iMac Retina 5K screen is late because of the shortage

Users who order a super-sharp iMac screen will have to wait for the whole week to deliver the goods, which is caused by the attraction of new products and insufficient screen supply.

The 27-inch iMac model released by Apple on October 17 attracted a lot of attention when owning the world's highest resolution screen. However, Cupertino company constantly had to delay the delivery of this product. According to Computer World, pre-ordered iMac Retina 5K customers have to wait one to two working days then the time increases to 3 to 5 days and now has to wait up to 7 days.

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The iMac Retina 5K owns not only a sharp screen but also a super-thin border design.Photo: Cnet.

Apple's new computer has a starting price of up to 2,500 USD, about 40% higher than the same iMac configuration but no Retina display. However, the attraction of the product is considered to be extremely large. iMac Retina 5K is also said to entice many customers who are design experts, who work related to graphics and photography thanks to the sharp screen.

The iMac's display is more than 7 times more pixels than HD TV models with a total of 14.7 million pixels. It also has 67% more pixels than 4K screens and Apple calls it Retina 5K standard. The difference comes mainly from high-resolution screens so the new iMac cause is perceived as a limited supply of display panels.

There's a sharper screen, but the new model is only 5 mm thin at the edges and surprisingly only 30% less energy than the old version. Apple uses a new processor to control monitors such as Oxide TF and energy-saving backlight.

Starting configuration for iMac Retina 5K includes Intel Core i5 processor with 3.5 GHz quad core, 8 GB RAM, AMD Radeon R9 M290X graphics card, Hard drive Fusion 1 TB. Products cost from 2,499 USD, equivalent to about 53 million.

Photo of the world's highest resolution screen iMac.