rain22

Is it seriously leaning against the wall?
I thought I was a pro - but seeing as how my displays still need stands, I guess I’m just a scrub...

Seriously - this is like something out of Zoolander... 

I don’t know a single ‘Pro’ that cares about how slim their iMac is.
Given the choice of ultra slim vs easily replace ram, HDD and Video - 100% would pick the latter. 
Apple needlessly designed itself into a corner getting stuck in Ives slim paradigm.

This is why the iMac Pro is a failure. It accomplishes something nobody wants or asked for. 
A glued-down all-in-one un-upgradable un-expandable slim iMac for enterprise computing money... to what end? Why does it need to be ultra slim at the expense of functionality?

This is Apples worst selling computer since the Cube - and for very good reason. 

maestro64 said:

TimothyAllen said:

It's so sad that children are still made to work

Like kids on family run US Farms?

No, not like kids on family run farms. 
Holy shit man... 

MacPro said:

rain22 said:

It's overpriced. Let me explain...

100% of professionals are looking for a powerful computer that they can upgrade/expand over time. 
99.99% of professionals did not ask for this extremely expensive specific video editing computer. 
99.99% of professionals will not buy this extremely expensive specific video editing computer. 
Therefore - the Mac Pro is in every way overpriced for the professional market. 

Pointing to the .02% of professionals who might want this and making an argument in their support while ignoring pretty much the entire market... that's a stretch.

Have you checked on what major production studios pay for cameras and lenses?  Of course it's too expensive for the smaller guys but it isn't aimed at them.  I suspect Apple probably wanted this for themselves and Apple TV + production too.  Meanwhile, yes it would be nice if there were a mid range tower for the small guys but the iMac i9 5K and iMac Pro  are not too shabby.

I bought a few of this years maxed out iMac's after they announced this Mac Pro Enterprise. So did my peers in the industry (Branding/Creative). 
We are also buying a windows box to start looking into migrating as many other agencies already have. 
After 26 years - it looks like Apple will be shown the door if they don't release a proper Mac for professionals that serves Small/Medium sized businesses in the next 3 years. (After these iMac have been written down). 

There is no excuse for Apple to cater to .001% of the market and claim "There you go - we love Pro's seeeeee..."
It's such a massive 'miss' that we are seriously looking at Windows. 

It's overpriced. Let me explain...

100% of professionals are looking for a powerful computer that they can upgrade/expand over time. 
99.99% of professionals did not ask for this extremely expensive specific video editing computer. 
99.99% of professionals will not buy this extremely expensive specific video editing computer. 
Therefore - the Mac Pro is in every way overpriced for the professional market. 

Pointing to the .02% of professionals who might want this and making an argument in their support while ignoring pretty much the entire market... that's a stretch.