Ok, just got my iMac Pro (10 core, 64GB Ram, Vega 64) and thought the point I'm making below could do with a new thread.
Although I had justified the cost with all the Final Cut Pro X I'll be doing, I'll be honest and admit I wasn't 100% sure how well Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign would run and they are my main income source. So before doing anything else, I had to do some 'unscientific' testing but tests that would mean something to the way I work.
I currently use a full spec 15" 2016 MBP with a LG 5K and a 2013 i7 iMac. There are some files that I have really struggled with - some illustrations with many complex paths, shadings and meshes. They would take a while to load up properly, especially when changing zoom levels - not anymore - wow!
But the killer for me is an InDesign file of an exhibition I did that includes many of those Illustrator files, along with photographs and text. I have a spread that is 8 pages wide (each page is 10005mm x 1960 mm) that I always worked in 'typical display' with as it was impossible to view in high quality display - it would even take about a minute to change view options with scrolling impossible and I'd need to make a PDF to view at a decent resolution. This iMac Pro acts like it is scrolling though my address book, it is that smooth!! I'm completely taken aback by how amazing it is.
Still got to dive into Photoshop but I went for the most challenging files first. I really didn't expect performance of this magnitude so I'm obviously delighted!
I have to say, don't listen to the naysayers who go on about how this machine is overkill for graphic design. It might be for a lot of files/use cases but I've now got the ability to do work that I simply couldn't do in an optimal way before and will save a lot of time. I tried to trip the machine up with extreme files and it passed with flying colours. I'll no longer be dreading editing some files and that is worth a lot too!
There's been so much negativity on this forum about cost etc, if you can justify in time-savings, tax or whatever - you'll know yourself. Well done Apple, not been so excited about the possibilities of a new Mac ever really
Interesting post as I have simlar illustrator files that take a long time to open and work with on my 2010 Mac Pro. Your spec is more than I want to spend, would the upgraded graphics card make a dirffence with CC apps ? Was thinking 8core 64gb if I do go ahead with a Pro.
