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The MacBook Pro has USB Type-C ports only, which could mean buying dongles and adapters to use your existing peripherals with it.

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MacBook Pro, which one is the best Lets break it down and talk performance comparison, too.

With a newly available Intel Core i9 CPU and updated AMD Radeon Pro graphics, the 2019 reboot of the 27-inch Apple iMac all-in-one is now as powerful as it is beautiful.

Thanks in part to its Intel Core i9 CPU option, the sleek 2019 reboot of the 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro we tested is one of the most powerful laptops you can buy for multimedia editing, data analysis, and other similar tasks.

Thats because the entry-level, 13-inch-screen MacBook Pro, the one without the Touch Bar, is still our Editors Choice for the best mainstream Apple notebook, with the 2018 MacBook Air a close runner-up.

Most casual Mac users dont need the Touch Bar or the Intel Core i9 CPUs that are configurable options on the latest MacBook Pros and iMacs, but theyre certainly compelling features if youve got the money to spend and the workflows to benefit from them.

Innovation often trickles down to less expensive models, which means that even if youre not in the market for these ultra-premium Macs right now, you might still be able to enjoy some of their features in your next purchase.

And if you are in the market, there are some important nuances to keep in mind before you click buy now.

These are the configurations of the models that PCMag reviewed.

The iMac rings up at 3,449, while the MacBook Pro we tested is a whopping 6,549, which makes them much more powerful and more expensive than Apples entry-level versions of each.

Apple doesnt divulge the exact CPU models in its computers, but based on the specs it does make public, the 27-inch iMac is using something similar to a Core i9-9900K (399.99 at Amazon) (a desktop-grade CPU), while the 15-inch MacBook Pro offers a Core i9-9980HK or equivalent (which is a mobile chip, meant for use in laptops).

Again: These are configuration options, made at time of purchase.

If you equip an iMac with this chip, youll enjoy not only a bit of future-proofing, but also a machine that functions on par with a professional-grade workstation like the iMac Pro or Lenovo ThinkStation, some of which, if you up-configure them enough, can cost more than a decent used car.

This chip and others in the Core i9 mobile family are also designed to operate within the onerous thermal constraints of thin laptops, but even Apple encountered significant difficulties in getting them to work properly in the MacBook Pro.

Soon after sales began last year of the first i9-based MacBook Pros, the company discovered a firmware flaw that, with certain sustained workloads, was limiting the performance of the Core i9 in the 2018 MacBook Pro to less than its full potential.

If CPU power is more important than every other factor (including the ability to carry your computer around with you), a Core i9 iMac is therefore a better choice than a Core i9 MacBook Pro.

The clearest evidence of this is in the scores of the two machines on Maxons Cinebench R15 all-cores CPU test, which is fully threaded to make use of all available processor cores and threads.

The iMac scored 1,734 on this test, versus 1,353 for the MacBook Pro.

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Everything from the 1080p HD webcam resolution to the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connection options are the same.

Need 32GB of memory Either machine can be configured with that amount.

You cant order a MacBook Pro with the USB Type-A ports that are on the iMac and that have been included on most other consumer PCs for decades.

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