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Re:Apple Teases Upcoming Space Gray iMac Pro, "the most powe... by haikuginger on Monday June 05, 2017 @04:11PM (#14491295)
> If a developer/pro/etc. need 18 cores, most of the time they'll be OK with a top-end i7 -- I think.

Not if they need ECC RAM - and if you've got enough professional stuff to fill 128GB of RAM, you really, really need ECC RAM.

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Re:Apple Teases Upcoming Space Gray iMac Pro, "the most powe... by baq on Monday June 05, 2017 @04:39PM (#14491723)
Especially if you're routinely moving terabytes between the workstation and NAS.
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Re:Apple Teases Upcoming Space Gray iMac Pro, "the most powe... by floatboth on Monday June 05, 2017 @04:54PM (#14491921)
Ryzen 7: eight cores, ECC support, unbeatable pricing.

(No 128 GB RAM but you're not getting that with a desktop i7 either. Oh and the new HEDT platform that also has "i7"s… not all chips will support quad channel RAM!)

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Re:Apple Teases Upcoming Space Gray iMac Pro, "the most powe... by haikuginger on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @11:05AM (#14497771)
In context, I'm not sure I understand your point.
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