iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) Order Thread

[RonnieBarlow]

Hi guys - i ordered a BTO:-

10 Core i9
5700 XT
8gb Ram (Purchased 128gb from Amazon for £400)
1tb SSD

Order 28th Sep
Expected delivery 19-26 Oct
DELIVERED 08th OCT ... !!! (really impressed Apple - thank you)

I live in the UK and order delivered from Ireland

 

[echeck]

Got my second iMac two and half hours ago, and this time it actually powers on!

My first experience was terrible. It took two weeks to arrive from Shanghai, and when I got it the shipping box literally smelled like poop, there were smudges all over the glass and rear housing, and it was DOA.

This time has been a polar opposite. Delivered from Shannon, and arrived in four days. No poopy box, and no smudges.

Interestingly, when I installed my OWC memory it dropped the memory speed from 2667MHz down to 2133MHz.

I seem to remember someone on one of these threads saying they experienced the same thing, and they swapped the chips around and got the speed back... need to find that comment...

 

[jasonefmonk]

Interestingly, when I installed my OWC memory it dropped the memory speed from 2667MHz down to 2133MHz.

I seem to remember someone on one of these threads saying they experienced the same thing, and they swapped the chips around and got the speed back... need to find that comment...

If you haven’t found it yet, the solution is to remove the Apple memory. You can swap the memory around and get 2667MHz back, but you will sacrifice dual-channel (which also negatively effects performance). The only way to get both 2667MHz and dual-channel is to use the same specification memory in all slots, from the same vendor. The only way to verify dual-channel—it is not in System Report—is to do memory transfer speed tests (Novabench) to verify you are obtaining the expected speeds: exceeding 28,000MBps.

 

[decypher44]

Just ordered my first iMac in over a decade. Purchased the base 27” with numerical keyboard and mouse. Says deliver Nov3-10. Does that seem right? A month? Supply chain issue, maybe?

Also, ordered OWC memory from Amazon. Should be here tomorrow.

Really looking forward to it!

 

[hoodafoo]

Just ordered my first iMac in over a decade. Purchased the base 27” with numerical keyboard and mouse. Says deliver Nov3-10. Does that seem right? A month? Supply chain issue, maybe?

Also, ordered OWC memory from Amazon. Should be here tomorrow.

Really looking forward to it!

I'm in the same boat as you.. estimated Nov3-10. I'm waiting on amazon prime day to see if there's a price cut on ddr4

 

[decypher44]

I'm in the same boat as you.. estimated Nov3-10. I'm waiting on amazon prime day to see if there's a price cut on ddr4

I forgot about Prime Day! (Just got married on Friday, so brain isn’t all there ?) Good plan!

But I’m really curious as to the delay.

 

[PBG4 Dude]

I forgot about Prime Day! (Just got married on Friday, so brain isn’t all there ?) Good plan!

But I’m really curious as to the delay.

I was initially given a 1 month delivery date. It arrived in 2 weeks. Apple’s MO is to under promise and over deliver.

 

[LadyNinja]

Waiting on the second one. First was with the nano, 4 weeks. Returned and waiting on the standard glass, on the 4. week now... From the start is was estimated 4-5 weeks on both. Seeing ppl complain about their much faster arrivals ?
Kinda sick, 8 weeks ?‍♀️

 

[decypher44]

Well, my 32GB OWC just arrived. Now we wait for the iMac to show....

 

[echeck]

If you haven’t found it yet, the solution is to remove the Apple memory. You can swap the memory around and get 2667MHz back, but you will sacrifice dual-channel (which also negatively effects performance). The only way to get both 2667MHz and dual-channel is to use the same specification memory in all slots, from the same vendor. The only way to verify dual-channel—it is not in System Report—is to do memory transfer speed tests (Novabench) to verify you are obtaining the expected speeds: exceeding 28,000MBps.

Interesting. Logically I would think dual channel would be the lesser of the two evils, so I think I’ll just leave it as it is.

I love the iMac, though. Especially this graphics card. I haven’t had a Mac this powerful (relative to available hardware) since my PowerMac G5. ?

 

[iDomDotCom]

Waiting on the second one. First was with the nano, 4 weeks. Returned and waiting on the standard glass, on the 4. week now... From the start is was estimated 4-5 weeks on both. Seeing ppl complain about their much faster arrivals ?
Kinda sick, 8 weeks ?‍♀️

I also returned the nano! What didn't you like about it out of curiosity?

 

[LadyNinja]

I also returned the nano! What didn't you like about it out of curiosity?

Impact on the images. The texture/noise effect and contrast difference.
For non editing work i think i may have kept it. Still, scrolling on white background was anoying with the texture effect. And you?

 

[sean+mac]

BTO with these non-standard options: i9, 5700XT, 2TB SSD, Trackpad.

