10th of December, THE DATE,... OUR DATE!!!

[5553792]

Hi all,
just a quickly note to say that I've heard that the 10th of December all MacPro lovers will be very happy.
I don't want to hurt your feelings if not true, but as I'm getting mad waiting for the update, and yesterday I've been informed about this, just wished to share the info.

If true, would be curious to know this before you from here, far away from the States...

THE BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF US!!!

[raggedjimmi]

I believe in you, Santa Clause.

[xUKHCx]

its weird that only newbies know about the Mac Pro updates.

[Peace]

I'm not saying this poster is , but on occasion a newbie is a real source that comes in to leak info.


But in this case..


Spam.

[Jiddick ExRex]

its weird that only newbies know about the Mac Pro updates.

Yeah, it's like us oldies are too fixed on macrumours.com to get anything valuable. I feel old... :(

[maccompaq]

Interesting that there are so many newbies here lately. And they are so young acting.

[HDproducer]

I myself am a newbie only because I just recently joined. I have been reading these forums for a long time.

But I must agree that such a post is sound like a random guess to me. Can't we at least get something entertaining like: I was at the Laundromat and the guy next to me dropped something and it was the blueprints to the New Mac Pro! (Because all apple exec. do there own laundry at the Laundromat.) and anyway he made me promise not to tell anyone but the new MP is coming out Dec 10 or sometime before or after that date.

[TheThirdMan]

Why not the 11th, or the 12th, or the 13th??

Apple don't release information regarding products until the second they're launched.

[Silverhawk]

That dates seems too close and yet, also too close to X-Mas, I don't ever recall APPLE ever releasing such a new or a refresh in this time period.

[darthraige]

There is no way the MacPro will come out that day. That is the day of my 25th birthday. I'm not that lucky to have it arrive on my birthday. Noooo way.

[yeroen]

There is no way the MacPro will come out that day. That is the day of my 25th birthday. I'm not that lucky to have it arrive on my birthday. Noooo way.

Happy B-day. I'm turning 34 on the 10th. Perhaps some of my good b-day luck will rub off on you.

I just want to see what the new graphics cards are going to be.

[darthraige]

Happy B-day. I'm turning 34 on the 10th. Perhaps some of my good b-day luck will rub off on you.

I just want to see what the new graphics cards are going to be.

Nice, and from Boston too I see. I keep going to Apple's site and customizing a current MacPro. It's so tempting to just hit 'add to cart'. I am in such a need of a new Mac. This G4 is dogging so badly right now. I might just give in a get one. Tired of waiting.

[surflordca]

I might just give in a get one. Tired of waiting.

Wake up and give your head a shake. I had to. We all waited this long. What is a little longer :confused:

[cohibadad]

finally some solid info

[jnc]

Steve... is that you :eek:

[G4DP]

Teach you I cannot. If that is what you want, so be it. So little patience, have you, way to the dark side that is. Stopped you must be.

Okay, no more StarWars crap.

Darth, you think yours is struggling, try using a G4DP500 - that is the definition of painfull. Although I have to say it is running CS3 Master reasonably well.

[darthraige]

Teach you I cannot. If that is what you want, so be it. So little patience, have you, way to the dark side that is. Stopped you must be.

Okay, no more StarWars crap.

Darth, you think yours is struggling, try using a G4DP500 - that is the definition of painfull. Although I have to say it is running CS3 Master reasonably well.

Hahaha, nice. Yea I will be waiting. Either way, we both have big gigantic paper weights. lol ... I can't believe this current G4 can handle FCP5 and CS3 as well.

[chris200x9]

the tenth is a monday :(

[G4DP]

I've got Illustrator, Flash, DreamWeaver, PhotoShop, Fireworks, Acrobat, Contribute, running from CS3.

After Effects 6.5, Final Cut Express ( the last one) Dreamweaver 8, Flash 8, Fireworks 8, Illustrator 10, PhotoShop 7 etc.

I'm amazed it's still going. All with an amazing 1GB of PC133SDRAM.

Looking forward to new MacPro though, can't wait to get Premiere Pro and After Effects CS3 running, want to get into a bit of video editing.

[newtech]

Good Lord, not again! If I had a dime for every off the wall prediction I'd be fabulously wealthy.

[OnePumpChump]

Hi all,
just a quickly note to say that I've heard that the 10th of December all MacPro lovers will be very happy.
I don't want to hurt your feelings if not true, but as I'm getting mad waiting for the update, and yesterday I've been informed about this, just wished to share the info.

