<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
is	O
an	O
all-in-one	B-Device
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
and	O
workstation	B-Device
designed	O
,	O
manufactured	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
from	O
2017	O
to	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
desktop	O
computers	O
in	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
lineup	O
,	O
sitting	O
above	O
the	O
consumer	O
range	O
Mac	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
and	O
iMac	B-Device
,	O
and	O
serving	O
as	O
an	O
all-in-one	B-Device
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Apple	O
replaced	O
its	O
tower	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
workstation	B-Device
with	O
a	O
radically-redesigned	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
monitor	O
and	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
were	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
would	O
not	O
arrive	O
that	O
year	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
Apple	O
referenced	O
new	O
iMacs	B-Device
to	O
fill	O
the	O
gap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
's	O
chassis	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
27-inch	B-Device
iMac	I-Device
it	O
was	O
sold	O
alongside	O
,	O
but	O
comes	O
in	O
a	O
darker	O
"	O
space	O
gray	O
"	O
finish	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Magic	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
,	O
Magic	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
and	O
Magic	B-Device
Trackpad	I-Device
accessories	O
color-matched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
also	O
has	O
more	O
connectivity	O
options	O
than	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
,	O
with	O
four	O
Thunderbolt	B-Protocol
3	O
ports	O
,	O
two	O
USB-A	O
ports	O
,	O
a	O
headphone	O
jack	O
,	O
ethernet	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
SDXC	O
card	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
's	O
stand	O
was	O
user-replaceable	O
with	O
a	O
licensed	O
OEM	O
VESA	O
mount	O
kit	O
sold	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
storage	O
are	O
not	O
soldered	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
27-inch	B-Device
iMac	I-Device
,	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
memory	O
access	O
hatch	O
;	O
memory	O
upgrades	O
require	O
disassembling	O
the	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
Mac	B-Device
equipped	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
T2	O
chip	O
,	O
a	O
custom	O
Apple	O
coprocessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
non-user-replaceable	O
solid	B-Device
state	I-Device
drive	I-Device
as	O
the	O
SSD	B-Device
modules	O
are	O
paired	O
cryptographically	O
with	O
the	O
T2	O
chip	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
SSD	B-Device
is	O
not	O
soldered	O
on	O
the	O
motherboard	O
like	O
many	O
MacBook	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
was	O
introduced	O
at	O
WWDC	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
billed	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
Mac	B-Device
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
configurations	O
included	O
an	O
8-	O
,	O
10-	O
,	O
14-	O
,	O
or	O
18-core	O
Intel	B-Device
Xeon	I-Device
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
5K	B-Device
display	O
,	O
AMD	B-Device
Vega	I-Device
graphics	O
,	O
ECC	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
10	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
received	O
minor	O
updates	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
Apple	O
selling	O
the	O
computer	O
while	O
supplies	O
lasted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
indirect	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
Studio	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Studio	I-Device
Display	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
was	O
positively	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Snell	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Macworld	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
machine	O
was	O
clearly	O
not	O
for	O
average	O
customers	O
,	O
but	O
filled	O
a	O
niche	O
for	O
users	O
like	O
himself	O
who	O
had	O
drifted	O
from	O
using	O
pro	O
desktops	O
to	O
iMacs	B-Device
,	O
but	O
still	O
wanted	O
more	O
power	O
than	O
Apple	O
's	O
consumer	O
line	O
could	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
considered	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
a	O
statement	O
from	O
Apple	O
,	O
renewing	O
its	O
commitment	O
to	O
pro	O
Macs	O
.	O
</s>
