Review on 27" Apple iMac All-in-One (Retina 5K, Mid 2020) MXWT2RU/A, 5120x2880, Intel Core i5 3.1GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, AMD Radeon Pro 5300, MacOS, Silver by Dimitar Gechovski ᠌

I have been a long-time member of the Apple community; I use Apple products for programming and photography but not for gaming. Prior to the release of the MacBook Pro 16, I was debating between it and the iMac 27. So, I went with the iMac 27 and don't feel the slightest bit of regret about it. A single monitor of 27" is more than adequate for showing multiple windows at once. This model's processor and RAM may be upgraded independently, unlike the MacBook Pro. Without a single frieze, I was able to load the computer with all of the software it needs to do its job (an IDE from JetBrains, Docker, a virtual machine, messengers, Google Chrome with 30 tabs, Word, Excel), and it still wasn't overloaded. The RAM is still insufficient, so the process moves up into the swap, which handles the load adequately thanks to the NVMe disk. The difference between the desktop and mobile processors is noticeable. When performing these duties, the MacBook Pro quickly became overheated, noisy, and frizzed out. I swear to God, it's much quieter than my MacBook Pro. However, as this model is nuanced, I opted to purchase 32GB of RAM and forgot about the swap. The required latency for the slots is 19 (CL19) at 2666 MHz. Similar stock SODIMM DDR4 16GB Hynix PC4-21300 2666MHz CL19 1.2V heatsink was what I purchased. There is a subtlety to installing the memory in this model, as there are paired slots; the native memory must go in the first two slots (from top to bottom), and the new memory in the bottom two. If a different memory model is installed in one of the paired slots, the system will automatically downclock to 2133 MHz. I went with a midrange M. Video option (i5 at 3.3 GHz, 512 SSD). Since there are already several images and videos of the iMac itself online, I've only included a picture of the box it came in.