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You also 10-gig ethernet and 4 TB3 ports which is pretty nice as well, given TB3 is only way to expand the computer if you want PCI-E devices (more likely if yo
by giobox 6y ago
You also 10-gig ethernet and 4 TB3 ports which is pretty nice as well, given TB3 is only way to expand the computer if you want PCI-E devices (more likely if you are a serious customer for a 5k computer...). The standard iMac only has two, of which one will likely be used up powering an external monitor in a professional workstation. For a "Pro" machine, these kind of things often matter. My current top-of-line iMac (non-pro) setup has both TB3 ports consumed with just an eGPU and a monitor, but I would otherwise agree for cost conscious buyers its the better machine.
I'm not sure if the updated 2020 non-pro iMac ever got the T2 line rate encryption feature the iMac Pro has either.
- minimaxir 6y agoThe latest 27in iMac has upgradeable 10gig Ethernet and a T2 chip.
- jeffbee 6y agoThe current model iMac is a monster and a pretty good deal, too. The 10g ethernet option is only $100, half the price of a thunderbolt 10g peripheral, and 1/3rd the price of a 10g add-in card like the Intel X550 or X710. The main thing you give up is ECC memory.
- StillBored 6y agoWell new X540-T2's are usually available for < $100 from various sources. For a newer design the Aquantia/Marvell boards are generally in the ~$90 range too, although I don't know if anyone has mac drivers for them.