Old Mac Pro (coffee can) or new iMac?

[RickMo]

I have a Late 2013 Mac Pro with 3 Ghtz 8 core Intel Xeon E5 processor. 32 gigs ram.
AMD Firepro D500 graphics. This is the black, "coffee can" mode.
I also use a 27in iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) - 3.3 GHz Intel Core i5 - 16 gigs ram.

Question is.... am I better off to sell the iMac and stick with this Mac Pro or buy a new iMac or iMac pro? I've always been a bit peeved at the lack of Apple support for the "world's greatest Mac", but if it's still better than the new iMac I suppose I should keep it. ??

I use Photoshop, After Effects, Final Cut and some Cinema 4D (beginner).

Suggestions appreciated.

 

[AidenShaw]

I have a Late 2013 Mac Pro with 3 Ghtz 8 core Intel Xeon E5 processor. 32 gigs ram.
AMD Firepro D500 graphics. This is the black, "coffee can" mode.
I also use a 27in iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) - 3.3 GHz Intel Core i5 - 16 gigs ram.

Question is.... am I better off to sell the iMac and stick with this Mac Pro or buy a new iMac or iMac pro? I've always been a bit peeved at the lack of Apple support for the "world's greatest Mac", but if it's still better than the new iMac I suppose I should keep it. ??

I use Photoshop, After Effects, Final Cut and some Cinema 4D (beginner).

Suggestions appreciated.

You do know that Apple has promised a replacement for the MP6,1 (trash can, or "coffee can" as you described it)?

No useful info about what the MP7,1 may be - but there is some hope that at WWDC in June some specs may be discussed.

So, don't do anything until after WWDC - your options may change.

 

[RickMo]

Thanks. I remember hearing that sometime this past year, but nothing ever came of it. I spent $7500 on the Mac Pro set-up and then Apple just forgot about us. Not even a decent monitor - when they already had it sitting in every 27 in iMac. Too bad.

 

[AidenShaw]

Thanks. I remember hearing that sometime this past year, but nothing ever came of it. I spent $7500 on the Mac Pro set-up and then Apple just forgot about us. Not even a decent monitor - when they already had it sitting in every 27 in iMac. Too bad.

You can look at https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/waiting-for-mac-pro-7-1.1975126/page-482 - a thread on the MP7,1 (a lot of noise, because there have been no believable leaks). The link is to page 482, starting at page 1 would probably not be worth the effort.

You might also want to look at https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/who-is-the-mac-pro-going-to-be-for.2177532/page-17 - a newer, shorter thread without the old speculation in the other thread.

With both threads, however, note that Apple has said nothing about the MP7,1, and everything that you read is speculation.

 

[RickMo]

Will do. Thanks. I've been doing almost everything on my iMac for quite a while. I'm guessing I could get by just fine with a new iMac - even without the iMac pro.