512GB SSD is just the base model. If you need to store lots of things locally, you would option up to the larger storage. The nice thing about a desk top is you can expand with external storage easily and more cheaply.
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'iMac Pro' Coming in 2022 With M1 Pro/Max Chips, 27-Inch Mini-LED Display, MacBook Pro Ports and More
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Rumor sounds too much like based on new MBP specs/prices and configurations. Examples the same ports. Why would you have a HDMI port on a iMac? MBP you can connect to a projector or TV, but iMacs never had one. 
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m1 max is definitely not good enough for a serious audio workstation, come on Apple...
The M1 Max can process 155 simultaneous instruments in Logic X. Isn’t that powerful enough?
Thank goodness. All the colors are horrible. Space Gray please just like my current iMac Pro.
i hope this supports up to 2 additional displays and Apple announces new 27" (or larger) external displays at the same time. crossing fingers ?
will have an interesting decision to make if Apple also updates Mac Mini with M1 Pro or Max processors...
FaceID built into iMac would definitely swing decision that way
will have an interesting decision to make if Apple also updates Mac Mini with M1 Pro or Max processors...
FaceID built into iMac would definitely swing decision that way
It's more about price than performance for me.
The M1 Max is essentially a $3000 CPU - that's the minimum it is going to cost you for that kind of power (right now).
That's fine for a power laptop, but it's just not competitive at the desktop-level.
I'm personally hoping that Apple understand that and designs the larger iMac to compete in the right sector, and not against its own laptops.
If the rumored new iMac sports the M1 Pro or M1 Max CPUs, why wouldn’t it support up to four extra screens, just like the new MacBooks Pro? Did you see the recent Keynote?
Hi, you've obviously been away for a while. Competitive is never a factor when buying Apple.
Given the new M Pro/M Max MBPs that are being snapped up right now. I think now M2 is towards end of 2022 now.
Yes Yes Yes YES!
The implementation of the notch in the new MacBooks Pro is brilliant. Although a larger, thicker desktop monitor would not necessarily need it, I would be all for the notch if it delivers Face ID and the iMac bezels are black, just like the new MacBooks Pro.
Wish they would sell the same monitor they use for the iMac as a standalone pro-consumer monitor for those who want a Mac mini. Annoying they only sell a super high end monitor right now.
Yes, I saw the keynote announcing the new MBPs and I agree with you that a new iMac would / should be able to support multi monitor setups
No, no it's not.
Er, yes it is. Pro photographers shoot RAW and file sizes are massive. Pro video editors definitely need more RAM and storage, so do 3D artists, or people working in CAD, and I assume musicians trying to squeeze hundreds of effects into their multi-track sequences.
Get real: it's 2021. Those base levels of storage are, as I said, pathetic. It's like a laptop from the last decade.
Er, yes it is. Pro photographers shoot RAW and file sizes are massive. Pro video editors definitely need more RAM and storage, so do 3D artists, or people working in CAD, and I assume musicians trying to squeeze hundreds of effects into their multi-track sequences.
Get real: it's 2021. Those base levels of storage are, as I said, pathetic. It's like a laptop from the last decade.
Or the iMac being able to support 2 or 4 external monitors like the MBP M Pro vs M Max configurations negates the need of a 32" iMac. Part of the argument against the 32" iMac would be its just a way larger product to ship/stock in Apple stores.
Yup. I have an XDR and 27" Thunderbolt on my 16" Intel. I'd love to replace the 27" with a Retina display, without paying for another XDR Display.
I actually don't think that matters as long as you can offer several in store configurations that take in account anything from a base models to ones that use more capable SoCs with increased RAM and SSD. Example 16" MBP, started with M Pro 16/512 GB SSD but they sell a M Max with 64 GB RAM/ 4 TB SSD configuration you can buy.
a definite issue with Apple's strategy of having everything be unified. i take no particular issue with that on a laptop - it makes perfect sense design-wise.
but desktops do not have the same constraints. does Apple still intend to stick with unified designs for the desktops, even the Mac Pro?
I certainly hope not.
The new MBP (and also the MBA and standard MBP) are definitely competitive, basically the most powerful laptops at their price points.
You should not have to pay that kind of money if you do not really need a laptop though. Desktop workstations have to be designed a little better and at reasonable prices.
Well here's hoping it comes with more CPU cores than the current M1 Pro and Max. I have a Z9 incoming and want to beef up from the M1 machine and Xeon machine I have just now to something that can edit 8K 60 and the 45MP RAW's without breaking a sweat. 10 Gbps ethernet is also a must have now. Make is so Apple!