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Very nice indeed , and makes my 2008 MacPro 8 core seem quite pedestrian now ; however both it and my 17" MBP of the same vintage still do everything I require , even if now stuck at El Capitan .
I have a 'relatively' new iMac at work , but the biggest bugbear is that all the connectors are on the back , which makes it extremely awkward to plug things in and out ( I do have a small USB extension cable dangling which is fine , but for my G-Drive mini , which connects via FW 800 and needs a FW-Thunderbolt adaptor , it is a total PITA since the connector constantly comes out , and just forget trying to use the SD card slot on the rear , at least if you care about not breaking the lock tabs out of your SD cards ... )
There is , reputedly , a new Mac Pro over the horizon , which will get away from the limitations of the 'trashcan' , and I might consider one of these in a year or two .
I was tempted not to swap at all - but a few minutes with the iMac we sent back, and more so the Pro, made me realise that I'd become accustomed to the 8-10 minute boot times and 2-3 minute Lightroom loads. Now, all routine ops take seconds or less.
Re cable IO. I've used the following Belkin Thunderbolt 2 dock for a few years now. Works great. Currently £180 at Amazon.