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  1. jaybek

    Talk Me Out of Buying a 2020 27"

    Hey, I currently have a 2023 15" MBA with 8 GB RAM and a 500gb ssd. I am an engineering student and do a decent amount of photo editing, and work in Fusion 360, AutoCAD, and Illustrator. For the most part, the MBA can keep up but sometimes it is definitely lacking when looking for a decent...
  2. M

    Imac 5k 2015 as monitor for macbook pro m1/m2 max.

    Hello everyone, Can I use iMac 5K 2015 27” inch as a monitor for MacBook Pro M1/M2 Max? Please help me
    • maorattias
    • Thread
    • hdmi imac macbook pro monitor
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: iMac
  3. -BigMac-

    Bug Central (Apple doesn't care)

    Hi guys. My iMac 2020 27" is slowly becoming unusable. I have frequent software bugs, graphical glitches, and app crashes. This seems to be getting worse with every subsequent software update. Every time I attempt to screenshot a software bug, opening the screenshot app resets it and appears...
  4. Brodgar

    Migration from 8TB 5K iMac to Mac Studio?

    Hello, I'm using a Retina 5K 27" Late 2014 iMac equipped with a 8TB SSD. This computer is struggling to keep up with the latest software and macOS (it's running Sonoma via OpenCore), and for years I've been hoping Apple would restart selling a 27" Retina iMac, but as everyone knows, that's not...
    • Brodgar
    • Thread
    • external imac larger drive mac studio ssd upgrade
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Mac Studio
  5. J

    Extremly slow 2019 iMac - EtreCheck Report

    Hi, I have a 2019 iMac Retina 4K, 21.5 Inch iMac with 3.6 GHz QuadCore Intel Core i3 which is extremely slow. I have run an EtreCheck report which has provided me the following however I don't quite understand why a computer that is only four years old would be like this. Can anyone help me...
    • jas_mine
    • Thread
    • apple etrecheck imac
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iMac
  6. Libertine82

    Purple iMac dock

    Hi, having a look for a dock for a new purple iMac and i can’t seem to find any purple ones, all other colours seem to be catered for 🤷🏻‍♀️ anyone came across one? Looking for something like the satechi one. May just have to get a blue or silver one if no purple.
  7. D

    M3 iMac vs. M2 Pro Mac mini

    Looking for some purchasing advice. I am sure the opinions on this matter are wide so fire away with whatever your opinion is.... We are deciding between a loaded M3 iMac (8/10 core, 24GB RAM, 2TB SSD) and a semi-loaded M2 Pro Mac mini (8/16 core, 16GB RAM, 2TB SSD). Obviously the iMac is...
  8. O

    Drive problem on 27" iMac 2017

    Hey, I am running a 1TB iMac Retina 5K 27" 2017, with MacOS Ventura 13.0.1... I have ran into a problem after a failed bootcamp windows instalation. After it failed, I wanted to revert all of the disk partitioning, but after BootCamp Asistant tried to revert everything it just said something...
  9. mectojic

    Why did the iMac keep Lightning accessories? (Speculation thread)

    Here's my thoughts: 1) Manufacturing: it's hard enough producing accessories in 7 colors. By retaining the exact same coloured chassis, power brick and accessories, only swapping out the M1 board for the M3, Apple was able to keep their iMac production lines virtually untouched. 2) "It just...
  10. Alvin777

    Are the PCIe Lanes in Intel iMacs Bifurcated?

    Hello are Intel iMac's PCIe lanes bifurcated? Or each SSD slot can only support one SSD or can it support a SATA splitter and support two SATA SSD with no problems? How about for the NVME slots for Macs (not just iMacs) that support NVME SSDs (using an adapter to make it work with PC NVME M.2...
    • Alvin777
    • Thread
    • bifurcated imac macs
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iMac
  11. Z

    Thunderbolt 2 SSD

    Hi guys, I own a 2015 27" iMac, and I'm using an external SSD drive through usb 3. It's got thunderbolt 2, which is supposed to be 4x faster than usb3. Can I use an external thunderbolt ssd with the system and boot it from there? Ideally I want a 2TB SSD. I don't seem to find such devices for...
    • zalle
    • Thread
    • imac ssd thunderbolt 2
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: iMac
  12. D

    Two Macintosh HD icons-Error 69716,Error 69845

    I apologize if this has been posted for the umpteenth time. I'm very confused on how to approach this, even after reading previous topics on here and the apple forums. Running Sonoma 14.0 on a 2020 iMac (3.8 GHz 8-Core intel i7) Disk utility fails in recovery mode and on desktop. I have two...
    • duhduhdamage
    • Thread
    • disk utility error 69716 error 69845 imac macintosh hd macintosh hd-data recovery mode sonoma 14
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
  13. thejdhull

    iMac Pro

    Will we ever get another iMac Pro?
    • thejdhull
    • Thread
    • imac imac pro
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: iMac
  14. AlixSPQR

    Still only 8 GB RAM in base model M3 iMac!

    I couldn't believe this when I saw it. It's deplorable. Why, Apple, why? https://www.apple.com/imac/specs/
    • AlixSPQR
    • Thread
    • 8 gb base model imac m3 soc ram
    • Replies: 67
    • Forum: iMac
  15. G

    iMac Turning On

    I have two iMacs- one is turning on and the other is not turning on. Both of them are M1 2021 models. Both of them have their original power adapters. 1. (Turns on)-iMac uses the 143 power adapter A2290 with the ethernet port. This adapter has the white cable coming from the power brick. 2...
  16. X

    iM 4,1-14,4 How to turn off graphic in iMac

    Hello I have a mid-2011 iMac 27'', and my graphics card (an AMD Radeon Hd6970M) is damaged. I don't have any system on my disk, but when I had High Sierra, I turned on my iMac and while it was booting, it suddenly turned on a white screen, and nothing happened. Do you know how I can turn off...
  17. Danorak81

    iMac to iPhone USB

    Hi all, My iMac… It’s a 2014 model. I have an iPhone 15PM arriving in the next few days, and I’ve just had the realisation that the included cable won’t connect to my iMac as it’s not USB-C. I still backup my phones and photos to my Mac, so I need to be able to connect it. Belkin do a USB to...
    • Danorak81
    • Thread
    • imac usbc cable
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iMac
  18. A

    Thunderbolt SSD on iMac : Curious results...

    I'm looking to buy a MacStudio soon but in the meantime I've already purchased a WD Black SN850X NVME Gen 4 SSD with a Thunderbolt external enclosure (Acasis TBU405PROM1) for video editing. For now I have an iMac 27" Retina 5K 2017 3.4 GHz with a 2TB fusion drive. I did a BlackMagic test on...
    • Alain Ternet
    • Thread
    • acasis imac ssd thunderbolt
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iMac
  19. P

    Internal speakers have stopped working

    A few days ago my iMac internal speakers stopped playing any sound. I have updated to iOS Sonoma but that was a few weeks ago so don't think I can blame that. I haven't changed any settings or plugged in any other external devices to my Mac. Obviously, I have checked the mute button and it is...
    • paulc130
    • Thread
    • imac sound sound advice
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
  20. J

    Error running time machine on remote encrypted drive

    I have a late 2015 iMac (Intel - Monterey) that has an external (USB) encrypted 10 TB hard drive connected. It is used for Time Machine backups for the iMac. When I try to use the same drive for time machine for my MacBook Air (M1 - Sonoma), I can't connect. The error I get is: The...
    • jbmillard
    • Thread
    • imac macbook air time machine
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: macOS
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