Ordered Oct 9. Original ETA was Nov 4 - 12. Already shipped and expected by Oct 22, according to the current tracking status. Shipping from China to western Canada.

 

[sean+mac]

BTO with these non-standard options: i9, 5700XT, 2TB SSD, Trackpad.

I should add I got a really good deal yesterday on ram during Amazon Prime days. Crucial 64GB (2x32GB) kit CT2K32G4SFD8266 for $164 USD (not their official Mac kit, but confirmed a-okay by other forum users.) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZLCC6J8 – I ordered 2 kits, 128GB total.

Decided to post fresh versus edit for people who are following the thread for new messages.

 

[iDomDotCom]

Impact on the images. The texture/noise effect and contrast difference.
For non editing work i think i may have kept it. Still, scrolling on white background was anoying with the texture effect. And you?

Exactly the same thing. Using Adobe Illustrator was a nightmare. The background looked textured even though it wasn't. It was almost as if it had a "Paperlike" screen protector attached to it. Please let me know how you like the regular screen!

 

[decypher44]

Mine finally shipped! Pretty cool, as I didn’t know that they were made and shipped from Cork, Ireland!

 

[hoodafoo]

Mine finally shipped! Pretty cool, as I didn’t know that they were made and shipped from Cork, Ireland!

Mine, too! Except mine is being shipped from Japan


I'm kidding! Yours and my iMac will prolly be on the same plane! Scheduled for Friday!

 

[JeepTech]

Mines only 7 miles from me at the hub but i'll most likely not have it until Monday

 

[hoodafoo]

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Ordered on Thursday. Says August 21-28th for delivery. I messed up and forgot to order the extended keyboard with number pad but maybe this is a sign that I should just get the Logitech MX Keys for Mac.

My 64GB of RAM is already here.

Hi, I was wondering where the option to order the iMac with a VESA mount was. ??

 

[sean+mac]

Hi, I was wondering where the option to order the iMac with a VESA mount was. ??

https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/buy-mac/imac-vesa (may need to swap country.) I got there from Google but you can also navigate to it from the standard iMac "buy" page:

 

[hoodafoo]

https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/buy-mac/imac-vesa (may need to swap country.) I got there from Google but you can also navigate to it from the standard iMac "buy" page:

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Thanks for that! Strange that's its in a completely separate section from the build page

 

[STxMacUser]

Order placed on 10/9/2020.

iMac 27" with Intel 10 core i9
8GB RAM
Radieon Pro XT5700
2 TB SSED
10Gb Ethernet Port
Standard Glass

Original Delivery Estimated 11/2/20 - 11/9/20
Delivery Scheduled for Tomorrow 10/20/2020

 

[Scarpad]

Received mine upgraded to 32 gb very easy

 

[decypher44]

Just received mine today. LOVING IT!!!! To be honest, it was a rocky start. Before I even took off the screen plastic wrap, I upgraded the memory with 32gb of OWC. Then when I later hit the power button, the thing wouldn't power up! I panicked. But after while, I realized it was just taking a long while for first boot up. Thank God! Now I've got things humming along ok. Still more playing to be done this week!

The mouse will take a bit of getting used to, and the keyboard is a bit different, but just a slight learning curve. Already doing my first encrypted time machine backup to external, and various things in the cloud have been synced. I have some more things to do before iPhone Friday!

 

[sean+mac]

Before I even took off the screen plastic wrap, I upgraded the memory with 32gb of OWC.

Congrats on the new iMac! Mine is out for delivery today too, very exciting day. From what I've read from other memory upgrade threads it seems prudent to ensure everything is 100% with the stock iMac (included ram) before then shutting down to upgrade it. Maybe you did do all this before removing the plastic .

In my case I have four sticks coming (also today) but I am likely going to be a little neurotic about it and add each matched pair one at a time in the recommended xoxo pair configuration. (I'll look it up when the time comes.)

The sticks are all Crucial and the same size and order, so there is very small chance of match issues, but something looks off at some point then doing it step-by-step it will have seemed wise. If not, I'll probably feel I wasted 10 minutes.

The mouse will take a bit of getting used to, and the keyboard is a bit different, but just a slight learning curve.

Are you coming from a MacBook and are accustomed to a trackpad? If so, I'd recommend the external Magic Trackpad if you can budget it – especially if you find you don't warm up to the mouse. I actually picked the trackpad in my BTO configuration as I didn't want the mouse – I have an old dusty Magic Mouse anyway. I've been using an external trackpad for years and (personally) prefer it. Bonus: unlike the mouse, you can still use the trackpad while it is charging.

(Yes, now I will have two trackpads but my iMac vs work MacBook need to serve different purposes and will both be regularly setup. I sometimes also use the trackpad from my iPad. Better two as I can keep them paired to different devices, rather than a mouse I'd never use.)

Anyway, enjoy your new Mac!