What exactly is the Mac pro?

[oilfighter]

You think I didn't know? Please. I said more or less laptops. iMacs still use mobile GPUs and RAM. CPU isn't the only component

I thought they use desktop RAM now...

 

[spinnerlys]

I thought they use desktop RAM now...

iMac RAM modules, also being in use with the MacBooks and MacBook Pros and the Mac Minis.

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/DDR3_21.5_27
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3

Mac Pro RAM

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Mac-Pro-Memory#1066-memory

 

[iamcheerful]

What exactly is the Mac pro? - Mac for professionals

maybe a Mac for professionals ...

 

[kevink2]

It is also the computer Apple sells that can take the most RAM. I don't "need" it, but I have 14GB in my Mac Pro (2008). When I bought it, I don't think the iMacs could take more than 4GB.

 

[stridemat]

It is also the computer Apple sells that can take the most RAM. I don't "need" it, but I have 14GB in my Mac Pro (2008). When I bought it, I don't think the iMacs could take more than 4GB.

The most recent iMacs support up to 16GB, but will cost a small fortune to upgrade.

http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac?mco=MTAyNTQzNjA

 

[Octobot]

The most recent iMacs support up to 16GB, but will cost a small fortune to upgrade.

http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac?mco=MTAyNTQzNjA

Ya but don't buy ram from apple and you can save $400 (16GB for iMac)

 

[the editor]

its an overpriced, outdated professional computer with a 60$ graphic card.

 

[Mactrunk]

It's been my main computer in various iterations for years.
Way worth it for me!
My bread and butter.... many dollars of income.
I'm not going elsewhere.
Happy MP customer.

 

[chrono1081]

It's been my main computer in various iterations for years.
Way worth it for me!
My bread and butter.... many dollars of income.
I'm not going elsewhere.
Happy MP customer.

I can't wait to get mine. On a daily basis I use all of the following:

Photoshop
Corel Painter
Maya
ZBrush
Unity3D
XCode
Logic
Adium
Handbrake
iTunes
Rapid Weaver
Aperture

I'm a digital art whore and even though the macbook pro in my sig chews through the above flawlessly, the Logic part is a sticking point since my sound libraries are approaching the terrabyte size so I can't keep them locally on the harddrive and even over firewire my virtual instruments load kind of slow. It will be nice to have the expansion of the mac pro and the ability to have two or three monitors on the desk.

 

[iHateMacs]

maybe a Mac for professionals ...

By the same logic it could equally be a Macedonian Proctologist