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iMac Intel 27" Retina 5K Display Teardown

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  • Barring the new display, the hardware inside the iMac Intel 27" Retina 5K Display looks much the same as last year's 27" iMac.

  • In fact, as we dive in deeper, we realize it is very nearly exactly the same.

  • We would have documented the logic board removal, but we already have! We'll be following last year's logic board guide—check it out and head back here while we skip ahead.

  • And after following the guide to the letter, we've got our findings on the differences inside:

  • The Retina 5K's display data cable is slightly wider—to support those extra pixels.

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