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Does the imac pro get the better camera and other features listed?

I used laptops for years until and rsi issue made me have to avoid trackpads. I can say I’ve been extremely pleased with having a desktop imac. I use an ipad pro when I need something portable. I like just having a station I can get in front of that signifies work, and the imac pro fans basically never make noise.



iMacs always had relatively better cameras than the laptops, and are not really limiting for most video chat usages (unless you're seeking 4k video or something). Their form factor allows real-sized cameras to be used, unlike a laptop lid that constantly compromises.


To the best of my knowledge, most laptops support external displays and peripherals as well.


True, but my Macbook enters "hairdryer mode" every time I push it a little (which is often).

I'd like a quieter device without the constant fan noise.


Yup. That was the issue. I tried a MacBook pro with an external before my imac pro. It did not like it.

I also do audio/video recording, and driving that + my external display really made the fans spin.


When the apocalypse started my daughter got my "burnerbook", a Fedora-based cheap low-end x86 laptop without a fan or hard disk.

I miss the absolutely silent (albeit slow) computing it afforded me.


>I'd like a quieter device without the constant fan noise.

Your going to love Apple Silicon based Mac's!


I'm not so sure - ARM and Intel are bound to meet at some point in the power/performance space because both share the same limitations in terms of physics.


iMac Pro already had the better camera/speakers/mics


Ah I see. So no improvement there. Hopefully on the redesigned ARM version.


I have an iMac Pro and can confirm the microphone is amazing. Miles better than the internal microphones on my colleagues PC laptops. (I don’t have a strong opinion on the camera, and don’t have an iMac to compare to.)


As I get older and wrinkled, I appreciate the lack of pixels and soft focus of a crappy camera. I'd be much happier with low noise in dark settings than more pixels. Kind of the same way I appreciated the Dell XPS "nostrilcam" that fools people about the hair on the top of my head in ways my Macbook doesn't.




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