Why no 21:9 iMac Pro?

[Shane Ross]

As a member of the creative market, I’d rather they release another MacPro tower with slots for drives and GPU and IO cards…

Shane
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[Andy Patterson]

[Shane Ross] “As a member of the creative market, I’d rather they release another MacPro tower with slots for drives and GPU and IO cards…”

Something like what you see below? Instead of making what you want Apple forced you to opt for a hackintosh. I am a big fan of expansion slots and expansion bays. If Apple did make a generic ATX computer for $1100.00 with a Core i7, GTX 1060 and16 GB of RAM and call it the Mac Basic I bet it would sell a decent amount. I know Apple will not do it because Apple likes to confuse people with their mythical Apple Magic : )

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[Oliver Peters]

While I agree with you, I do believe a lot of people will be very happy with the beefed up iMac. I’m currently cutting at a shop with 8 shared systems – 4 iMacs, 2 old MPs, 1 nMP, and 1 Mini. While the expansion capability of the old towers is nice and has led to their longevity, the iMacs are fine. I have a number of things hanging off of the nMP, which makes it a bit messy, but otherwise OK.

I suspect the coming MP will be better as far as expandability is concerned, but I doubt Apple will go with the sort of slots we’ve seen in the past. In any case, I imagine that will be more of an early 2019 thing.

The reason the wider display on the iMac is of interest is screen real estate. Having 2 x 27″ displays side-by-side is a bit too much, so ultra-wide displays are a good alternative if a single screen is too tight. One of the other shops in town has their rooms configured that way and the editors love it.

– Oliver

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[Mark Suszko]

I predict the next mpro will be modular, so they can keep selling you upgrades and crossgrades and customizations, without having to actually make a lot of different models.

[Oliver Peters]

Of course, modular doesn’t necessarily mean slots. Upgradeability could just mean ways to change drives, GPUs, CPUs, or RAM. OTOH, it could be composed of building blocks, like the newest RED cameras. Although in my mind, that strikes me as too inelegant for Apple’s design sense.

– Oliver

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[Eric Santiago]

I welcome that aspect ratio.
I’ve been living with Dual Apple 30s for almost 12 years now (a few have died) and would like to move to a single manageable screen.
The split between the Cinemas is a bit annoying for my workflow (1;1 graphics viewing).
Now, of course, I would want something above 4K but with the ability to scale the icons/GUI.

[Michael Gissing]

https://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-qh90-super-ultra-wide-329-monitor-photos-2017-6///?r=AU&IR=T#behold-the-49-inch-chg90-super-ultrawide-gaming-monitor-from-samsung-samsungs-marketing-photo-simply-doesnt-do-justice-to-the-chg90s-incredible-super-ultra-width-so-here-it-is-displaying-an-excel-spreadsheet-to-help-put-it-into-perspective-1

This is interesting to me. A single monitor capable of showing two 16:9 screens side by side.

[Bob Zelin]

I believe the modular design will never happen. I know for a fact, that with the current management regime, Apple does not want ANY product to exist for more than 5 years. Authorized repair shops are not allowed to work on hardware that is older than 5 years old. So they can sell you a $300 watch, or a $10,000 non existant Mac Pro, and in 5 years, they don’t want ANYONE to work on that Mac Pro if something fails – period.

I am a huge fan of Louis Rossmann and Rossmann Repair Group in NY City, and I find all of his videos very funny on the Mac product line, and Apple’s current attitude on repairing Macs. In summary – GIVE US MONEY.

Bob Zelin

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[Oliver Peters]

Well, in any hardware company, isn’t planned obsolesence assumed? After all, you run out of customers unless the existing customers buy some more product.

Of course, when it comes to Mac expandability, it’s third parties who make that money, not Apple, once you get past the initial purchase.

Oliver

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Orlando, FL
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[Shane Ross]

That’s exactly what I did last September, I made one. Biggest issue with that is updates. You have to be very careful about doing them, and sometimes, you might not be able to. Currently I can’t update my box to Sierra, so I can download the latest FCX…and that is an issue.

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