New iMacs, accessories

Valo · 14 Oct 2015 at 12:22

Throrik said:
I don't get why they have put the charger on the bottom of the magic mouse, it baffles the mind.

Does seem a bit daft but someone will come up with a lightening charging dock for it.

ninja2000 · 14 Oct 2015 at 14:19

You need to cut the adhesive strips around the display and pull the display forward to remove cables and then screen.
I have done this on a few 27" machines and it was easier than the old style iMacs. Just make sure you use a genuine tape kit to put the screen back on, they are readily available

Valo · 14 Oct 2015 at 15:23

Magic Mouse 2 Unboxing and Review by DetriotBORG

Magic Keyboard Unboxing and Review by DetriotBORG

Magic Trackpad 2 Unboxing and Review by DetriotBORG

Valo · 14 Oct 2015 at 15:36

Moses said:
So which is it?

I just asked in live chat and,

But if they can do it in store, presumably you could do it at home if you were feeling brave... not sure what needs to be done, but I guess they've made it stupidly inaccessible and you'd need to take the screen off or something! She couldn't tell me how much they'd charge.

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I hope the new trackpad is a genuinely good step up. I'd been looking at iMacs recently and you could choose between a mouse or a trackpad, with either included in the price... but now if you choose a trackpad it's £44 more (and separately it's £109 vs £65 for the Magic Mouse 2).

According to what I've read The New 4K 21.5" iMac RAM IS NOT USER UPGRADABLE as the RAM is soldered to the motherboard.

The New 5K 27" iMac RAM IS USER UPGRADABLE to a Maximum of 64GB RAM.

Throrik · 14 Oct 2015 at 15:39

randal said:
Presumably you can't use the device when it's charging, so to prevent people trying they put the charging port on the bottom.

Not sure why you wouldn't be able to use it whilst it's being charged - but even so I would hate to tilt my mouse on it's side every time to plug it in for an hour.

squerble · 14 Oct 2015 at 15:47

Moses said:
So which is it?

But if they can do it in store, presumably you could do it at home if you were feeling brave... not sure what needs to be done, but I guess they've made it stupidly inaccessible and you'd need to take the screen off or something! She couldn't tell me how much they'd charge.

"Currently, OWC offers memory kits compatible with Apple's new 5K iMac starting at 8GB for $68.00, 16GB for $134.00 and 32GB for $264.00.

On a related note, OWC tore down Apple's new 21.5-inch iMac with 4K Retina display to find the computer comes with soldered RAM, meaning after purchase memory upgrades are impossible. The company suggests customers get as much RAM as possible from the factory."

So, as above, the 5K model can still be done by user, but it's soldered on the new 4K version, which is what I meant when I said "not the new one"

Feek · 14 Oct 2015 at 17:33

I'll have one of those new trackpads but I really wish they'd do a full size wireless keyboard. I use the numeric keypad a lot and am not prepared to have a keyboard without one.

arty · 14 Oct 2015 at 18:30

Feek said:
I'll have one of those new trackpads but I really wish they'd do a full size wireless keyboard. I use the numeric keypad a lot and am not prepared to have a keyboard without one.

I'm the same with keyboards, and I think that the trackpad is the best accessory Apple make and considered picking one of the new ones up for use with my laptop... until I saw how much they'd gone up in price

I could have sworn that they used to be more like £50. £110 seems like far too much even for Apple.

Throrik · 14 Oct 2015 at 18:55

Feek said:
I'll have one of those new trackpads but I really wish they'd do a full size wireless keyboard. I use the numeric keypad a lot and am not prepared to have a keyboard without one.

I just ended up grabbing myself a Logitech K750 Mac edition, because of this very reason.

Steedie · 15 Oct 2015 at 16:21

Just ordering one of the new 5k iMacs, do they come with the new keyboard and mouse?

EDIT - Question answered just as I posted

MacRS4 · 15 Oct 2015 at 16:57

Just picked up one of the 2Tb Fusion i5 3.3Ghz units, and have order 32Gb RAM.

Damm nice screen! IT'S SO PRETTY.

Screen shots are a bit big though.

antc · 15 Oct 2015 at 21:50

Throrik said:
I just ended up grabbing myself a Logitech K750 Mac edition, because of this very reason.

Is it even still possible to get these? I spent ages looking for one a while ago and literally couldn't find one anywhere.

Somnambulist · 16 Oct 2015 at 14:51

Steedie said:
Just ordering one of the new 5k iMacs, do they come with the new keyboard and mouse?

EDIT - Question answered just as I posted

Jelly. I'm eternally indecisive as far as getting a 5K iMac or getting a rMBP + monitor; the latter would be more ideal as I could take it to work etc but this also means waiting for Thunderbolt 3 and an actual 5K Thunderbolt display. Maybe I should just become wealthy then I can have a 5K iMac AND a rMBP...

MacRS4 · 16 Oct 2015 at 16:08

I'm quite liking this machine. Quite spanky.

Throrik · 16 Oct 2015 at 16:21

antc said:
Is it even still possible to get these? I spent ages looking for one a while ago and literally couldn't find one anywhere.

I grabbed mine some time ago, from Amazon, so they may not do them new anymore.

shiver · 16 Oct 2015 at 18:52

MacRS4 said:
I'm quite liking this machine. Quite spanky.

I thought the new iMacs ran 1867MHz DDR3?

ninja2000 · 16 Oct 2015 at 19:33

I expect MacRS4 replaced the 8gb 1867 with 32gb 1600 modules

MacRS4 · 16 Oct 2015 at 19:33

They do - but the only 8Gb RAM chips I could find are 1600s.

Fallen god · 16 Oct 2015 at 22:11

Jesus a machine with a 5,400RPM HDD, surely it most cost more then 7200RPM disks now since no one sells them anymore. Is this maybe too appeal to hipster with vintage hardware.

Huddy · 16 Oct 2015 at 22:17

DDR3, no TB3, no USB-C, rebadged GPU ?????

Apple please.