If true, would be curious to know this before you from here, far away from the States...

THE BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF US!!!

Total BS. This is their first post. And with such info not to at least take the time to make up where he/she heard it from? At least put some effort into such lies. :mad:

[ideasman69]

no the correct date is 4th december.

if not - the 6th. if not - the 11th. if not - the 14th. if not - the 18th... continue until 15th Jan

you get the drift

[darthraige]

I'm amazed it's still going. All with an amazing 1GB of PC133SDRAM.

Yea, same here, running all those programs with 1GB. It's gonna be insane making the jump to an 8-Core with at leaset 6GB of memory.

[FJ218700]

Yea, same here, running all those programs with 1GB. It's gonna be insane making the jump to an 8-Core with at leaset 6GB of memory.

by the time my sawtooth and QS die, if ever, I'm hoping we're at 64.

[relbbircs]

There will never b another Mac Pro. Get used to it....

[bluefiberoptics]

There will never b another Mac Pro. Get used to it....

I wish you were right. Consumer Desktops FTW.

[siurpeeman]

no the correct date is 4th december.

if not - the 6th. if not - the 11th. if not - the 14th. if not - the 18th... continue until 15th Jan

you get the drift

i don't get it. what are you talking about? :confused:

[chris200x9]

i don't get it. what are you talking about? :confused:

He's just listing off the tuesdays untill janurary 15 which is Macworlld ( I think) because apple generally realeases new stuff on tuesdays.

[siurpeeman]

He's just listing off thethe tuesdays untill janurary 15 which is macworlld ( I think) because apple generally realeases new stuff on tuesdays.

neither the sixth nor the fourteenth are tuesdays. he listed a tuesday, a thursday, a tuesday, then a friday....

[chris200x9]

oh....then I don't know either :confused:

[OnePumpChump]

neither the sixth nor the fourteenth are tuesdays. he listed a tuesday, a thursday, a tuesday, then a friday....

It's just random dates. Just like all the other threads in these forums where everyone likes to have a hand at guessing or hoping on which date it will be released. :)

[jnc]

Mac Pros on December 25th!

[Luis]

Mac Pros on December 25th!

Tuesday FTW! :D:D

[synth3tik]

I heard from good sources that there will be at least one Mac Pro update in the next two years.

[Crawn2003]

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Hi all,
just a quickly note to say that I've heard that the 10th of December all MacPro lovers will be very happy.
I don't want to hurt your feelings if not true, but as I'm getting mad waiting for the update, and yesterday I've been informed about this, just wished to share the info.

If true, would be curious to know this before you from here, far away from the States...

THE BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF US!!!

oh not again....

And I thought I got my point across with the last stupid post from a newbie!

Can we please stop with these post? No one besides Jobs and a few select others really know!

[ideasman69]

It's just random dates. Just like all the other threads...

bingo! im desperately hoping for this coming tuesday but i hate getting my hopes up.

[puckhead193]

I've got Illustrator, Flash, DreamWeaver, PhotoShop, Fireworks, Acrobat, Contribute, running from CS3.

After Effects 6.5, Final Cut Express ( the last one) Dreamweaver 8, Flash 8, Fireworks 8, Illustrator 10, PhotoShop 7 etc.

I'm amazed it's still going. All with an amazing 1GB of PC133SDRAM.

Looking forward to new MacPro though, can't wait to get Premiere Pro and After Effects CS3 running, want to get into a bit of video editing.

I was using photoshop CS3 just a few minutes ago and accidently resized my image to 320x204 inches instead of 320x204 pixels and was dying.... it took at least 10 minutes if not more :eek:

[G4DP]

Puck head, i'll give it a try on my G4 in a minute and see how long it takes.

[sdschwendener]

Lame. For some reason I do keep watching these forums in hope of something legitimate but nope.. only this crap. However, I have no problem waiting until january for this computer to come out. I replaced my failed laptop drive and am running strong again on my powerbook.. I just dont know why i decided to put a 40 gb disk in my laptop.. it was a BADD idea. I should have put in a 200..

[G4DP]

Okay so I tried your little test of.

I sized a photo frpm 150px X 150px upto 320" X 240" and it took 1 minute 6 seconds.

You might want to check everything on your machine is okay.

