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2019-02-09 Apple 2017 iMac 5K is a Terrific Machine, but Too Often It Impedes My Work

2019-01-26 Apple 2018 Mac mini: Java Performance for diglloydTools IntegrityChecker a Big Bump Up vs 2017 iMac 5K

2019-01-11 My Days of 4 CPU Cores Are Over: Six Cores is Dubious for My Work, 8 CPU Cores Might Have to Be the New Minimum + Might Need 8TB SSD

2018-12-20 Apple 2018 Mac mini: Substantial Performance Gain over the Fastest 2017 iMac 5K

2018-09-04 Reader Comments: Configuring the 2018 MacBook Pro as as Desktop Replacement

2018-07-28 Reader Comment: Which Mac for Video?

2018-03-07 iMac Pro 18-core Rocks Delivers Unprecedented Performance Gains for Adobe Lightroom, Trouncing the 2017 iMac 5K

2018-03-07 Lots of Shootouts: 2017 iMac Pro 18-core vs 2017 iMac 5K

2018-03-04 What Can an iMac Pro 18 Core Do? Require Special Restoration Procedures when Semi-Bricking Itself

2018-02-27 What Can an iMac Pro 18 Core Do? Go into Infinite Reinstall Loop

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2019-05-27 My Experience with the 2019 iMac 5K So Far

2019-05-06 Selling the 2017 iMac 5K and Buying the 2019 iMac 5K — Compelling Performance Gains for My Work, Plus 128GB Memory

2019-04-17 Sony 256GB XQD Card Tests Good Twice with diglloydTools DiskTester, Puts Suspicion of Data Loss Bug Squarely on Panasonic S1R

2019-04-08 Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details Feature: Integrated into my Workflow... How Much Does it Use the GPU?

2018-12-20 Apple 2018 Mac mini: Substantial Performance Gain over the Fastest 2017 iMac 5K

2018-09-12 My Work Machine Still the 2017 iMac 5K

2018-03-07 iMac Pro 18-core Rocks Delivers Unprecedented Performance Gains for Adobe Lightroom, Trouncing the 2017 iMac 5K

2018-03-07 Lots of Shootouts: 2017 iMac Pro 18-core vs 2017 iMac 5K

2018-02-14 What Can an iMac Pro 18 Core Do? Coming Next Week to Find Out

2018-01-15 What Can an iMac Pro 18 Core Do?

2018-01-13 Switched back to 2017 iMac 5K from iMac Pro 10-Core: iMac Pro a Net Losing Proposition for Me

2018-01-09 How Fast is the Apple iMac Pro for RAW File Conversion?

2018-01-08 Thoroughly TESTED: Apple iMac Pro vs 2017 iMac 5K and Others

2017-12-31 Computer Gear Recommendations + OWC Year-End Deals

2017-12-29 Buying an iMac Pro or iMac 5K + iMac Pro in Stock at B&H Photo

Apple iMac 5K (March 2019)

Rocking fast iMac with 8 cores and up to 128GB..

  1. 2019 iMac 5K: SSD Speed vs Transfer Size
  2. 2019 iMac 5K: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks

Apple Mac mini (November 2018)

True desktop-class performance..

  1. 2018 Mac mini: Memory Bandwidth
  2. 2018 Mac mini: SSD Speed with Large Sustained Transfers
  3. 2018 Mac mini: Photoshop Filters
  4. 2018 Mac mini: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  5. 2018 Mac mini: Photoshop Filters
  6. 2018 Mac mini: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  7. 2018 Mac mini: IntegrityChecker Verify
  8. 2018 Mac mini: Adobe Lightroom Import/Export
  9. 2018 Mac mini: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Sony A7R III)
  10. 2018 Mac mini: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D850)
  11. 2018 Mac mini: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Canon 5DS R)
  12. 2018 Mac mini: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Hasselblad X1D)
  13. 2018 Mac mini: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Fujifilm GFX)

Apple MacBook Pro Retina (July 2018)

Vastly improved performance over 2017 model, 6 CPU Cores..

  1. 2018 MacBook Pro: Memory Bandwidth
  2. 2018 MacBook Pro: SSD Speed with Large Sustained Transfers
  3. 2018 MacBook Pro: SSD Speed vs Transfer Size
  4. 2018 MacBook Pro: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  5. 2018 MacBook Pro: Photoshop Filters
  6. 2018 MacBook Pro: IntegrityChecker Verify
  7. 2018 MacBook Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Sony A7R III)
  8. 2018 MacBook Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D850)
  9. 2018 MacBook Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Canon 5DS R)
  10. 2018 MacBook Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Hasselblad X1D)
  11. 2018 MacBook Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Fujifilm GFX)
  12. 2018 MacBook Pro: Focus Stacking with Helicon Focus, 28 X 45-Megapixel Nikon D850 TIF
  13. 2018 MacBook Pro: Focus Stacking with Zerene Stacker, 28 X 45-Megapixel Nikon D850 TIF
  14. 2018 MacBook Pro: Video Presentation: Configuring the 2018 MacBook Pro as as Desktop Replacement

Apple MacBook Pro Retina (June 2017)

Improved performance over 2016 model..

