Apple today began shipping the 18-core iMac Pro to customers in the United States, just over six weeks after it began accepting orders. The first orders are estimated for delivery starting Tuesday, February 6.

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MacRumors readers Anthony Berenato and Steve McKinnon both alerted us of the shipped status of their orders, while a few other Apple customers have echoed the same in the iMac Pro order topic in our discussion forums.

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18-core iMac Pro configurations start at $7,399 in the United States, and with fully maxed out tech specs, the powerful workstation costs up to $13,199.

Apple quoted a shipping estimate of 6-8 weeks for the 18-core iMac Pro, pushing most deliveries into early February, so it is ever so slightly ahead of its schedule. We haven't confirmed if 14-core models have shipped yet.

iMac Pro is also available in 8-core and 10-core configurations, priced from $4,999, and those models began shipping in late December. Micro Center is offering an impressive $1,000 off the base model while supplies last.

Last month, some customers were quoted an updated delivery timeframe of early January for 18-core iMac Pro orders, but in a follow-up email, Apple said this was an error. This time, the first orders have actually shipped out.

iMac Pro is a powerful, top-of-the-line workstation designed for professional users with demanding workflows, such as advanced video and graphics editing, virtual reality content creation, and real-time 3D rendering.

The machine can be configured with up to an 18-core Intel Xeon processor, up to 4TB of SSD storage, up to 128GB of ECC RAM, and an AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64 graphics processor with 16GB of HBM2 memory.

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Top Rated Comments

SecuritySteve Avatar
85 months ago
I'm so hyped. Thanks for the shout out. :)
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D.T. Avatar
85 months ago
Anthony or Steve, can I just come over and rub up against it? :D
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
smartbot Avatar
85 months ago
I'm going to wait for the MicroCenter $5k discount on this one! ;)
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superduperultra Avatar
85 months ago
May the thermal paste be with you.
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DogHouseDub Avatar
85 months ago
Apple today began shipping the 18-core iMac Pro to customers in the United States
Thank God. My email and Twitter work desperately need 18-core multithreading.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
lunarworks Avatar
85 months ago
I can't even imagine what having 18 cores is like. I'd have an external monitor dedicated exclusively to Activity Monitor.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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