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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckoir" data-source="post: 1344655" data-attributes="member: 215778">The iMac has a Geekbench score of 11602, whereas the Mac Pro 8839. So there is a quite a difference in performance.With regards to the RAM, people are sticking 32GB in the most modern iMacs, apparently, and you can go all the way up to 64GB with the Pro.Obviously the Pro has more expansion slots allowing you to install more Hard Drives, and I'm sure you can't install an additional hard drive to the iMac. Not easily anyway.If you don't have one already, don't forget to factor in the cost of a monitor to go with the Pro. So I guess it's down to cost. The iMac is faster (on paper), can take as much RAM as you wanted to install in the Pro, and is a couple hundred cheaper. You can't easily install additional storage, so you'd have to go external.If I was in your shoes and I could afford the Mac Pro, I would buy that. Purely for the upgradeability. There's talk of Apple discontinuing the Mac Pro range though (well there was a few weeks ago) so I'm not sure if that affects the longevity of the range or not. Tough choice!That's my opinion, feel free to disregard <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chuckoir, post: 1344655, member: 215778"] The iMac has a Geekbench score of 11602, whereas the Mac Pro 8839. So there is a quite a difference in performance. With regards to the RAM, people are sticking 32GB in the most modern iMacs, apparently, and you can go all the way up to 64GB with the Pro. Obviously the Pro has more expansion slots allowing you to install more Hard Drives, and I'm sure you can't install an additional hard drive to the iMac. Not easily anyway. If you don't have one already, don't forget to factor in the cost of a monitor to go with the Pro. So I guess it's down to cost. The iMac is faster (on paper), can take as much RAM as you wanted to install in the Pro, and is a couple hundred cheaper. You can't easily install additional storage, so you'd have to go external. If I was in your shoes and I could afford the Mac Pro, I would buy that. Purely for the upgradeability. There's talk of Apple discontinuing the Mac Pro range though (well there was a few weeks ago) so I'm not sure if that affects the longevity of the range or not. Tough choice! That's my opinion, feel free to disregard :) [/QUOTE]

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