  1. 2017 MacBook Pro: SSD Speed vs Transfer Size
  2. 2017 MacBook Pro: Grep (Search)
  3. 2017 MacBook Pro: IntegrityChecker Verify
  4. 2017 MacBook Pro: Convert 50-Megapixel RAW Files to JPEG (Adobe Camera Raw)

Apple 2017 iMac Pro

High-end computing moves to the iMac form factor..

  1. 2017 iMac Pro: Introduction
  2. 2017 iMac Pro: Scalability with CPU-Intensive, Memory-Intensive and Mixed Workload
  3. 2017 iMac Pro: CPU Cores, Clock Speed, Turbo Boost
  4. 2017 iMac Pro: Power Usage (Watts)
  5. 2017 iMac Pro: Flash Drive (SSD)
  6. 2017 iMac Pro: APFS vs HFS SSD Speed
  7. 2017 iMac Pro: Grep (Search)
  8. 2017 iMac Pro: Integrity Checker Verify
  9. 2017 iMac Pro: diglloyd Photoshop Benchmarks
  10. 2017 iMac Pro: Photoshop Filters
  11. 2017 iMac Pro: RAW to JPEG
  12. 2017 iMac Pro: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  13. 2017 iMac Pro: Lightroom Import and Export
  14. 2017 iMac Pro: Phase One Capture One Pro
  15. 2017 iMac Pro: Iridient Developer
  16. 2017 iMac Pro: Zerene Stacker
  17. 2017 iMac Pro: Helicon Focus
  18. 2017 iMac Pro: XCode Build C++ Project
  19. 2017 iMac Pro: Recommended Configurations
  20. 2017 iMac Pro: Usage Observations and Conclusions

Apple 2017 iMac 5K

Even better than the 2015 model..

  1. 2017 iMac 5K: Flash Drive (SSD)
  2. 2017 iMac 5K: Grep (Search)
  3. 2017 iMac 5K: diglloyd Photoshop Benchmarks
  4. 2017 iMac 5K: Photoshop Filters
  5. 2017 iMac 5K: Photoshop Benchmarks, 64GB vs 8GB Memory
  6. 2017 iMac 5K: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  7. 2017 iMac 5K: Lightroom Import and Export
  8. 2017 iMac 5K: XCode Build C++ Project

Blog posts

2019

2019-02-09 Apple 2017 iMac 5K is a Terrific Machine, but Too Often It Impedes My Work

2019-01-26 Apple 2018 Mac mini: Java Performance for diglloydTools IntegrityChecker a Big Bump Up vs 2017 iMac 5K

2019-01-11 My Days of 4 CPU Cores Are Over: Six Cores is Dubious for My Work, 8 CPU Cores Might Have to Be the New Minimum + Might Need 8TB SSD

2018

2018-12-20 Apple 2018 Mac mini: Substantial Performance Gain over the Fastest 2017 iMac 5K

2018-09-04 Reader Comments: Configuring the 2018 MacBook Pro as as Desktop Replacement

2018-07-28 Reader Comment: Which Mac for Video?

2018-03-07 iMac Pro 18-core Rocks Delivers Unprecedented Performance Gains for Adobe Lightroom, Trouncing the 2017 iMac 5K

2018-03-07 Lots of Shootouts: 2017 iMac Pro 18-core vs 2017 iMac 5K

2018-03-04 What Can an iMac Pro 18 Core Do? Require Special Restoration Procedures when Semi-Bricking Itself

2018-02-27 What Can an iMac Pro 18 Core Do? Go into Infinite Reinstall Loop

2018-02-24 What Can an iMac Pro 18 Core Do? Destroy Its Boot Volume Rendering Itself Unbootable

2018-02-14 What Can an iMac Pro 18 Core Do? Coming Next Week to Find Out

2018-01-10 How Fast is the Apple iMac Pro for RAW File Conversion?

