Our quick take
Apple 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display (2017) - 4.5 / 5
New 5K iMac review: Design
- All-in-one aluminium housing Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse 2 included 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C); 4x USB; SD card; Ethernet; 3.5mm jack
27-inch iMac (2017) review: Screen
- 27-inch, 5120 x 2880 resolution display DCI-P3 wide colour for 1 billion colours 500 nits brightness; 43 per cent brighter than predecessor
New 27-inch iMac review: Processors and graphics
- Discrete graphics: AMD Radeon Pro 500-series as standard Graphics have dedicated 4GB-8GB VRAM Intel Core i5 Kaby Lake processors as standard (Core i7 upgrades available) 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 RAM as standard (configurable up to 64GB) User-accessible RAM port for RAM upgrades
Apple 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display review: Software
- MacOS ‘High Sierra’ coming later in 2017 Will be MacOS ‘Sierra’ for launch
To recap
iMac remains the all-in-one to beat in almost every department. Its design is impressive, the screen is bright, sharp and colourful and the entry model (for what it offers) is good value. It’s as capable of chucking out 4K ProRes files as it is dealing with raw images. The new Kaby Lake processor and addition of modern ports mean it’s as future-proof as any machine out there.
