Apple Begins Shipping 18-Core iMac Pro to Customers
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tobefirst ⚽️
macrumors 601
You'll be kicking yourself. You should spend the time between now and then looking for some soft shoes. Or slippers.
puckhead193
macrumors G3
for those that ordered, what do you plan on doing with it? Editing miniDV footage i hope 
You probably should have studied physics instead of marketing ;-). I have seen a new MBP in action recently & thought it will fly away given the fan noise / speed. The cooling can be more efficient then the previous gen, but you cannot beat the volume (=>cooling-medium flow) nor the power you need to dissipate. Imagine how quiet the MBP / iMacs could have been had they not been designed with the thinness fetish as the primary goal.
The 18-core iMac Pro will melt (or throttle) upon full load for extended periods of time.
Unami
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I guess they never said 2018 to avoid disappointment. I wouldn‘t be surprised if it‘s 2019 or even 2020 or never - after all, the nMP-replacement / stopgap a.k.a. imac pro just came out.
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Internet Enzyme
macrumors 65816
having that many cores each at a lower clock is not objectively better. in fact, for most things it seems like it would be slower. most apps seem to be coded to take advantage of only 2, maybe 4 cores.
RogerWilco
macrumors 6502a
Put in a req for two -- one as a spare aka "critical infrastructure".
OldSchoolMacGuy
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Computer forensics. Processing huge data sets. Stuff like lists from the NIST of known files (think a text file that's over 10GB). Image identification and recovery. Lost of other fun.
yurc
macrumors 6502a
Fantastic machine, but likely limited by thermal throttling due tight iMac enclosure. Well, consequences Mac Pro in iMac chassis.
Appleinsider was tested 8 core model with workstation like test & typical studio workflow (exporting/raw editing), not just synthetic benchmark, and the result pushed machine was damn hot (CPU / GPU). Well, it's depend on type and workflow though.
And the good was this machine save from Vega GPU scarce by mining frenzy outside there. Except some crazy miners destroy and cracked this machine just to get it's GPU. I'm annoyed when searching Vega cards for my old Mac Pro, they was sold out everywhere.
Imagine what 56 cores and 3tb of ram would be like? Have a look at the HP Z8 - it’s been out for months. Come on Apple, speed things up would you?
SecuritySteve
macrumors 6502a
Sure, for 56,000$. I could get five of my iMac Pros for that cost. No thanks.
DEMinSoCAL
macrumors 603
So these 18-core XEONS have the flaws in them like all the other ones? If so, I'd wait until Intel has released the fixed chips...
SecuritySteve
macrumors 6502a
If you need it now, you need it now. By flaws I assume you mean 'Spectre' and 'Meltdown' - which have had reportedly minimal impact on macOS performance, if any at all. Not really a factor here.
DEMinSoCAL
macrumors 603
For most of us, it's exactly the same as having 4 or 6 or 8 cores. The majority of the time, 1-2 cores at max speed, the remaining are idle. Due to heat, the more cores running, the lower the speed of them.
Obviously, if you're buying this, you really NEED 18 cores.
Thanks for that, but I wasn't really answering you, you do what ever you like with your money, it's your cash and I'm no preacher.
I was however quoting the fella that wondered what 18 cores could do, not as much as 56 cores I would wager.
Anyway, none of this is your fault, Macs just are sooooooo behind the curve with their "pro" level machines it's not funny.
The rest of us are still having to wait for something that's not glued together. Not that the iMac is for people who want to upgrade as time passes; for example, who would want to be able to upgrade their RAM themselves, right?
But listen, clearly you’re excited and you think you've done the right thing with your money – and good luck to you mate! It's just not what a lot of us are looking for, or would invest in.
Come on Apple! Tick tock.
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SincetheNES
macrumors newbie
I was stoked to see that my credit card was charged today for this maxed out beast. I haven't received a shipping confirmation, (yet), but at least I know it's on its way.
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Sure, if you are using Adobe, which has yet to be optimized for the Mac platform. Final Cut screams though.
“Customer”, I assume.
Apple today began shipping the 18-core iMac Pro to customers in the United States, just over six weeks after it began accepting orders. The first orders are estimated for delivery starting Tuesday, February 6.
MacRumors readers Anthony Berenato and Steve McKinnon both alerted us of the shipped status of their orders, while a few other Apple customers have echoed the same in the iMac Pro order topic in our discussion forums.
18-core iMac Pro configurations start at $7,399 in the United States, and with fully maxed out tech specs, the powerful workstation costs up to $13,199.
Apple quoted a shipping estimate of 6-8 weeks for the 18-core iMac Pro, pushing most deliveries into early February, so it is ever so slightly ahead of its schedule. We haven't confirmed if 14-core models have shipped yet.
iMac Pro is also available in 8-core and 10-core configurations, priced from $4,999, and those models began shipping in late December. Micro Center is offering an impressive $1,000 off the base model while supplies last.
Last month, some customers were quoted an updated delivery timeframe of early January for 18-core iMac Pro orders, but in a follow-up email, Apple said this was an error. This time, the first orders have actually shipped out.
iMac Pro is a powerful, top-of-the-line workstation designed for professional users with demanding workflows, such as advanced video and graphics editing, virtual reality content creation, and real-time 3D rendering.
The machine can be configured with up to an 18-core Intel Xeon processor, up to 4TB of SSD storage, up to 128GB of ECC RAM, and an AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64 graphics processor with 16GB of HBM2 memory.
Article Link: Apple Begins Shipping 18-Core iMac Pro to Customers
neuropsychguy
macrumors 68040
I could justify two. I have two iMacs in front of me on my desk and use both simultaneously. Every once in a while I type on the wrong keyboard -- it happens with two keyboards a trackpad and a mouse in front of me [okay 3 mice + a trackpad; I don't have a problem...].
SincetheNES
macrumors newbie
Anybody get theirs yet? Besides prolific YouTubers for review and propaganda purposes? I still haven't received my shipped notification, and i ordered it day one of availability.
SecuritySteve
macrumors 6502a
Check the 18 core delivery thread I started. I've been discussing mine with both benchmarks and real world tests.
iMac Pro 18 Core delivery status
Naimfan
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If not 2018, they might as well not bother.