In overall snappiness in the timeline, when creating proxies from 4k ProRes 4444 files, dealing with heavy GPU effects like MB, it feels noticeably slower but still works well. Funny you mention that about not booting. I had the same issue. I opened up the packaging to the iMac, loaded in the new memory before ever turning it on, then couldn’t…

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So… what do you think? I’ve got about 3-4 days of editing on my 2020 iMac. It’s 10 core, 5700xt, nano coating, 128GB ram. So far, it’s noticeably weaker than my 16 core, but it should be. I think it’s going to just barely work for me as a Mac Pro replacement while waiting a couple years on apple silicon mac pros. It feels a bit like making a mac…

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Just add an “https:” to the front of this -> //www.amazon.com/Samsung-2666MHz-Memory-Computers-M471A4G43MB1/dp/B07N124XDS/ref=sr_1_1?tag=maxtechyt-20&dchild=1&keywords=samsung+2666mhz+ram+32gb+SODIMM+ddr4&qid=1596569885&sr=8-1

Oh, I never pay the apple tax on memory when it’s user upgradable. Most people are all linking to this memory that Max Tech is using – it’s $450 for x4 32gb chips to get to…

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That was exactly what I was thinking, considering I’ll need overlap time anyways to get everything copied over. Buy the iMac. Try it for a week. If it works, then put my Mac Pro up for sale. If it doesn’t work, I can return it to Apple and restocking fee would be less than what I’d lose on selling it. If iMac works, have the iMac hold me off until…

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Well maybe that seals it then. First off, I’m in Premiere 95% of the time, Photoshop for the odd still work and haven’t opened AE in a decade maybe? Re: internal array – so I really demand very fast real time performance in my timeline. It allows me to make much better style decisions and overall move much much faster. However, I usually edit on…

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Hey Jonathan – how has reliability been in your mileage with non pro imacs? That’s the last thing holding me back is the fear of having it crap out early if I use it daily for editing because of heat (which I will, I’m usually booked 90% of the year). I’ve been incredibly lucky with my non-iphone apple hardware over the years, since my first Mac…

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Im really thinking about 2020 imac maxed out for $4k. Apple silicon x factor has me worried if there’s a big speed bump, my 2019 Mac pro will see used market value drop steeply.

All good points. The more I read, I worry about cooling if I needed to have something rendering or processing overnight etc. My 10 year old Mac pro worked for so long because I upgraded the processor to a 3.46 ghz 12 core and I didn’t hit a wall with apple “obsoleting” my tower and not allowing me on the latest OS for 9! years. I have a feeling…

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I meant to say 3 years of apple care and the Mac Pro was $11.5k new so maybe can get between 8-9k… maybe.

Just what it says. I bought a 2019 Mac Pro 16 core 4 months ago with W5700X video card, 2 years of Apple Care, and upgraded the memory to 128GB aftermarket. I spent just over $10k but hey, it’ll last probably as long as my last 2009 Mac Pro which was about 10 years. It is beastly. It is silent. I love it. Then Apple announced the switch to ARM…

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nMP = New Mac Pro = “2019 Mac Pro”
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Maybe, although it’s Apples own boot camp who setup the partition on their own t2 chip ssd so… one would hope Apple would have a bit more experience making this work properly since the t2 chip isn’t brand new.
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Just got my new Mac pro. It’s glorious. I’m coming from a 3.46ghz 12 core 2009 Mac pro running Mojave. I never had any big OS issues, which was amazing since I had no boot screen on my computer because of several different non official gpus, I mean no hanging on start for 5ish years maybe. Catalina on my new mac pro, I’ve had hang on boot up… Read more