2019-09-01_TechLife

(Greg DeLong) #1
ASYOUMIGHThavealreadyguessedbasedonitsname,the
iMacProis a sleekandbeautifulall-in-onePCthatpacked
inlotsofpowerinthetraditionaliMacformfactor.Don’t
judgethisbehemothbyitscover,though– theiMacPro
absolutelydemolishestheiMac2017,andeventhenewiMac
2019,thankstotheincrediblePCcomponentsandfeaturesit
hasonoffer.
WhenApplefirstlaunchedtheiMacPro,it madesome
claimsthatit’s‘themostpowerfulMacevermade,’andwe
mustagree.AtleastuntiltheMacPro 2019 hitstheshelves
inSpring2019,asTimCookhimselfdeclaredit ‘themost
powerfulmacwe’veevercreated’at WWDC2019.
Still,theiMacProis a particularlypowerfulmachine,
madeforcreativesandprofessionals.And,it isn’tjustabout
sheerhorsepowerforitsownsake.Thisall-in-one
workstationis a finely-tunedmachine,toutingpowerful
hardwarethatrevolutionisesyourworkflow.
Makenomistake:theiMacProis veryexpensive.
However,asyousavesometimeoneverysingleoneofyour

projects, the iMac Pro will pay for itself in the long run.
Time is money, after all.
The specs and high costs alone will let you know whether
or not the iMac Pro is for you. If spending almost as much as
a new car on a computer seems excessive, then the iMac Pro
just isn’t for you. If you rarely use graphic-intensive
programs, and you wouldn’t know what to do with a GPU
with 8GB – let alone 16GB of HBM2 memory, then you
shouldn’t be spending that much money.

DESIGN
With the sheer power behind the iMac Pro, especially
compared to the standard iMac, Apple has really outdone
itself – especially with preserving the look of the all-in-one
machine. All those powerful components are hidden behind
the 27-inch display, resulting in a sleek, minimalist machine
that looks gorgeous in any office or studio.
The fact that Apple has kept the body as thin as it has is a
testament to the hard work – not to mention, careful design

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