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Review on πŸ’» Apple iMac 2020 (21.5-inch) with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD Storage by Lee Hoon ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The best thing Ive ever used, a great item for everyone!

I bought the green one with 16gb of ram and 1tb of memory. I will say right away, there are many who write that 8 GB of RAM is not enough, but this is not true. people live by old beliefs, in a poppy the memory works in a completely different way, it is 8 (16 and 32) channels, and on 2, like on Windows, it is faster and the bus is faster. plus in macos flop memory works much better, in fact, the real increase is 10 percent, and that is rare. but why did I buy 16? because there is a feeling that games like baldurs gate 3 can come out, which use this memory both as RAM and as video memory, it turns out that it works better with 16, especially in native resolution. at the start, maybe 8 and 16 makes almost no difference, but in the long run, it can solve. Its funny that potentially - a cool gaming computer. I played CS GO in max resolution, and since the game is not adapted, it stupidly launches ONE processor core, and one video core, and it plays. if adapted normally, then this is a silent gaming device with a cool display. only the issue of connecting gaming devices will have to be resolved, USB A is missing. My wife has a new mbp 16 with m1 Pro. the main thing that catches your eye is the screen, on a macbook it is twice as good. and the sound is a little better on a macbook. abiidna! (c)

Pros
  • - M1 is fast and quiet, very. especially fast in some simple places, very fast launch of everything, loading and so on. - light and thin, and beautiful. - for some reason, AirPods Max began to play better and noticeably better than from the previous aimak. quieter and more distinct click, its nice. -fingerprint often improves. -instant sleep and exit, its much nicer than it might seem. prolag with a large number of devices. -ssd drive is very fast. -long cable is obtained, in my case it improved the situation. -good tight tilt adjuster. if you want to move the old aimak 5k, you will definitely change the slope. - the fans blow down, not like before - from top to bottom. whats the plus? in that dust, in fact, does not get into the case, and this is important if you are dusty. -wi-fi .
Cons
  • - the sound of the speakers is worse than in the iMac 5k 2017 - the edges of the iMac itself are white. I dont care about the color, but if there is lighting behind the screen, then the white edges start to be stupidly highlighted. for me, this is the main disadvantage. - the screen is good, but by the standards of Apple 2021 - mediocre. - after the purchase, you can’t buy a color trackpad, I was deceived by Apple, saying that I would buy it later without problems, this is not true. I didn’t buy it, I called support three times, almost zero chances. There is a black thin strip between the white frame and the screen. worries the first 20 minutes of use, then do not remember. -set the encryption of the disk, and the makosi has a glitch that when encrypting the disk, large updates sometimes conflict. Disabled disk encryption - everything got up nicely.

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November 30, 2022
Different pros: Everything is "out of the box". Ideal solution for home Some cons: All my life on Windows, it is difficult to find analogues of programs. I could not get my ancient MFP to print via Wi-Fi
October 26, 2022
Instead of a mouse, I took a trackpad - it became much more convenient
October 13, 2022
The aimak is good, the monoblock takes up little space, the most important thing is the top-level performance
October 13, 2022
It is better to take a slightly older model, because there are 2 fans. And copper tubes
October 13, 2022
Everything is super, performance and quality is excellent
October 11, 2022
Everything is super, performance and quality is excellent
October 11, 2022
Everything is great. The machines have been in operation for 4 months already - the flight is good!