The launch of Apple’s Mac Pro in late 2019, ranging from $5000 to 50,000~, set off an endless array of memes, jokes, and general online hate.

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If the refreshed Mac Pro is an indication of Apple’s new priorities, we may soon see new levels of performance out of the MacBook Pro line as well. This time, Apple has made it a point to create “a state-of-the-art thermal architecture” that allows the up-to-28-core processor to run at full strength continuously.Īpple had previously apologized for the failures of its trash can-shaped Mac Pro in 2017 - it was crushed by a much cheaper PC in Photoshop tests at a fraction of the cost - while promising “something great” for professionals.

What this means for professional photographers and creatives is that while your Apple Mac product may look sexy, you may be able to have a noticeable increase in performance by going for a better-cooled and less-throttled PC with equivalent specs.īut one big exception to this warning may be Apple’s newly announced and completely redesigned Mac Pro, which starts at over $6,000 and can cost well over $40,000 when fully loaded. “Remember: a slower CPU that doesn’t throttle is not slower than a faster one that does,” Linus says. And instead of Apple going with slower processors that are more suited for the form factors and designs, Linus believes that it’s marketing that drives Apple to choose faster processors that do throttle. By prioritizing the design and aesthetics of its products to focus more on consumers rather than professionals, Apple has made compromises in the area of performance that PC rivals don’t make (to the same degree), Linus argues.

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