Apple 2020 iMac 5K: some Nice New Options but with Downsides for Pro Users (and save up to 77.7% on memory at OWC)
Get 2020 iMac 5K at B&H Photo.
I’m tempted to get a 2020 iMac 5K, as I still use the 2019 iMac 5K heavily during my travels to places like the Eastern Sierra, Alabama Hills, Mt Dana area, Saddlebag Lake area, White Mountains, etc—4 months straight this sprint during the feckless COVID-19 lockdowns.
The improvements in the 2020 iMac 5K are incremental. But for demanding computing chores like I do, including focus stacking and image scaling and panorama assembly using raw files of images up to 150MB each, the following features...
MPG: Apple 2020 iMac 5K: some Nice New Options but with Major Downsides for Pro Users
Apple wants a +$2600 for 128GB memory in the 2020 iMac 5K. This profit margin would make a Wall Street weasel blush.
Or you can get the 128GB at OWC for $600, a savings of $2000.
$319 SAVE $21 = 6.0% OWC 128.0GB (4 x 32GB) OWC 2666MHz DDR4 PC4-21300 260-Pin SO-DIM… in All Other Categories
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$239 SAVE $31 = 11.0% OWC 96.0GB (2 x 32GB + 2 x 16GB) OWC 2666MHz DDR4 PC4-21300 260-… in All Other Categories
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$160 SAVE $10 = 5.0% OWC 64.0GB (2 x 32GB) OWC 2666MHz DDR4 PC4-21300 260-Pin SO-DIMM… in All Other Categories
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$155 SAVE $25 = 13.0% OWC 64.0GB (4 x 16GB) OWC 2666MHz DDR4 PC4-21300 260-Pin SO-DIMM… in All Other Categories
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$79 SAVE $11 = 12.0% OWC 32.0GB (2 x 16GB) OWC 2666MHz DDR4 PC4-21300 260-Pin SO-DIMM… in All Other Categories
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$319 SAVE $21 = 6.0% OWC 128.0GB (4 x 32GB) OWC 2666MHz DDR4 PC4-21300 260-Pin SO-DIM… in All Other Categories
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