Yeah, really good post, Kraetos. Glad you're still lurking.
Until the iMac Pro, the iMac was just a basic machine with some decent upgrades and two screen sizes. For years, though, the iMac was just the iMac. You know, back when you could buy a "Pro" tower for $2000? At the tail-end of the MacPro right before the trash can, you could get a pro machine for $2500 that was super fast for its time — along with a $1500 display that's the best in the industry — and iMacs were a fair bit cheaper and covered all the other bases, and many of the pro bases, too. Then, the trashcan era came along and pro machines were beginning over $3000 while the iMac could be configured to over $10,000, and then suddenly the $6000 pro tower made us all
.
It was a loss of focus.
The current iMac is right where the original iMac lived. The $1299 "for everyone else" computer, and the "Pro" machines finally start at $2000, again, accompanied by a $1500 display that's the best in the industry.
It's where it ought to be.
Finally!
At this point I don't want to see a "high-end" iMac. I like things the way they are.