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I too would be very impressed by a powerful machine that showed up on my doorstep free of charge. I might become less impressed when I look at the cost/benefit
by gehwartzen 9y ago
I too would be very impressed by a powerful machine that showed up on my doorstep free of charge. I might become less impressed when I look at the cost/benefit of such a machine.
How much is my time worth? A funny thing to ask in a review that doesn't mention the cost of the product.
So its 2-3X faster as an imac that costs 2-3x less...
- valuearb 9y agoA 27 inch iMac costs $3,000, that’s less than 2x difference in cost. An iMac Pro will cost you an extra $80 a month over a 2 year ownership period. If substantially speeding a significant part of your workflow doesn’t yield far more than $80 a month, you aren’t even close to the target market. My time is worth close to $100 an hour. I spend close to an hour a day in compiles. Saving 10 hours of compile time a month would be worth nearly $1,000 a month to me and my company.
- ricardobeat 9y agoIf that calculation is true, have you invested in a Mac Pro or a custom-built machine?
- valuearb 9y agoI was waiting for imac pro, the current mac pro isn’t that great a speed boost over my MBP.
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- gehwartzen 9y agoA '17 iMac 5k 27" costs $1700 (base), $1900(mid), $2200 (high). The base price of the iMac Pro is $5k The reviewer is actually comparing the iMac Pro to the 2015 model iMac (R9 graphics)
- valuearb 9y agoA power user isn’t getting 8 gigs ram, a 3.4 Gighz processor or a fusion drive. With 4.4 Gighz professor, 32 gigs ram, and 512 SSD, $3,300. That’s the real high end. But again, why skimp to save even a measly $3k if you are worth $50+/hour?
- gehwartzen 9y agoA power user also might not get a Base iMac Pro, a maxed out model will likely cost $13,000+.
- valuearb 9y agoThe base iMac Pro configuration is 32 Gigs RAM, and 1 TB SSD. The cheapest 5K iMac with that configuration costs $3,100. Try harder to make your arguments coherent.