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- monospaced0
Macworld ran benchmarks on the standard models and found the high end 27" to be slower than the base 27" on many tests because the cache on the faster model's HD was only 32MB vs 64MB on the high end. I looked into my system profile and I have the faster HD that they say is only in the standard 27" model. This means mine is faster than the benchmarked review model.
That being said, what HD does your iMac have?
- ArmandoEstrada0
No issues, if you get one do yourself a favor and get a SSD or fusion drive.
- I avoided the Fusion so that I don't have any Bootcamp issues if I go that route one day.monospaced
- monospaced0
I have one. I got it the last week of December and have 95% battery life left on the keyboard (daily use for a couple of hours). No issues whatsoever so far, and not missing the DVD drive at all.
- 27" 3.2GHz i5, 675GTXmonospaced
- err... 675MXmonospaced
- If the keyboard can withstand mono's angry, sarcastic typing for hours at a time, you know it's solid! :)ETM
- I only access QBN from work on a 15" MBPmonospaced
- Plus, it's the standard wireless keyboard they've sold for over 4 years.monospaced
- You really have no sense of humour...ETM
- Of course I do. I saw your little smiley face, but it isn't funny when your comment was only to insult me.monospaced
- You added nothing, and you aren't that funny.monospaced
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- MSL0
I got a build to order 27" before Xmas. No issues whatsoever. Fusion Drive is great, the 680mx GFX card eats everything I throw at it, the 3.4CPU is blazing fast.
I have all my data (work, iTunes, iPhoto etc) on external RAID drives so having no DVD is not an issue. I do have an external superdrive from my MacBook Air which works perfectly, but I'd budget for an external BluRay (about £60-80) over a DVD external, at least then you can archive anything onto BluRay if you need to (and rip the BluRays to iTunes if that's your bag).
I'd recommend one.
Also, it never gets hot so they have definitely sorted the cooling in these late 2012 models.