Not accustomed to reasonably powerful desktop Macs, I've just realised why my new iMac lacks the Intel Iris integrated graphics card as fitted to the laptop range. Because it doesn't need a low power mode as it's mains-powered. #duh
TheRadeon Pro 555 is way better than the previous model's integrated graphics.
From the Edinburgh Fringe Festival:
Insomnia is awful. But on the plus side – only three more sleeps till Christmas.
Oregon leads America in both marital infidelity and clinical depression. What a sad state of affairs.
If you’re being chased by a pack of taxidermists, do not play dead.
In the bedroom, my girlfriend really likes it when I wear a suit, because she’s got this kinky fantasy where I have a proper job.
Performing first clone of iMac, it's going to a USB 2·0 HD. Amazon confirms they have shipped its replacement USB 3·0 interface enclosure, but it's two weeks out since I opted for the cheapest delivery method. Also doing first Time machine backup, to a 3 TB USB 3·0 ext drive. I'm using an in-between* ext HD for storage of large items: it connects via Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adaptor plus a Thunderbolt 1 to FireWire 800 adaptor.
*In-between as in faster than USB 2·0 but slower than USB 3·0.
iMac startup drive shows its capacity as 1.03 TB, indicating the presence of an extra 32 GB on top of the standard 1 TB. The previous model's SSD portion of the Fusion drive was 24 GB, 32 is better.
For what it's worth, the average Geekbench 4 multi-core score for this iMac is 12800-ish. Mine scored 13525.
Looks like it'll take about 90 minutes to transfer the info & settings to the iMac.