Where did 27" go?

[MisterSavage]

😢 no newer 27” Macs made yet.

any successful setup with a Mac Mini + use Old iMac 27’ 5K as Display?

I switched to a Studio Display with a Macbook and it feels the same. 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[McGiord]

I switched to a Studio Display with a Macbook and it feels the same. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Thanks for sharing. I mean successfully reusing a 5K iMac as a Display for another Mac

 

[MisterSavage]

Thanks for sharing. I mean successfully reusing a 5K iMac as a Display for another Mac

Ah, gotcha. From what i understand you can't do that but that's only from what I vaguely remember other people on here saying.

 

[TSE]

Apple cares about the environment. The 27" iMac was a waste of electricity and precious metals. Not to mention the added carbon emissions of shipping that oversized computer halfway across the world.

The 24" is perhaps one of the greenest devices Apple has ever made.

 

[pshufd]

Apple cares about the environment. The 27" iMac was a waste of electricity and precious metals. Not to mention the added carbon emissions of shipping that oversized computer halfway across the world.

The 24" is perhaps one of the greenest devices Apple has ever made.

There is considerable reuse of 27 inch iMacs. I am surprised that the market is decent for 2011 and on iMacs.

 

[wilberforce]

Apple cares about the environment. The 27" iMac was a waste of electricity and precious metals. Not to mention the added carbon emissions of shipping that oversized computer halfway across the world.

The 24" is perhaps one of the greenest devices Apple has ever made.

They could make a 27" green too. It is not as if there is a cutoff on being green at 25" or something.

 

[Gudi]

Apple cares about the environment. The 27" iMac was a waste of electricity and precious metals. Not to mention the added carbon emissions of shipping that oversized computer halfway across the world. The 24" is perhaps one of the greenest devices Apple has ever made.

I'm sitting here in front of a green 24" iMac and I can confirm, it's the greenest device I've ever seen. But it's not great for shipping, because the damn packaging weighs more than the computer itself -- at 5.8 kg for the empty box and 4.5 kg for the iMac.

 

[curnalpanic]

Ah, gotcha. From what i understand you can't do that but that's only from what I vaguely remember other people on here saying.

You could gut the iMac, keeping only the LCD, and use a controller board to convert it into a standalone 5K display. I hear some people are having success with that.