2018-01-08 Thoroughly TESTED: Apple iMac Pro vs 2017 iMac 5K and Others

2018-01-07 macOS Compatibility Problems with iMac Pro with both High Sierra 10.13.2 (17C88) and Sierra 10.12.6 (16G1114)

2018-01-07 Testing the 2017 iMac Pro against the 2017 iMac 5K and 2013 Mac Pro and 2010 Mac Pro

2017

2017-12-31 Computer Gear Recommendations + OWC Year-End Deals

2017-12-29 iMac Pro in Stock at B&H Photo + Year-End Deals

2017-12-27 OWC Tears Down the 2017 iMac Pro, Announces Future Memory Upgrade Programs

2017-12-24 diglloydTools Updated to v 2.2.15, IntegrityChecker Sees up to 38% Speed Improvement

2017-12-23 Why More CPU Cores Often Run no Faster, and Sometimes Slower than Fewer CPU Cores

2017-12-20 iMac Pro Models for Photographers

2017-12-18 4-Core CPUs do not Leave Much Grunt for Other Tasks: Cloning Can Use all Available CPUs in a 4-Core Mac

2017-12-14 iMac Pro: Pricing and Thoughts

2017-12-13 iMac Pro: Downclocked CPUs

2017-12-03 Wither the iMac Pro?

2017-12-03 4-Core CPUs are Easily Maxed-Out with a Few Simple Tasks

2017-12-01 Cabling up the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock in my Mercedes Sprinter Photography Adventure Van

2017-12-01 4-Core CPUs do not Leave Much Grunt for Other Tasks

2017-11-30 Switched to 2017 iMac 5K as Primary Machine: Details on Gear I’m Using

2017-11-27 Using Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports to Build Out a System

2017-11-27 Gobsmacked: Power Efficiency of the 2017 iMac 5K vs 2015 iMac 5K, Particularly on the Road in Sprinter Van

2017-11-25 How and Why I Partitioned the 2TB SSD in the 2017 iMac 5K

2017-11-24 macOS High Sierra APFS Performance is Inferior to HFS on Apple’s Fastest SSD: all cost, no benefit, at least not yet

2017-11-23 Why I Probably Will Never Buy a Mac Pro Again

2017-11-23 Choosing a Photography Workstation Setup for 2018 Usage

2017-11-20 Ordered a 2017 iMac 5K: Why Now and what about iMac Pro?

2017-10-18 Will the iMac Pro Be Worth The Cost?

2017-09-17 Options for Connecting a Display with Mini DisplayPort or DisplayPort input to a Mac with Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C

2017-09-15 OWC USB-C Mini Travel Dock for Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C Macs such as 2016/2017 MacBook Pro, 2017 iMac 5K

2017-09-08 Will the iMac Pro Be Worth The Cost?

2017-09-08 My Sprinter Photography Adventure Van Project: Which Mac?

2017-08-18 Reader Question: Connecting a Dual-Link DVI-D Display to new Macs with Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C

2017-08-12 Reader Comment: How to Solve Connecting Mini DisplayPort Display to Macs with USB-C/Thunderbolt 3

2017-08-09 Reader Question: SSD vs Fusion Drive in iMac 5K

2017-07-29 My Sprinter Photography Adventure Van Project: Which Mac? Experience Report / Proving it Out? MacBook Pro = Not so good for big jobs

2017-07-25 64GB Memory Kit for 2017 iMac 5K Works Great: Save $760 vs Apple

2017-07-22 2017 iMac 5K: Connecting a Display Done Easily with OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock + Reader Comments

2017-07-20 2016/2017 MacBook Pro or 2017 iMac 5K: Connecting a Display Done Easily with OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock

2017-07-18 2017 iMac 5K: XCode Build C++ Project

2017-07-18 2017 MacBook Pro and 2017 iMac 5K: Convert 50-Megapixel CR2 Raw to JPEG

2017-07-16 Apple Bug? 2017 MacBook Pro Has Impaired Performance Using Apple Power Brick vs OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock + Why Does 800% CPU Usage Go Into Idle Clock Speed Mode?

2017-07-16 Adobe Lightroom Performance: Inefficiencies Could be Fixed

2017-07-14 2017 iMac 5K vs 2015 iMac 5K : Lightroom Import, Generate 1:1 Previews + Lightroom Export Full-Res JPEGs

2017-07-08 TESTED with Photoshop: 2017 iMac 5K vs 2015 iMac 5K

2017-07-08 TESTED with Photoshop: 2017 iMac 5K SSD vs 2015 iMac 5K

2017-07-08 2017 iMac 5K: How System Memory Needed for Photoshop?

2017-07-07 TESTED: 2017 iMac 5K SSD Speed vs 2015 iMac 5K (Surprising Finding)

2017-07-07 Speed Up Migration Assistant Using Thunderbolt Instead of Ethernet (or WiFi)

2017-07-07 Save Big Bucks on 64GB Memory for 2017 iMac 5K

2017-06-17 Comparing the 2017 iMac 5K to the iMac Pro

2017-06-15 Deals on Apple Macs

2017-06-15 Coming Soon for Review: 2017 iMac 5K

2017-06-06 Apple’s Memory Prices Insanely High As Usual: Save a Bundle by Ordering 8GB Config in Mid-2017 iMac 5K

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