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- This is the end of an era guys.
This will be Apple's last Intel-based iMac
before they transition to the
new design and Apple silicon.
So let's enjoy it.
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Hey guys, how are you all doing?
Really, that's just great.
You know, I'm doing
pretty great today, too.
My name is Krazy Ken,
and if you're new here,
man, I'm really sorry,
but it's gonna be a great day today
because Apple released their new iMac.
I've been waiting for
this for a long time.
I know a lot of you guys have as well.
Unfortunately it didn't get redesigned.
There was a lot of
speculation about a redesign,
but that's okay.
I think there's a reason for that.
We'll talk about that
more in a little bit.
That's the future, but
at this exact moment,
let's talk about the present.
(whooshing)
The first new thing I wanna talk about is
across the whole 27-inch
line, it's all SSDs.
And even with the baseline
21 and a half inch model,
it doesn't start with a
mechanical drive anymore.
It's all SSDs as well.
So today on August 4, 2020,
finally, finally, no Apple baseline Mac
has a mechanical, hard
drive in it anymore.
(cheering)
Like the previous generation iMac,
the 27-inch iMac features
a 27-inch display, shocker,
and it has 1 billion colors.
It has that P3 wide color feature as well.
But one new thing is it has True Tone.
So the color temperature
of the display will adjust
based on the ambient lighting in the room
like you have on the MacBook
Pros and the iPad Pros.
Another optional feature
is nano texture glass.
This is a feature that was only
on the Pro Display XDR until now.
So the nano glass is, as
it may suggest, glass,
and it's etched in such a way
where it has a matte finish,
but instead of it just being
a coating on a regular screen,
it's actually etched to
have that matte finish,
which helps reduce reflections and glare.
And it looks pretty nice,
but you'll have to
determine whether or not
you wanna cough up the
extra $500 for that,
because I think the standard
display is more than enough.
I use an iMac Pro all of the time
at a different editing
location, and it's great.
As long as you have the lighting
controlled in the room where
you have nothing reflecting
and shining into your display,
the standard display should be just fine.
But if you want the
nano texture, go for it,
I'll leave it up to you.
This next feature is super handy
with our luxurious pandemic lifestyle.
You're on video calls
and stuff all the time
as you're working from home.
The iMac now has a 1080p webcam.
That's just great.
Apple isn't really known for making
the best webcams in their Macs,
but I think most webcams in
computers kind of suck anyway,
but Apple's making them better,
and they will get even
better, better with time
when they implement their own silicon,
which we'll talk about in a bit.
But in this particular iMac,
we now have a 1080p FaceTime HD webcam,
and we also have a new microphone array,
which helps capture audio much better.
I'll test it for real once
I have the iMac in my lair,
and we'll see how good it sounds
or hear how good it sounds.
So make sure to subscribe
and stick around for that.
But on paper, this sounds pretty good.
And the reason why the computer
is able to work with audio
and the camera better
is because it's using
the T2 Security Chip.
Yes, the T2 Security Chip
does security things,
as the name suggests, but
it is custom Apple silicon,
which means it can provide
custom features Apple needs,
just like you're use in
your iPhone all the time.
There's an image signal
processor in this iMac,
which can help the camera
perform certain operations,
face detection, exposure
control, tone mapping,
and it uses all of those technologies
to help make a better picture.
Speaking of the T2,
I know not everybody loves
the T2 Security Chip,
especially the people in the
hacking and modding community,
and I feel ya, I get it,
but we have to remember Apple is playing
to the largest common denominator here.
And most people are gonna
want the security features
that the Apple T2 Security Chip can offer,
and they're not gonna
care that it may restrict
certain modding abilities
and stuff like that.
So again, I can level with you guys,
but unfortunately we're a
minority and Apple knows that.
It's an ongoing debate of
privacy versus flexibility.
And I don't wanna get bogged
down in those details now,
but I just wanna let you know,
I can empathize with you,
but the T2 Chip does more
than just certain security things.
It actually does other features
like we talked about with the camera,
but there's more to it like
video encoding with HEVC.
If you've seen my other episodes
you know that HEVC can be very demanding.
And if you don't have
hardware acceleration,
like in this computer,
to do HEVC encoding,
it will take forever.
So I'm excited to see how fast
this new iMac can do that.
Okay, let's talk about specs.
The baseline configuration
features a six-core,
10th generation Intel
Core i5 at 3.1 gigahertz,
eight gigabytes of DDR4
RAM, a Radeon Pro 5300
with four gigs of memory,
and 256 gigabytes of
super fast SSD storage
with speeds up to 3.4 gigabytes,
not gigabits, gigabytes per second.
