“Apple has quietly updated the iMac Pro build-to-order options to include new Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics and a 256 GB RAM option,” Benjamin Mayo reports for 9to5Mac.
“These upgrades don’t come cheap,” Mayo reports. “The 256 GB RAM memory option will set you back a cool $5200, on top of the cost of the $5000 iMac Pro base model.”
“The new high-end Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics card for the iMac Pro is slightly more palatable,” Mayo reports. “It is only a $700 upgrade, and comes with 16 GB dedicated video memory.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: If you think that’s expensive, what’ll the new Mac Pro finally arrives.
“If you think that’s expensive, what’ll the new Mac Pro finally arrives.”
I think you mean “If you think that’s expensive, wait’ll the unnecessarily and nobody-asked-for modular much more expensive non-Cheese Grater new Mac Pro finally arrives.”
I think with “innovation” for Apple that means a way to design-jigger built-in higher costs that aren’t necessary. Sigh
Yes, the maxed out iMac Pro is now almost $16,000.00 (more if you add in local sales taxes). And, that’s for a machine this is very difficult to upgrade after the fact. Effectively it is what it is. Effectively a closed system that you will turn into a high end monitor in 3 – 5 years.
Exactly. All of the iMacs in my company now serve as monitors for real hardware running Linux and some Windows.
Yes. “New” machines (really just updated in minimal ways) with mostly 18+ month old technologies. The Intel CPUs were shipping in quantity approximately 16 – 20 months ago. The only new-ish thing today is the Vega 64x chip. Not really much of an update for a 15 month old machine.
go to the dell site, price an xps, i9, ssd, 32gig ram, etc. 3100+
no monitor at that price. but. so come on, apple is killing itself. oh well.
64 gigs of ram 3199.00