[maccompaq]

As much power as the Mac Pro has, I wonder how much more power does a person need. Or how much more power can be offered. If a Mac Pro is needed now, I wonder why anyone would wait for Jan 15 unless they are hoping for a price reduction.

[Umbongo]

As much power as the Mac Pro has, I wonder how much more power does a person need. Or how much more power can be offered. If a Mac Pro is needed now, I wonder why anyone would wait for Jan 15 unless they are hoping for a price reduction.

People want value for money, the Mac Pro offered this for some time, but no longer does. The base Mac Pro doesn't have $2,500 worth of components in it, coupled with the fact that some have been replaced with much better components at similar value. That is why people are likely to wait.

[macgruder]

Someone made a bet that with their first post, they could post some random information on a forum, that had nothing new, was a total guess and repeated lots of other posts, and they could get 50 replies.

[Roy]

Someone made a bet that with their first post, they could post some random information on a forum, that had nothing new, was a total guess and repeated lots of other posts, and they could get 50 replies.

Here's number 44 out of the 50. I think they will win the bet!:)

[maccompaq]

Someone made a bet that with their first post, they could post some random information on a forum, that had nothing new, was a total guess and repeated lots of other posts, and they could get 50 replies.

What purpose does this post offer other than controversy?

[G4DP]

Someone made a bet that with their first post, they could post some random information on a forum, that had nothing new, was a total guess and repeated lots of other posts, and they could get 50 replies.

Sad pathetic pointless trolling, that can be the only purpose of this post.

Mac Pro's on the 10th? I don't think so. To close to Christmas.

[Roy]

What purpose does this post offer other than controversy?

It's to prove a point and your post was number 45 out of the 50.:D

[5553792]

Hi again guys,

I did this with my best intention, and not for anoying you. I apologized myself in the chase of a mistake, but, really, this is what I've heard. This person has no reasons to lie me. He works for a very big bussines, wich olso are the biggest Apple retailer here in my country. He told me that the 10th will be something on the MacPros (update or anouncement). That's the story. And as I'm so needed for buying one of these as many of you, just thought would be a nice idea to let you know what I've discovered.

Bye

[cwc123188]

Hi again guys,

I did this with my best intention, and not for anoying you. I apologized myself in the chase of a mistake, but, really, this is what I've heard. This person has no reasons to lie me. He works for a very big bussines, wich olso are the biggest Apple retailer here in my country. He told me that the 10th will be something on the MacPros (update or anouncement). That's the story. And as I'm so needed for buying one of these as many of you, just thought would be a nice idea to let you know what I've discovered.

Bye

Where are you?

[Matt342]

Where are you?

And what's the name of the retailer?

[maccompaq]

I was using photoshop CS3 just a few minutes ago and accidently resized my image to 320x204 inches instead of 320x204 pixels and was dying.... it took at least 10 minutes if not more :eek:

I used a Mac G3 400 Mhz B&W tower with 768MB RAM using CS to resize a jpg from 377 pixels by 567 pixels to 320 inches by 212 inches taking 3 minutes and 8 seconds.

[OnePumpChump]

Hi again guys,

I did this with my best intention, and not for anoying you. I apologized myself in the chase of a mistake, but, really, this is what I've heard. This person has no reasons to lie me. He works for a very big bussines, wich olso are the biggest Apple retailer here in my country. He told me that the 10th will be something on the MacPros (update or anouncement). That's the story. And as I'm so needed for buying one of these as many of you, just thought would be a nice idea to let you know what I've discovered.

Bye

Just when you all thought you were out, he sucks you back in. :rolleyes:

[darthraige]

Hi again guys,

I did this with my best intention, and not for anoying you. I apologized myself in the chase of a mistake, but, really, this is what I've heard. This person has no reasons to lie me. He works for a very big bussines, wich olso are the biggest Apple retailer here in my country. He told me that the 10th will be something on the MacPros (update or anouncement). That's the story. And as I'm so needed for buying one of these as many of you, just thought would be a nice idea to let you know what I've discovered.

Bye

Once again, my birthday is that day. I am not that lucky for an announcement or release on that day. No chance.

[Wild-Bill]

Once again, my birthday is that day. I am not that lucky for an announcement or release on that day. No chance.

Click my link. Tell the Mac Pro team that's what you want for your birthday.

It's time to start flooding their inbox with feedback again. This is beyond ridiculous now. You can buy Harpertowns on Newegg. Jeeze... :rolleyes:

[deathshrub]

If anyone actually believes this, I've got a sandbox in Florida I'm trying to sell. :rolleyes:

[jatkins123]

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oh not again....

