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I have been a Professional/Studio Film Editor for 9 years and the iMac Pro 2017 is the BEST COMPUTER YOU CAN BUY FOR THE MONEY - Better than the iMac Pro, Macbook Pro or even the Mac Pro. The Capabilities of the USB-C allow you to upgrade if needed at higher performance / lower cost than an imac pro. The 5K retina screen is unmatched. The intel i7 quad core (4.2GHz) turbo boost to 4.5GHz when needed. I choose to go with 512-1tb Flash SSD. I use a Sonnet SEL thunderbolt three expansion (16TB [8x2TB] Samsung evo 970) and use this for storage and the iMacs internal 1TB SSD for Software and the Operating System. The Radeon 8GB AMD 580 Video Card (GPU) is great but when needed I use an external GPU with an extra Vega 64 (Node Pro TB3) when rendering 4-8K footage. I found this solution to be a much better/smarter solution than upgrading to an iMac Pro (additional $3K) . I upgrade the video card whenever needed. Only on the iMac 2017 models can do this, since 2017 and up models are equipped with 4x THUNDERBOLT 3 Connectors. Thunderbolt 3 is the same exact port and technology as USB-C, however Thunderbolt 3 is 4x faster, a %400 performance increase. USB-C is 10GBps (10 gigabytes per second) Transfer rate ( transfers data, video, & even charging/power). Thunderbolt 3 is 40GBps (data, video & charging). 40GBps allows you to reach the maximum speeds on your device. "I.E - A Samsung 970 Pro can be placed in a thunderbolt three external SSD caddy. When connected to the Mid 2017 iMacs thunderbolt 3 port, the external hard drive will be able to achieve 3600MBps (36GBps) data transfer rate. Meaning files will upload, render at a rate of 3600MBps. - Using the Same exact SSD (Samsung 970 Pro) placed in a USB-C external SSD caddy. When connected to a Mid 2017 iMac you will only reach a maximum speed of 999MBps or 9.9GBps (since USB-C maximum capacity 10GB). This limits the speed and creates a "Bottle Neck" effect. Limiting the capabilities of your SSD or device. Since Thunderbolt 3 is so fast connecting to it is almost the same as connecting straight into the motherboard/logic board (with a PCIe or etc). This is why MID 2017 i7 27" iMacs are the best purchase. They are much less than iMac pro but much higher performance than the other iMac models. You can buy a thunderbolt 3 external GPU or expansion box and add in PCIe Cards, Hard Drives, SSDs and Video Cards and achieve close to maximum performance. Giving you the ability to connect to custom made sound cards or specialty software that you would only usually be able to use on Windows (having to connect to PCIe Motherboard). You can always expand and even Crossfire/SLI video cards for intense editing or even BTC Mining. Plus you get the screen/display. Did I mention the screen yet haha ... No but I am serious, the display is unrivaled and truly remarkable. I personally sell and customize iMacs here on eBay. Please visit my store if you found this article helpful. I have many top notch iMacs for sale (new, used and some loaded with editing software). I would also be able to help you find the perfect Apple Computer for specific needs, even If its not a computer I have for sale I can point you in the right direction. eBay user id: mostajahan - Thanks!Read full review
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