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iMac Pro Now Available to Order With 8 to 18 Cores and Prices Ranging From $4,999 to $13,199
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I think the price is actually fairly reasonable. I just went a priced a dell precision workstation. The build I went for was an 8C Xeon processor (the fastest they had available), 128GB Ram, 4x1TB ssd drives, a radeon pro with 8GB of vram, and added a 27inch dell 4k monitor and the price was up $12,387. Bear in mind the $13k iMac has a much beefier processor (18C) and double the video memory. If those options were available on the dell workstation, I'm sure it would far exceed $13K in price. My 2 cents.
The vast majority of workstations run Windows or Linux, because the vast majority of software runs on Windows or Linux.
For the prosumer that runs Final Cut Pro, I guess the iMac Pro is a good option (read: pretty much the only option).
I'm gonna hold out for the nMP. I really like buying the system and upgrading the RAM later. I'm not pro enough to make this kind of money yet unfortunately.
Same here. I'm getting into photography & drawing (just as a hobby/creative outlet for now, but who knows where it'll lead). Sometimes I like create 100MP canvas in Pixelmator to play around with, and it's really laggy on my maxed out 2013 rMBP. So I'd be interested in seeing how it would perform on something like the iMac Pro or a nMP, but I'm not in a good enough financial situation to buy one, nor am I anywhere near a good enough photographer or drawer to warrant such a purchase. However, if I really push myself to become better, I wouldn't mind getting either Pro machine, hooking up a 16" Wacom Cintiq Pro, and doodle a bit. Plus, see how it does on gaming.
Finally Apple releases a product that is worthy of the “Pro” moniker. This thing is a beast.
I love Apple products but I do feel the pricing keeps creeping up. I've noticed it more so on the laptops.
The UK price has nearly a $1,400 mark up in the UK on this iMac.
They say its the cost of business in the UK but by all accounts they aren't paying their tax due to loopholes so how do they get off charging us more?
The UK price has nearly a $1,400 mark up in the UK on this iMac.
They say its the cost of business in the UK but by all accounts they aren't paying their tax due to loopholes so how do they get off charging us more?
while people love comparing builds and some making claims that this iMac is cheaper they always leave out the fact that the custom build can be upgraded as needed. Still it is enticing
add the video card and processor to a loaded iMac (with 32gb ram/1tb ssd) and it it really isn't a big money grab as some see.
Where is the evidence the Mac Pro "didn't sell"? It couldn't be upgraded because the industry decided that high-end PCs would have one, super powerful, super hot GPU, which the current Mac Pro couldn't handle.
The Mac Pro wasn't too expensive. I work at a small video production and animation company, and we all use them.
Now you're talking!$12,207 with the education discount....
I purchased 5 cars that cost less than the iPhone 6s Plus 128GB I bought two years ago. This is even when adjusting for inflation. They were used of course....
You sound a bit jealous that trust fund kids can order a $14,000 computer.
Also what is wrong with their liberal arts degree?
I don't think those people use such computer. They recruit somebody else to use computer. Also rich people are not always spending money on something that's not showcasing their wealth.
Great for studios and agencies, bad for indies and freelances. This is way too much for a completely non-upgradeable system. I'd easily drop 10k on a MacPro, but definitley not something like this.
I think my last 2 MacPro systems were about 7k each.
I'm not a creative pro, but iMacs always looked impressive to me. Realistically, how long would the base model last? Would it still be relevant and responsive in 6 or 7 years?
But with Windows I can choose a non-reflective monitor, I won't buy another iMac just for this very reason. Apple doesn't offer this option even on this machine. So dumb.
Well the good news is that this will force the next regular version of the imac to be more than bumped up performance wise. A nice machine but it would be a waste for what i would use it for.
Except Vega is a DOG SLOW TURD compared to Nvidia. Also many PRO apps only support gpu acceleration via CUDA. (nvidia) I still don’t get Apple?!
Here’s hoping the “expandable” MacPro coming allows for video upgrades.
Here’s hoping the “expandable” MacPro coming allows for video upgrades.
Apple are working on a Mac Pro, this iMac Pro isn’t meant to replace that.