And I thought I got my point across with the last stupid post from a newbie!

Can we please stop with these post? No one besides Jobs and a few select others really know!

But that WAS steve jobs! He feels sorry for us plebs speculating every weekend about the upcoming tuesday so he posted under his numerical alias 5553792...happens ALL the time

[teleromeo]

Mac Pros on December 25th!

We need an elevator to confirm that rumor...

[darthraige]

Click my link. Tell the Mac Pro team that's what you want for your birthday.

It's time to start flooding their inbox with feedback again. This is beyond ridiculous now. You can buy Harpertowns on Newegg. Jeeze... :rolleyes:

They probably blocked my email on that link, I wrote to them so much. lol

[FriedCherry]

I want to believe this guy. I really do but the fact is one of my friends is a manager over some of the stores in the southeast region and he told me that the products have been locked for the holidays and MWSF is when the update will come. He also said everyone one wanting a MacPro would be extremely happy with what was going to be released.

I don't know if he is pulling my chain cause he can or what. But the one simple fact that can't be over looked is the MacPro is a business system more than anything else. Businesses have budgets, most of the time if they don't spend what they have been budgeting for they get less money for the following year. Every business that I know that uses MacPros have been banking on getting a new one this year. I really hope Apple sees that and pushes them out a little sooner than jan08.

So the 10th isn't a horrible guess. I would have picked the 11th though if I was going to make that guess. Remember too, the MacPros are not a consumerist system, so Christmas shouldn't come into play when thinking about this.

Anyway, my thoughts on this. (I have been waiting since March 07 too)

[Topper]

December 10th sounds good to me!
I don't care what the source is, even if it was aliens that told him while he was being abducted.

[Kosh66]

Sorry, but I don't remember Apple EVER announcing anything in December.

[Kosh66]

I don't know if he is pulling my chain cause he can or what. But the one simple fact that can't be over looked is the MacPro is a business system more than anything else. Businesses have budgets, most of the time if they don't spend what they have been budgeting for they get less money for the following year. Every business that I know that uses MacPros have been banking on getting a new one this year. I really hope Apple sees that and pushes them out a little sooner than jan08.


If a business budgetted for a Mac Pro then they would buy one. True businesses don't wait on updates to buy their PCs. Businesses buy what's out there.

[FriedCherry]

If a business budgetted for a Mac Pro then they would buy one. True businesses don't wait on updates to buy their PCs. Businesses buy what's out there.

I am sure they will but are waiting as late as possibly can.

[darthraige]

Sorry, but I don't remember Apple EVER announcing anything in December.

True, but would Apple want other businesses shipping these new chips before them? Unless Apple is going to be releasing a really insane MacPro at MacWorld, a machine far superior than what comes out before it. :D

[Masher500]

1st, the 10th is a Monday.
2nd, its December.
put 2 and 2 together what do you get??
MWSF.

Thats my educated guess.:D

[GregPacker]

...one of my friends is a manager over some of the stores in the southeast region and he told me that the products have been locked for the holidays and MWSF is when the update will come. He also said everyone one wanting a MacPro would be extremely happy with what was going to be released....

Two questions cross my mind:
1). How could he know that everyone would be extremely happy with the next macpro unless he had detailed info on its specs.
2). Why on earth would Apple have told someone in his position the detailed specs for an unreleased product? He would not need to know at this point.

Likely conclusion: your friend is making stuff up.

[Roy]

Two questions cross my mind:
1). How could he know that everyone would be extremely happy with the next macpro unless he had detailed info on its specs.
2). Why on earth would Apple have told someone in his position the detailed specs for an unreleased product? He would not need to know at this point.

Likely conclusion: your friend is making stuff up.

Or he should do like the rest of us and come on Mac Rumors and fantasize.:)

[saltyzoo]

If a business budgetted for a Mac Pro then they would buy one. True businesses don't wait on updates to buy their PCs. Businesses buy what's out there.

True businesses also rarely spend large amounts of capital in December. ;)

[HDproducer]

If a business budgetted for a Mac Pro then they would buy one. True businesses don't wait on updates to buy their PCs. Businesses buy what's out there.

True businesses stay in business buy making prudent choices, not just buying what's out there. ROI (Return on investment) sure if it makes sense to buy now to keep your business running than you buy now. But plenty of business want to get the most bang for their buck and will wait for the time to be right.

