5K iMac (2017) In 2024! (Still Worth Buying?) (Review)

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[melchora]

This is one of the last Mac's that can be internally upgraded. I upgraded the processor from an Intel i5 to an i7 and also upgraded the internal blade drive to a 1 GB NVME and swapped out the HD for a 1 GB SATA Drive, which allows me to have two separate operating systems if needed...excellent machine

[sobbybimko]

I bought my iMac 2017 27" 5K from MacOfAllTrades and I am obsessed with it. I love the look of this model and it runs beautifully. Operates with universal control with my 2018 iPad and 2020 MBP. I am not a fan of the design of the newest iMacs. They look like iPads on a stand. Definitely happy with my purchase.

[TFtoysAddict]

Today I still use my 2017 5k i7 iMac with 64gb ram and 1TB NVmE SSD & I upgraded it with an additional 2TB SATA SSD (replaced the 2TB Fusion Drive). It still works great. Fast enough for my use. I edit photos & edit video shot on Canon R6ii (4K 60) & Canon EOS R. Though I have to transcode the R6ii footage to proxies it’s still fast transcoding to H.264 to edit my R6ii footage smoothly cuz of the quick sync. I timed it last time I shot 57 minutes of 4K 60 footage It takes about 5-6 min to transcode to H.264. Though it does take much longer to transcode to Pro Res. I will upgrade to Apple silicon when this iMac dies on me 😆 I had my iMac for 7 years now.

[dadcelo]

Display-wise alone, buying one of these is worth it.

[dimartin]

Hello, would you get an after-market warranty on a machine this old?

[ghostlakerecords]

I’m writing a novel, and I’m tired of using my phone and iPad lol I would just be using living writer and scrivener. This would be a great option for that yeah?

[SILVERTC]

I love my 2017 iMac, but it has gotten to the point where I need to get a new one. The latest adobe creative cloud update is designed to run on the new windows operating system. And the 2017 iMac kinda struggles with it

[lloydyt]

Just got the intel 4ghz quad 27". Cloned my Majave OS with all installed applications from my mac mini 2ghz using carbon copy cloner to a 2TB SSD external, popped it in imac 27" and booted perfectly. The network automatically renamed the new 27 mac mini 2 on the network.

[Ruth-bf]

Is it still good for video editing please

[Eeveewashere]

Is it wrong that I wish I could watch tv on these beautiful mac screens?

[stevejohnson]

If you don't need commercial software, Ubuntu, Fedora BSD etc. will run just fine. I'm getting imac, mini near fire sale prices because mac OS support went away.

[anUntouchable]

Have you increased the speed on this vid 😂

[Gussiyan]

Hola. Creo que un punto negativo de estas Imac´s es el sistema "fusion drive". Con el tiempo se torna todo muy lento. Lo bueno es que hay solución: 1- Abrir con mucho cuidado el dispositivo y cambiar el disco rígido por un ssd. 2- Sin correr riesgos de apertura, instalar en el puerto trasero thunderbolt 3 un ssd nvme rápido con un adaptador de velocidad semejante al ssd. La pantalla es simplemente INCREIBLE.... definición, colores, brillo... es perfecta.-

[GregzVR]

I had a top-spec 2017 27” iMac, since April 2017, and literally just replaced it with a Studio Display and M4 Pro Mac mini this week.
The iMac was fine, until it started to slow when watching multiple videos, and two hours-long FCPX export times with average 30-min 1080p timelines etc.

I think the most recent OS it supports(Ventura) is two full OS revisions too far for it.

Those export times are now 15 mins!

[I_am_aguy.]

I’m thinking of buying the 2017-2019 IMac.
I’m thinking the 2018 model, still deciding.

[misstreasurechest]

Thanks for the video. It’s still a great .Mac Im using in my free time. Is it possible to use this iMac as a monitor with a dell laptop I’m using for work reasons? And if yes, who would I do that please?

[deannareyes]

can these iMacs be updates to 10.3? if so how?

[djmenotyou]

Play games primaron mine windows 10 on bootcamp. Steam is my friend. Lol