Apple Puts A Bullet In iMac Pro After Failing To Meaningfully Upgrade It Over The Years
Comparing the updated iMac and iMac Pro side by side, it is not hard to see why anyone would prefer the iMac over the Pro variant. When configuring an iMac, you can select a 10-core 10th generation Intel Core i9 processor, 32GB of 2666Mhz RAM, Radeon Pro 5700XT, and 1TB SSD for $4,099.00. On the flip side, with an iMac Pro, you can get a 10-core Intel Xeon W processor, 32GB of 2666Mhz RAM, Radeon Pro Vega 56, and a 1TB SSD for $900 more at $4999.00. Quite frankly, the value proposition is not great with the iMac Pro when you can save money with a similarly configured iMac.
Alternatively, if you take Apple's commentary absolutely, this could be the final bell toll for the iMac Pro in a bid to condense the iMac lineup down. This would make the customer experience more simplified as well as reduce other issues such as manufacturing overhead. Whatever ends up happening, it will be interesting to watch, whether or not the iMac Pro rises from the ashes someday, so stay tuned to HotHardware for updates.