It has also been mentioned numerous times that a lot of business are looking for year end tax breaks. I would rather spend $4000 on a computer than pay income taxes on that $4000. (Apple even sent me an email reminding me to take advantage of this) But if I buy now when the update comes out in a month, the resale on my purchase drops $1500. So either way I lose out. That is why true businesses want the update now.

I agree, and have posted this before, if you need something new to sustain your business, then of course you buy, but for a lot of us it part of our finical strategy to update now.

And any business that is going to buy what's out there, is going to buy Dell or HP unless Apple releases their updates soon.

[RichP]

And any business that is going to buy what's out there, is going to buy Dell or HP unless Apple releases their updates soon.

Doubtful at best. If a business runs Apple hardware, they are not going to switch to Windows just because Dell and HP may have slightly faster machines. (which if you check the prices are much more than a macpro)

As to the OP: Next week is around the time when the new Dells and HPs will ship. If Apple is planning a rather quiet update, I would imagine that update to be as close to the shipping of the machines as possible, to not hurt any current macpro sales unnecessarily (who would buy the current machines if they knew in 2 weeks they would get 2x the processing for the same money)

[cohibadad]

the 10th can't come soon enough

[HDproducer]

Doubtful at best. If a business runs Apple hardware, they are not going to switch to Windows just because Dell and HP may have slightly faster machines. (which if you check the prices are much more than a macpro)

That is what I am saying: It is doubtful that businesses just buy what's out there. They buy what they need, at the best price, for maximum ROI. They don't just go online one day and see what for sale and buy it.

Now some business will be forced to buy in order to save on taxes, or to not lose out on part of there budget.

[Wild-Bill]

the 10th can't come soon enough

Bleh..... I'm sure it will come and go without a peep from Apple; and Dell, HP, and the like will beat Apple to market with their Harpertown offerings.

Regardless, I just sent the Mac Pro team some more feedback: mainly requesting the E5462 CPU option (2.8 GHz quad, 80 watt TDP, 1600FSB, ~$760) and the nVidia 8800GT as the midrange option. I told them to change their BTO pricing as well, as it is an insult to informed consumers everywhere.


Oh, and I asked them if they were on permanent vacation, or reassigned to the iPhone dev team. :p

[basherhp2112]

I heard that Cali Lewis (GeekBrief Video Podcast Fame) went to Cupertino last week, but wouldn't be able to talk about it until December 10th.

Can you say...Nondisclosure Agreement...Perhaps...

What is happening is still a mystery...

My only thing is why December 10th?

Is Apple trying to cash in on those procrastinators that shop two weeks prior to Christmas?

Here I am patiently awaiting Mac World '08, to see the new and improved Macbook and maybe a "One more thing" tease at the end of the keynote.

Any other rumors floating out there about the upcoming Mac World '08?

Inquiring minds want to know.

PEACE...
:apple:

Hi all,
just a quickly note to say that I've heard that the 10th of December all MacPro lovers will be very happy.
I don't want to hurt your feelings if not true, but as I'm getting mad waiting for the update, and yesterday I've been informed about this, just wished to share the info.

If true, would be curious to know this before you from here, far away from the States...

THE BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF US!!!

[yeroen]

Oh, and I asked them if they were on permanent vacation, or reassigned to the iPhone dev team. :p

I think everyone at Apple has been retasked for iPhone development, or whatever new sharper-imagesque consumer gadget they're coming out with for Christmas (e.g. the i_iPod, iToaster, iFlowbee, etc)

[darthraige]

I heard that Cali Lewis (GeekBrief Video Podcast Fame) went to Cupertino last week, but wouldn't be able to talk about it until December 10th.

Seriously, I am not that lucky to have Apple debut a new MacPro on my birthday. Would be nice, but can't see it. If anything, watch it be an announcement for it, shipping January 1st. But still, I have prepared myself for MacWorld. Not lucky enough for anything Apple to come out on 12/10.

[klute]

Oh please let this rumor be true.
After tax and new year I can´t afford it.
So the 10th would be great for me.

[photomad]

Our distributer down under says the official word from Apple is that there will be no new products this quarter. Although in saying that they also say off the record that Apple has gone against there word on rare occaisions. I hope they do! :cool:

[FriedCherry]

Two questions cross my mind:
1). How could he know that everyone would be extremely happy with the next macpro unless he had detailed info on its specs.
2). Why on earth would Apple have told someone in his position the detailed specs for an unreleased product? He would not need to know at this point.

