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iMac Pro Officially Discontinued, Removed From Apple's Site and No Longer Available for Purchase
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Would be cool to see Apple add some actual color to their product lines again like ye ol’ eMacs. The color options for their Mac line-up is pretty dull. Colorful iMacs would be welcome.
I do find it strange all the negativity and ‘won’t be missed’ posts - which I can only imagine are from people who have never owned one.
i’ve had my 8 core for nearly 3 years and it has never missed a beat. Yes it cost a lot, but it was the best MacOS Option available at the time. In fact as I’m after an intel upgrade I was contemplating buying an 18 core model just before they were discontinued. But missed the boat!!
why you might ask? Well for intel based workflow, the simplicity of all in one and the bang for buck compared to a Mac Pro. I don’t need the expandability.
yes of course it was a stopgap. Yes of course it cost a lot of money. But it is near silent, aesthetically pleasing on the desk, a little different and has great performance.
A key difference i think in the choice and experience is that is was bought as a business tool. Paid for itself in under 6 months, and it was not a price sensitive decision as it seems to be for many of the complainers. It was a great investment and as earnt 30x what it cost to buy so far. Yes maybe i could have waited months for an mac pro or a cheaper imac with similar spec or built a threadripper machine. But in business time is money.... you buy the best for your business use case at the time of purchae. If it makes financial sense that’s all that matters.
there’s no sentiment about a machine’s branding (that the imac pro only lasted 1gen) or hope of false economies by waiting of going a cheaper route.
that is why the put the Pro in the name. It is aimed at business purchasers who can write it off as a tool against tax and who will make money from it.
i don’t care if they add the Pro label to the next gen imac. So long as it runs cool, fast, quiet and works well for the intended workflow.
i hope the Mac Pro gets one last intel speed bump or spec adjustment before it goes the same way. I know a very slim chance!. Sure there will be an Mx machine that trounces it at some point. But I want onenlast high power intel mac to protect my workflow. I’ll buy the AS machine to run alongside it for sure. And when the time is right retire the intel machines.
thing to remember is it is bit the cost if the machine today that matters - but the money you can’t make whilst waiting. If that consideration does not impact a purchase cecision. Then a ‘Pro’ machine is not really needed anyway is it? That’s why they made the regular iMac. For consumers.
PS: luckily I now have the chance to buy the 28core MP for not a lot more than the 18core iMac would have cost me, so fate was on my side I suppose lol.
i’ve had my 8 core for nearly 3 years and it has never missed a beat. Yes it cost a lot, but it was the best MacOS Option available at the time. In fact as I’m after an intel upgrade I was contemplating buying an 18 core model just before they were discontinued. But missed the boat!!
why you might ask? Well for intel based workflow, the simplicity of all in one and the bang for buck compared to a Mac Pro. I don’t need the expandability.
yes of course it was a stopgap. Yes of course it cost a lot of money. But it is near silent, aesthetically pleasing on the desk, a little different and has great performance.
A key difference i think in the choice and experience is that is was bought as a business tool. Paid for itself in under 6 months, and it was not a price sensitive decision as it seems to be for many of the complainers. It was a great investment and as earnt 30x what it cost to buy so far. Yes maybe i could have waited months for an mac pro or a cheaper imac with similar spec or built a threadripper machine. But in business time is money.... you buy the best for your business use case at the time of purchae. If it makes financial sense that’s all that matters.
there’s no sentiment about a machine’s branding (that the imac pro only lasted 1gen) or hope of false economies by waiting of going a cheaper route.
that is why the put the Pro in the name. It is aimed at business purchasers who can write it off as a tool against tax and who will make money from it.
i don’t care if they add the Pro label to the next gen imac. So long as it runs cool, fast, quiet and works well for the intended workflow.
i hope the Mac Pro gets one last intel speed bump or spec adjustment before it goes the same way. I know a very slim chance!. Sure there will be an Mx machine that trounces it at some point. But I want onenlast high power intel mac to protect my workflow. I’ll buy the AS machine to run alongside it for sure. And when the time is right retire the intel machines.
thing to remember is it is bit the cost if the machine today that matters - but the money you can’t make whilst waiting. If that consideration does not impact a purchase cecision. Then a ‘Pro’ machine is not really needed anyway is it? That’s why they made the regular iMac. For consumers.
PS: luckily I now have the chance to buy the 28core MP for not a lot more than the 18core iMac would have cost me, so fate was on my side I suppose lol.
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The only thing good about this computer was its colour. I wonder how many sales were decided because of the colour.
I think youtubers and mac sites were the biggest buyers and promoters of this junk.
I think youtubers and mac sites were the biggest buyers and promoters of this junk.
One little thing going for the iMac Pro: It had a keyboard with keys that matched the computer, unlike the standard iMac.
Quite a few I imagine. And why not? People pay big bucks for a fancy apple watch strap. So why not just to have a different colour iMac? Choice and freedom is good. Is that not the American way? Or so we keep getting told lol
Something is bubbling at Apple, get those high spec Intel iMac's in whilst you can.
Those iMac photos that have been banded about are REAL. The new lower spec iMac's will be the colourful ones.
As this is iPad Pro season there will also be an iMac Pro redesign. No fancy colours here just a premium look.
You heard it here first Jon.
Those iMac photos that have been banded about are REAL. The new lower spec iMac's will be the colourful ones.
As this is iPad Pro season there will also be an iMac Pro redesign. No fancy colours here just a premium look.
You heard it here first Jon.
Indeed. There’s a huge gap between the fast and the super fast/upgradeable. They need a middle ground.
i’m hoping they come out with the Cube mac / Mac Pro mini. Fast but with a Ram and internal storage upgrade option.
That request has been repeated on this website since I joined in 2003. I suppose anything is possible, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
You're just now starting to wonder? After Final Cut Pro, the MacPro Trashcan, and abandoning every connection standard in the DongleBook Pro? They've been selling grossly overpriced professional products and then abandoning them for well over a decade.
Isn't everyone honest with their avatar? I'm actually a CDC 6600. Beep Boop.🤖
Please speak only for yourself. It's too expensive for you. A Tesla is expensive too but I'm not gonna say "It's too expensive for many people". I don't know the world's financial status and neither do you. Many people also spend $$$$ on vacations and all they will get out of it is pictures and memories but will come back home and say the Mac Pro is too expensive, so it's really a matter of a person's priorities, not whether it's too expensive for them.
It's not super surprising that they pulled a 2017 computer off the website in 2021.
Most other companies would have done that back in 2018..
I suspect they didn't want to sell too many of these given it never received a refresh.
Can´t imagine it would have cost them many dollars extra to ship it with 2019 or 2020 CPU´s/GPU´s.
Most other companies would have done that back in 2018..
I suspect they didn't want to sell too many of these given it never received a refresh.
Can´t imagine it would have cost them many dollars extra to ship it with 2019 or 2020 CPU´s/GPU´s.