anything crazy spec wise we just want fast running computers that we use for our point of sale and iphone back up and restores. Theres a noticeable difference in the standard hard drive and SSD when doing back up and restores and we do quite a bit of those. We though about a spec bumped mac mini but with adding in a 4k / 5k it seems close to what we would spend on the imac anyways. Just really torn here.

Luke. I have a MacBook Pro 16” 2019. I have a problem. There’s stains on the screen that can be clearly seen with the screen turned off and no matter how I clean it with a soft cloth and water they just won’t disappear.

An ARM iMac Pro is gonna be amazing

You maxed everything except the ram and the SSD because you really want a look at that new nano glass. The only thing I’m not certain of is the Ethernet because I don’t know if your network supports it - but I’m thinking maxed for future proofing. 🧐. I’m definitely waiting for the first 12-14” AS MacBook as long as it launches with Big Sur. Hopefully AS plays nice with a 2011 iMac in Target Display mode...

Can you suggest me which one should I buy between iMac 10th gen i9, 32 gb ram, 2TB ssd or Mac mini 6 core i7, 32 gb, 2TB with LG 34wk95u monitor?? But I thinking about Mac mini intel graphics card. Is it able to run this monitor smoothly??

hopefully its upgradeable!

@DJ-Coma

3 жыл бұрын

RAM is.