# iMac Pro

5 Hacker News commenters recommended iMac Pro and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 9 years (5 owners).

**Verdict:** Owners keep these running for years, praising the 5K display and speakers; the main caveat is that Apple stopped supporting it after about ten years.

## Why people recommend it

- Still in daily use for years (3 comments): "Works fine, I kinda love it, and don't want to give it up any time soon." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49143560)) "there are a lot of people still using it as their main machine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47233557)) "My iMac Pro 2017 is an Energizer Bunny." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49590915))
- Great 5K Retina display (2 comments): "The speakers are great, so is the 5k Retina display." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48498843)) "with similarly excellent speakers & display" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50267809))
- Excellent built-in speakers (2 comments): "The speakers are great, so is the 5k Retina display." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48498843)) "with similarly excellent speakers & display" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50267809))

## What people warn about

- Support ends after about ten years (2 comments): "new CPU architecture and 10 years down the line it's not supported anymore" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49445694)) "No idea why they figured that's their line in the sand." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46944195))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple iMac](https://hackerapproved.com/p/imac.md): 118 recommend
- [Apple iMac 5K](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-imac-5k.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Apple+iMac+Pro+27-inch+5K+2017&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.apple.com/mac/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "iMac Pro", https://hackerapproved.com/p/imac-pro/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).