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Re:iMac Pro by jrs95 on Monday June 05, 2017 @04:23PM (#14491509)
That's probably true if you're going to be getting Xeon processors, ECC RAM, etc. But if you were to go for consumer grade hardware with similar performance, you'd probably come in at well under $5000. The cost of a 5K display is definitely something that should be considered as well, though.
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Re:iMac Pro by solidr53 on Monday June 05, 2017 @04:26PM (#14491539)
Something I saw on engadget: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jqPdTH
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Re:iMac Pro by pimlottc on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @08:48AM (#14496787)
That looks pretty close. A few small things are missing if you want complete parity:

* wireless keyboard and mouse * bluetooth * 802.11ac * 10GB ethernet * speakers * web cam

I'm sure you could budget those comfortably within the remaining $800 or so.

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Re:iMac Pro by kuon on Monday June 05, 2017 @04:33PM (#14491646)
My 7048A supermicro running double E5-2650 (2x 10 cores) with 1TB ram, quadro P4000 was around 5000$, without monitor.
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Re:iMac Pro by likeclockwork on Monday June 05, 2017 @04:44PM (#14491785)
What RAM do you have in there that you were able to get 1TB of within that price?
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Re:iMac Pro by kuon on Monday June 05, 2017 @08:38PM (#14493743)
I checked more thoroughly as I first commented "mildly seriously". I recently quit working with Apple and it wasn't on the best terms.

Still, here is the prices:

Also, I am a re-seller, and had good prices:

- 7048A-T system: 990$

- Intel CPU Xeon E5-2650 v3 2.3 GHz: 2x 950$

- PNY P4000: 650$

- The memory is unbranded. A customer of mine needed about 500 of them, and I bought 16 for me at 200$ each, which makes 3200$. I don't have formal confirmation, but I think it's 95Y4812 clone.

Total is around 5800$.

I checked the regular price of the 64Gb memory modules and realized it was nearly 10 times more expensive, so I guess it doesn't count in comparison with the iMac...

Also about the re-seller thing, I've been an Apple re-seller and evangelist for years, and never got more like 3% rebate on their products while I sold Mac by the dozen.

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