New imac

jimmy83 said:
Thanks for the update Neil, may I ask what you have used to calibrate your iMac?

Am I right in thinking the max ram is x16GB (32GB)?
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The best place to begin is using your System Preferences / Displays / Colour dialogue - with Advanced.. you've got at least 5 extra calibration screens to set. At the end of the day though, settle for what "looks right" to your eyes, especially as it's you who will be the main viewer. We're all colour blind to varying degrees!

The RAM is double whatever Apple says. My 2011 21.5" iMac is theoretically maxed out at 16GB but I'm told I can go to 32GB and the OS will still 'see' it. I have 4 RAM slots and each will take 8GB.
 
Chrisphoter said:
The best place to begin is using your System Preferences / Displays / Colour dialogue - with Advanced.. you've got at least 5 extra calibration screens to set. At the end of the day though, settle for what "looks right" to your eyes, especially as it's you who will be the main viewer. We're all colour blind to varying degrees!
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if youre printing or showing on web etc then hardware calibration is essential.

software calibrating or doing it by eye is never going to be accurate.
 
neil_g said:
need to know years and models for both really.
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Mac Mini is 2011 if that helps I don;t think the RAM will work in my iMac.

Crucial 16GB 2x 8GB DDR3 1600 MT/s CL11 SODIMM 204 Pin 1.35V / 1.5V Memory Module Kit for Mac

(1600 I guess this needs to be 1866)


Crucial 16GB (2x 8GB) 1866MHz DDR3 RAM

 
it not being 1866 isnt the end of the world as long as its the same type (DDR3 SODIMM 204 pin). the faster ram will (or should) throttle back to the slower ram speed.

in theory anyway, you might not ever have any issues or you might get odd little stability issues or program crashes.

personally i always recommend buying specific matching modules in a kit (selling what you have to pull back some cash) just to rule out any minor niggles from mixing ram speeds and timings.
 
neil_g said:
it not being 1866 isnt the end of the world as long as its the same type (DDR3 SODIMM 204 pin). the faster ram will (or should) throttle back to the slower ram speed.

in theory anyway, you might not ever have any issues or you might get odd little stability issues or program crashes.

personally i always recommend buying specific matching modules in a kit (selling what you have to pull back some cash) just to rule out any minor niggles from mixing ram speeds and timings.
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Ok thanks Neil I forgot about the matching pairs bit. I've read before it's best to match ram otherwise you might have issues. Well the RAM you linked to earlier is now in stock so I'll just get two packs of that -

http://www.cclonline.com/product/17...17/?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-964WRWHWCygx.A8XvUoUCA
 
Chappers said:
I'm about to upgrade my aging iMac for a nice new one next month. I'll be opting for the 5K machine ( 4K video hence the upgrade) . I'll be opting as well for the fusion drive, as from what Ive seen boot times and program loads are a lot quicker. For me that is , well not that important , but a nice thing to have. Plus it also keeps 64Gb of the 125Gb free for data, so you get fast access to it. Now all this depends on if you think it's important. Do you need this extra speed , it's up to you.I have a MBP with SSD drive and the speed it operates at is impressive. Boot is not instantaneous but almost.. Go to an Apple store and see what you think.
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I have the 27" 5K iMac with fusion drive and am very pleased and impressed by it's speed. It boots as quickly as an iPad and the screen is just plain amazing. I use it solely for working on my photos and as I have a D800 shooting at 36mp in Raw it works really well. I was amazed at how much I got for my iMac 2011 27" when I sold that second hand £550! and to a company who were going to sell it on. You won't get that for a 4 year old pc I know.
To be frank, and I know this is going to open a whole big family sized can of worms, but I'm gonna say it anyways. I've moved totally away from PC's except for work who refuse to let me have an Apple - their choice - as Apples work faster neater and a whole lot more reliably than any pc I have come across. There! said it! :)
 
Dinsdale said:
I have the 27" 5K iMac with fusion drive and am very pleased and impressed by it's speed. It boots as quickly as an iPad and the screen is just plain amazing. I use it solely for working on my photos and as I have a D800 shooting at 36mp in Raw it works really well. I was amazed at how much I got for my iMac 2011 27" when I sold that second hand £550! and to a company who were going to sell it on. You won't get that for a 4 year old pc I know.
To be frank, and I know this is going to open a whole big family sized can of worms, but I'm gonna say it anyways. I've moved totally away from PC's except for work who refuse to let me have an Apple - their choice - as Apples work faster neater and a whole lot more reliably than any pc I have come across. There! said it! :)
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Hi Richard,

Would you mind sharing details of who you sold your machine to? (As in which company) as I am looking to upgrade also and have one to move along :)

Many thanks!
 
neil_g said:
i dont have an iMac, although I do have a couple of Apple Cinema Displays (the old matte ones) on Windows 10 and use a Spyder 3 Pro.

the new 5k 27" says "8GB (two 4GB) of 1867MHz DDR3 memory; four SO-DIMM slots, user accessible

Configurable to 16GB or 32GB"
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Apparently you can upgrade the RAM in new 27" iMacs to 64GB!!! you can find more info here:

http://blog.macsales.com/33336-owc-offers-48gb-and-64gb-memory-upgrades-for-new-imac-27-5k

If that's correct, i think i'll hold on a bit longer and invest in 16GB RAM modules.
 
neil_g said:
yeah sometimes on some mac models its possible to exceed the maximum.

not sure why apple dont make that info common knowledge unless they want to intentionally limit their users.
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My understanding is that Apple's maximum is the best optimised least risky limit at the time the machine is released. Then they never update that information. A great free app is Mactracker http://www.mactracker.ca/ which gives both the Apple-quoted maximum and actual possible maximum RAM for every Mac ever made. Among a heap of other statistical facts and figgers.
 
antc said:
Hi Richard,

Would you mind sharing details of who you sold your machine to? (As in which company) as I am looking to upgrade also and have one to move along :)

Many thanks!
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Yes no problem. They're called Apple MK - NO! Not that Apple - and they're based in Milton Keynes. They are a father and son outfit who are heavily into Apple computers from way back. The web address is www.applemk.co.uk
 
antc said:
Thankyou for sharing much appreciated! Did you take your machine in or did they collect?
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I put it on Gumtree for £600 and they called me. After a bit of haggling they came and collected it from my house. But then I'm in MK just about 5miles from them.
 
Dinsdale said:
I put it on Gumtree for £600 and they called me. After a bit of haggling they came and collected it from my house. But then I'm in MK just about 5miles from them.
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Thanks Richard, I will give them a call as it says on the site p/x sometimes available.
 
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