Our Overall Score:
9.5/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017) review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017) is right for you, or if you should be looking for a different product in the Desktop PCs category.
Latest price search at Currys PC World: £1499
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017). In this review we will take the 4 main considerations and look at how they stack up against the competition, be it other products from the same brand, Apple or alternative products in the Desktop PCs category. The 4 factors that we’re going to explore now are, Quality, Price, Reviews and the overall score.
Quality of APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017)
APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017) scores 9.7/10 for quality in our review.
Quality is a very important factor when it comes to buying any product, but it’s particularly important with Desktop PCs. It’s never going to be easy to get a real feel for the quality of a product without being able to see or even test it.
This is why it’s so important to read lots of customer reviews, where you will be able to get an understanding from many of the customers of APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017), just how good it is, in terms of quality. Take your time to read through the reviews looking for specific comments about the quality. It’s worth spending time looking for reviews from customers that have owned the product for some time as that will give you a really good idea of the product’s durability.
Our best advice for checking out the quality is reading reviews, but also use some of these to help you get an idea of the quality:
- Price: The old saying “you get what you pay for” is a good indication as to how good quality you should expect from a product.
- Specification: Check out the specs for APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017) and see how they compare to your expectations and other products.
- Brand: Some brands are known for delivering amazing quality products, it’s a case of trying to find the Rolex equivalent for Desktop PCs, but at a realistic and reasonable price.
- Previous experience: Have you ever owned any Desktop PCs? Think about your experience of the product and how good it was. What brand was it? How much was it? What was it made from? All of these can help you when considering your options.
Price analysis
APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017) scores 9.9/10 for price in our review.
Price is normally the most important factor when considering a purchase. Especially when you’re shopping online, it’s really easy for us to shop around now so we can easily compare prices of the same product against many retailers with just a few clicks. In fact here at Review Pros we do that leg work for you, by comparing many different retailers to find you the best price. But price is also a big factor for which product we choose too, not just which retailer.
To give an example, the most expensive product that we found in the Desktop PCs category was £5999.00, whilst the cheapest we found was £279.00 so there’s a significant variance in the prices that different products are available for. For this reason we always recommend that you set yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a product. It’s easy to get carried away and buying a much more expensive product than you really need, but setting a budget will help to avoid this.
As part of our price analysis we’re going to break the price of APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017) down and compare it and analyse it in the following ways.
- Compare to other products in the same category
- Compare to other products from the same brand
- Compare to other products that fit both of the above (the same category and the same brand)
Prices of products in the Desktop PCs category
Here we’re going to look at the prices you can expect to pay for products from the Desktop PCs category. we’re opted to use Currys PC World for this comparison, as they offered the most competitive prices for APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017).
To start with, we look at the average price of a product in the Desktop PCs category. This was £1202.06 from the 136 products we found in that category. So APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017) actually comes in above average at £1499.
We then looked at the most expensive product in the category, which was £5999.00 and the least expensive, which was £279.00. In total we found that of the 136, 30 were more expensive and 103 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017).
Prices of products from Apple
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, Apple. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from Apple, which was £325.59 of the 139 products we found. So APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017) price is above average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from Apple was £7.49 with the most expensive coming in at £4899.00.
Prices of products from Apple and in the Desktop PCs category
Then finally on our price analysis we wanted to dig a little deeper by looking at products from Apple that sit specifically within the Desktop PCs category.
For this we found that the average price was £1730.00, making APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017) at £1499 actually below average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £4899.00 with the lowest priced item being £719.00. In total there were 2 items that were more expensive and 4 that was less expensive.
Reviews of APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017)
APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017) scores 8.8/10 for customer reviews in our review.
Perhaps one of the most important steps in choosing a product that you’re going to be buying online, is reading reviews. The more reviews you can read the better. Take your time to look through a range of different reviews, both good and bad as these will really give you the best insight into how good APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017) is.
Overall score
APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017) scores 9.5/10 overall in our review.
This part of the review takes the various scores for quality, price and customer reviews and combines them in order to provide you with one simple score to help you determine how good the product is overall. This score can then easily be compared to other products and be used as a benchmark.
There are of course many alternative products from Apple so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017) by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: APPLE iMac 5K 27″ (2017)
- Brand: Apple
- Model Number: 5K
- macOSIntel Core i5 ProcessorRAM: 8 GB / Storage: 2 TB HDDGraphics: AMD Radeon Pro 580With built-in WiFi
- EAN: 190198088239
- Description: Top features:- 5K Retina Display makes everything you do look stunning- Latest Intel processor delivers powerful performance- Space-saving design occupies minimal space without compromise- Beautifully designed for high-performance modern computing- Magic Mouse 2 and Keyboard lets you gesture anywhere to control 5K Retina Display The updated Apple iMac 5K 27″ (2017) features an incredible 5K Retina Display. With a hugely detailed 5120 x 2880 resolution, it’s the ideal screen for graphic design, editing photos and streaming the latest Ultra HD films at their absolute best. Everything you do using the iMac 5K will look stunning. Latest Intel processor From editing photos to simply enjoying films and browsing the web, you can expect a powerful performance courtesy of quad-core Intel Core i5 processing. Whether you’re editing photos, working on a design project or simply typing an essay, you can get down to business without worrying about whether your Mac will keep up. Dedicated AMD Radeon Pro graphics give you improved visuals throughout all your daily computing. From games to graphic design, you can expect deep blacks, bright colours and fine detail that make your media more immersive, your projects look their best and everyday computing sharp and engaging. Space-saving design Slim and built from Apple’s signature aluminium alloy, the iMac 27” occupies minimal space and looks impressive in the office, studio or home. The design isn’t entirely form over function either, as the IPS panel now sits flusher with the glass screen for improved clarity and reduced reflections. Beautifully designed The aluminium and glass case houses all you need for high-performance modern computing, including integrated WiFi, USB 3.0 and two Thunderbolt ports. Magic Mouse 2 and Keyboard Included is the latest Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse2, which has redesigned runners and still lets you gesture anywhere on the trackpad to move between pages, scroll and more. Both are rechargeable via Apple’s Lightning cable, so you’ll never have to fumble around looking for batteries again. Just pop the cable in to charge – it only takes 2 minutes to add enough charge for 9 hours of use. Charge for longer to get around a month’s worth of working. ___________________________________________________________________________ Ultrabook, Celeron, Celeron Inside, Core Inside, Intel, Intel Logo, Intel Atom, Intel Atom Inside, Intel Core, Intel Inside, Intel Inside Logo, Intel vPro, Itanium, Itanium Inside, Pentium, Pentium Inside, vPro Inside, Xeon, and Xeon Inside are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
- Product ID: 25349186829
