Is apple imac pro worth buying?

Apple imac pro is worth buying. Maybe for a workstation-class computer, we didn't mention performance at first, but when it comes to face value, it seems a bit unprofessional. But you have to admit that for many Mac users, the most important thing is the face value. This face value is not only the appearance, but also the system level. In my opinion, the face value of the computer is very important, which is an important part of the unique "immersion" in the so-called Mac computer. Especially for creative workers, whether there is creative motivation often has a vital impact on efficiency.

For a long time, I often looked at the 20 15 MacBook Pro on my desktop, and you would have an impulse to open it immediately and do something on it. So this time, iMac Pro goes further on the basis of iMac 5K, and the whole fuselage is already complete gray-black, which is the evolution of Yan value. This kind of black is low-key, but full of power.

You will obviously feel that white is more like an entry-level computer, while black represents professional equipment. Among them, a black mouse and a black keyboard were added, which greatly enhanced this sense of professionalism, and I would even call it "Pro". This time, the black keyboard and mouse are really cool, which not only provides a small numeric keyboard (which is very important for many professional users), but also echoes the fuselage very well. This gray-black style is very industrialized and sets a very calm tone for the machine.

Different from Surface Studio, all configurations of iMac are in the body, not the split design of screen and body. This means that the thickness of the fuselage will definitely be thicker than that of Surface Studio. The curved design on the back of iMac can make you care less about this gap. Actually, I prefer this one-piece design to split one. On the other hand, the integrated design of iMac has to make sacrifices on the fuselage interface (this is also a part that many people complain the most, after all, "blind insertion" requires certain technology). But at the same time, the liberation of the base makes the whole base and fuselage perfectly coordinated. As a result, if viewed from the front, it will be a device without any interface. It's like a tool made of metal.

But it still has some shortcomings. This shortcoming is more like the historical legacy of iMac, which is the border of the screen. Let's leave aside the quality of this screen. It is really today's design to discuss this screen only from its appearance. Is the narrow screen border really just to look cooler? Absolutely not. I often use several monitors from Dell as external monitors. I deeply understand that the visual immersion of narrow borders is a practical visual shock. Therefore, if iMac Pro can have a narrower border, even if it doesn't need to be as narrow as other brands, it will have a better look and feel.

What kind of performance does it have?

Many people's first impression of iMac Pro is expensive. Because many people subconsciously think that buying iMac Pro must be a machine close to 120000 RMB. But the fact is that few people can use the crazy configuration of 18 core. I bought the lowest configuration myself (because I was poor), that is, this machine in official website costs less than 40,000 yuan. The main configuration is:

3.2GHz eight nuclear Intel Xeon W processor

Turbo Boost can reach up to 4.2GHz.

32 GB of 2666 MHz ECC memory, with a maximum of 128GB optional.

1TB SSD

Radium dragon professional Vega 56 graphics processor and 8GB HBM2 memory.

10Gb Ethernet

Four Thunder 3 ports

27-inch retina 5K 5 120 x 2880 pixel P3 display.

Let's talk about the screen. For art creators, the look and feel of the screen is very important. Having a screen with accurate color and delicate display is self-evident for improving work efficiency. I am a photographer myself, and I am also studying film and television production at present. For photography, this 5K screen can even improve your photography knowledge to some extent.

In today's era of mobile network, many people's understanding of photographic works only stays in the circle of mobile phone friends. This brings a very big hidden danger. In fact, photography, as an art, has a very important element, which is the beauty of details. The beauty of this detail is difficult to convey through the screen of a mobile phone. In other words, a photographic work presents completely different effects on different sizes of screens. Especially if you use a high-pixel computer, take my own Sony A7R2 for example. 40 million pixels feel completely different on screens of different scales. For example, the 15 inch MBP retouching I used to use is already large in my notebook, but it will still bring visual impact at the size of 27 inches.

From the details, the flowers and plants in landscape photography and the skin in portrait photography are extremely delicate.

From the color, you can get the three-dimensional sense brought by P3 wide color gamut. This stereoscopic impression is not excessive saturation, but a unique color tension.

From the depth of field, you can quickly see whether a photo is true or false and quickly judge whether a photo can be used.

In essence, this is all because of the direct perception of large-size screens. The reason why such a large screen can improve your photography level is that you can clearly see every problem in the photo. The work you thought you were aiming at in the previous focusing mode may not be very accurate after zooming in.

More importantly, on a small screen, it is difficult for you to feel the details, which will make you misjudge many photos. This kind of misjudgment can not be achieved simply by enlarging or reducing the photos, and it needs a global consciousness. We all say that buying a screen on the iMac belongs to sending a computer, because if you want to buy a screen with the same configuration on the iMac, you need nearly 10 thousand yuan, and the computer host and system only charge you thousands of dollars, and you don't make money. So according to this logic, this screen on iMac Pro is still a screen worth nearly 10,000 yuan. Although it doesn't have the top professional monitor like Zhuo Yi, it can still do enough professional work.

Believe me, when you watch the video with 8K resolution on this screen, you will get goose bumps all over.

Let's talk about core performance first, because I'm not a professional computer enthusiast. So it is difficult to tell you where the processor and graphics card of this machine are. So in this part, I will talk about performance from the perspective of purely subjective use. First of all, from the speed of processing photos, the material I am currently processing photos is 80M RAW photos, about 44 million pixels. Almost all my workflows are completed in Lightroom and Photoshop. For comparison, I use an iMac 5K here, and the basic parameters are as follows:

3.5GHz quad-core 7th generation Intel Core i5 processor (turbo frequency accelerated to 4. 1GHz)

64GB 2400MHz DDR4

1TB fusion hard disk

Radium Pro 575 graphics processor (with 4GB memory)