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iMac bump
More cores
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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There also seems to be a slight price drop in BTO configurations of the iMac Pros.
Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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iMac Pro got a small bump too. New top end GPU and up to 256gigs of RAM.
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Looks nice but pretty close to iMac Pro pricing – just $750 more for similar base iMac vs iMac Pro??? (32GB ram and 1TB SSD)
It was at a Vegas premiere that I resolved to become an avid FCPX user.
Lance Bachelder
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Downtown Long Beach, California
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Which components are you comparing? I see a larger difference than that. Mainly CPU and GPU differences in base 27″ models. However, when you get to the same core count and upgrade the iMac GPU, then you have a $750 difference.
The iMac Pro is more expensive, but it has a Xeon CPU and bigger GPU. It also comes with the extended keyboard, which is an upgrade option with the iMac. So that difference is reasonable and probably worth it in Apple-land. I don’t think you are going to see the iMac get all that much cheaper than the Pro. It’s not rocket science. Components cost what they cost. 🙂
OTOH, I’m not sure if they’ve changed the cooling in this version of the iMac, but the Pro models have better cooling along with more ports.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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[Oliver Peters] “OTOH, I’m not sure if they’ve changed the cooling in this version of the iMac, but the Pro models have better cooling along with more ports.”
The iMacs thermal throttle pretty quick from what I recall. And you can’t have enough ports.
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[Andrew Kimery] “The iMacs thermal throttle pretty quick from what I recall.”
In our shop, the iMacs and iMac Pros both are largely capable of tackling the same type of work. The Pros render faster and generally don’t kick the fans in nearly as quickly at the Retina iMacs.
[Andrew Kimery] “And you can’t have enough ports.”
The issue with ports is the internal bus. If you have 2 ports that are tied to the same bus, then obviously you are splitting the total possible bandwidth. I think that’s the case with the iMacs and TB3. I think it’s 4 across 2 in the Pros.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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It’s interesting to note that Final Cut Pro X is barely to be seen on the updated iMac info page. Apple shows us DaVinci Resolve on screen, with an FCPX screen way down the page. Apple isn’t showing much love for it’s own NLE.
Under Performance we see:
DaVinci Resolve Hyperlight footage provided courtesy of Nguyen-Anh Nguyen and Second Tomorrow Studios.
– Gerry Fraiberg
Videographer | Editor | Photographer | Voice Over Artist.
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[Gerry Fraiberg] “Under Performance we see:
DaVinci Resolve Hyperlight “Perhaps Apple is concerned about Resolve users jumping to Windows.
After all, us FCPX users are captive.
In the lead shot of the iMac, as it cycles through, there’s a shot from FCPX followed by Logic.In any case, Apple doesn’t seem to market FCPX that much. They seem to leave that to “the community.”
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[Craig Seeman] “In the lead shot of the iMac, as it cycles through, there’s a shot from FCPX followed by Logic.
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I scrolled right past it before the screens cycled.[Craig Seeman] “Perhaps Apple is concerned about Resolve users jumping to Windows.”
Good point.– Gerry Fraiberg
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The lead intro shows Pages, FCP X, Logic Pro X, and some game.
Under “The Power Couple” there’s a 27″ iMac with Resolve grading (not the NLE), next to a 21″ iMac with a game.
Under “8 Cores” there’s another shot of Logic Pro X.
And at the bottom, there’s a beautiful picture of a complete FCP X setup with dual screens and a reference monitor.
So I think that FCP X and Logic Pro X both get a very good exposure on that page.
– Ronny
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