That sounds pretty awesome.
And that will run you 1799 U.S. dollars,
and that will ship almost immediately
right when you order it.
Now, keep in mind if you do what I do
and you like to customize your iMac,
the shipping times are gonna
take a little bit longer,
but they'll be worth it.
Maxed out, the 27-inch
iMac features a 10-core,
10th generation Intel
core i9 at 3.6 gigahertz,
128 gigabytes of DDR4
RAM, or Radeon Pro 5700 XT
with 16 gigabytes of
memory and eight terabytes,
eight freaking terabytes, of SSD storage.
If you take all of that,
plus you add the nano texture glass
and the 10 gigabit ethernet option.
you're lookin' at 8799 U.S.
dollars for that configuration.
As for the IO, it's the
same arrangement as before,
which is nice.
It includes the 40 gigabit per second
Thunderbolt Three interface,
but it also features some
of the slightly older stuff
that makes me super happy.
SD card slot, USB type A.
Oh, thank you, Apple, thank
you for leaving that in there.
For my personal config,
I maxed out the processor no problem,
but as for the RAM I'm okay
with 32 gigabytes of RAM.
This thing only has 16.
I've been using it for almost seven years.
32 should be fine.
I went with the middle
option in video card.
That should be good, too.
And I also only got the
one terabyte SSD option
because most of my data
is stored externally
on a RAID anyway,
and that's more efficient for me,
once I get the RAID replaced
that got damaged in the mail.
Oops.
Another cool thing is the iMac does come
with a mouse and keyboard,
which I don't really need
because I already have
a mouse and keyboard,
so I'm just gonna sell them
and make some money, pro tip.
Okay, so I know some
people are asking, Ken,
why didn't you wait for
the Apple silicon Mac?
Why didn't you wait for the Mac
to be redesigned and look better?
My reason is I don't care.
I know that was a little blunt.
I'll explain.
Again, I've been on this
computer for almost seven years.
So at this point, I'll
take any upgrade I can get.
I know there's some cool stuff coming
as Apple transitions away
from Intel to Apple silicon.
But as of right now,
I just need a newer, faster computer.
I'm still gonna use
this as a field machine,
but for my desktop daily
driver at the home office,
well, I just need
something a little faster
than this seven year old thing.
Don't wanna hurt it's
feelings though, shhh.
The other reason I'm buying this iMac now
is with the new system,
it's gonna have a new design
and a new architecture,
and you have to treat
that like a version 1.0.
There's probably gonna be problems.
Will it transition smoothly?
Absolutely, that could happen.
But there could be issues.
So I probably won't be an
early adopter in this case.
I just need something
sooner rather than later,
and something that's reliable.
I just jinxed it didn't I.
But I do wanna try the new
iMac when it comes out,
probably in 2021, and that's
gonna feature Apple's new SOC.
And I was talking about that
a little bit throughout this episode.
And what I mean by that is
Apple currently uses Intel
processors in their systems.
And sometimes depending on the model,
there's a T2 Chip or a T1 Chip.
And there's some custom
Apple silicon features
with those chips.
But those chips work with
the Intel systems together
to try to make your experience happen.
But what Apple wants to do
is they wanna get rid of that
and build the whole system on a chip, SOC,
into their computer.
Like they do on their iPhone
with the A series chips.
They wanna do that so you can get
way better performance per watt,
and a bunch of unique
features that you can't get
with the Intel chip set.
For example, Apple silicon
can offer the speed
and the security needed
for a true depth camera.
So you can unlock your computer
super securely with face ID,
like on your phone.
Apple can already do that on their phones
because the phones are
already using Apple silicon.
Once the Macs start using that stuff,
you'll be able to get features
like that in the future.
So Apple silicon is going to be great.
There's gonna be a transition, of course.
There might be some bumps in the road,
but it's gonna be pretty freakin' awesome.
I actually did a whole separate episode
explaining Apple silicon,
so I highly recommend you check it out.
It's a good one.
Let me know what you think
about the new 2020 iMac,
and also feel free to let
me know what you wanna see
in the next, next iMac when
they switch to Apple silicon.
So feel free to drop a comment
about all of those things below.
Also on Thursday or Friday
at the latest, this week,
I will be releasing my iPhone 12 episode.
So make sure to stay tuned for that.
There's some cool stuff to talk about.
And when I get the iMac in my lair,
I will absolutely do a full review of it.
And I might even do a live unboxing.
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