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Hi all, both me and my wife are self-employed designers and have been using desktop Macs for the last 20 years. My first Mac was a 7200/90 and between us we’ve had every iteration of iMac going. My wife works in magazine publishing and needs a lot of power to cope with the graphic-heavy layouts and colossal file sizes that are standard these days.
From day one, her current iMac (see spec below) hasn’t quite cut it. I suspect it’s the pressure on the system of rendering a 5K screen. Basically, we’re nervous about shelling out thousands on another iMac that appears on paper to have only slight improvements on her 3 year old model.
Current:
iMac Retina 5K 27", late 2014
3.5Ghz Intel Core i5
16GB 1600 Mhz DDR3
1.12TB Fusion drive
AMD Radeon R9 M290X 2048MB
Current top of the range:
iMac Retina 5K 27", late 2017
3.8Ghz Intel Core i7
64GB 2400 MHz DDR4
2TB Fusion drive
Radeon Pro 580 with 8GB of VRAM
£2,624 ($3,482)
Other options include moving to a Mac Pro (although these are to be phased out) or wait for the iMac Pro, but prices start at £3,760 ($5,000).
Just wondered if anyone had any suggestions for getting the most out an Apple desktop without breaking the bank?
Thanks!
From day one, her current iMac (see spec below) hasn’t quite cut it. I suspect it’s the pressure on the system of rendering a 5K screen. Basically, we’re nervous about shelling out thousands on another iMac that appears on paper to have only slight improvements on her 3 year old model.
Current:
iMac Retina 5K 27", late 2014
3.5Ghz Intel Core i5
16GB 1600 Mhz DDR3
1.12TB Fusion drive
AMD Radeon R9 M290X 2048MB
Current top of the range:
iMac Retina 5K 27", late 2017
3.8Ghz Intel Core i7
64GB 2400 MHz DDR4
2TB Fusion drive
Radeon Pro 580 with 8GB of VRAM
£2,624 ($3,482)
Other options include moving to a Mac Pro (although these are to be phased out) or wait for the iMac Pro, but prices start at £3,760 ($5,000).
Just wondered if anyone had any suggestions for getting the most out an Apple desktop without breaking the bank?
Thanks!