Likely conclusion: your friend is making stuff up.

1) Have no idea, not banking on what he says.

2) Totally agree

Conclusion: you are prolly right.

If someone ever does have real news though and wanted to post it, I can see why they wouldn't though. Everyone picks apart everything someone says when they don't know anything themselves and makes the poster feel like crap. For instance this guy has told me this way before black friday and I never posted because of that reason.

How about just take everything as rumors and stop making posters who have been told stuff from people that MAY know something feel like crap.

[jnc]

Seriously, I am not that lucky to have Apple debut a new MacPro on my birthday. Would be nice, but can't see it. If anything, watch it be an announcement for it, shipping January 1st. But still, I have prepared myself for MacWorld. Not lucky enough for anything Apple to come out on 12/10.

Apple has no idea when your birthday is :p

[network23]

Apple has no idea when your birthday is :p

<<
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They do if you entered it in Address Book.

[GregPacker]

How about just take everything as rumors and stop making posters who have been told stuff from people that MAY know something feel like crap.

I certainly don't blame you for posting what you heard. I should thank you for raising my eyebrow a little - as that may be the only physical workout I get today. :)

[Topper]

Our distributer down under says the official word from Apple is that there will be no new products this quarter.


The official word. I'll bet I can take that one to the bank.

[big dainjerus]

Hi all,
just a quickly note to say that I've heard that the 10th of December all MacPro lovers will be very happy.
I don't want to hurt your feelings if not true, but as I'm getting mad waiting for the update, and yesterday I've been informed about this, just wished to share the info.

If true, would be curious to know this before you from here, far away from the States...

THE BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF US!!!

right, and I'm cyndi lauuuuper...

just kidding though, and this is coming from the guy who's first post was about a mac employee telling my girl that the new mac pros would be coming out soon and be priced at $3349, aww man she fell for the oldest trick in the book!

Although people should chill on making a poster feel like crap, we are just trying to help and not being devious in any way, if I hear something I am going to post it and let people know, rumor or not...




watch it be $3349

[darthraige]

Apple has no idea when your birthday is :p

lol. I know, but still. I'm not that lucky. Having it announced on my birthday would be like if I won a million bucks. And if the MacPro gets announced that day, I'm playing the lottery.

[ideasman69]

no one cares about ur bday dude. apple dont care about ur birthday either.

theres a chance it might get released on the 10th, although they probably wont.

[badlydrawnboy]

How does one completely anonymous person who's never really posted here before making a completely unsubstantiated, unprecedented guess constitute a "rumor"?

I call it a wild #@& guess, and most likely, a wrong one.

[Hawkeye411]

I can't really understand what the post means ... LAMO

[badlydrawnboy]

I can't really understand what the post means ... LAMO

If you're talking about my post, it means:

one random person making a guess shouldn't be called a "rumor".

Just think what would happen if MacRumors posted every single thing they heard without any discrimination. Oh, yeah, I forgot - that's what these forums are for! ;)

[Wild-Bill]

How does one completely anonymous person who's never really posted here before making a completely unsubstantiated, unprecedented guess constitute a "rumor"?

I call it a wild #@& guess, and most likely, a wrong one.

No no no no no. Guss you didn't get the memo.

When wild #@&"[ guess posts hit the four-page mark around here, they (un)officially become rumors.

:p


....I wonder what Multi is doing these days........

[badlydrawnboy]

No no no no no. Guss you didn't get the memo.

When wild #@&"[ guess posts hit the four-page mark around here, they (un)officially become rumors.

:p


....I wonder what Multi is doing these days........

yep, guess that's how it works huh? :D:D:D

[darthraige]

no one cares about ur bday dude. apple dont care about ur birthday either.

theres a chance it might get released on the 10th, although they probably wont.

Yea, I don't care either. I'm just saying there will be nothing of a MacPro that day. The more negative I am about it, the better chance it will happen. :D

[irishgrizzly]

Suck it up folks, it's coming at Macworld.

[dollystereo]

Dear Santa:
I have been very nice with my family and friends, I have made all my homework and I got superb results at school.
Now please bring me a great new MAC PRO!!!

[LeKiD]

Dear Satan, I've been very bad... I'll sell my soul for the next mac pro!

[macintel4me]

MacWorld or bust, man!!

[xgman]

In wonder if this thread will last till the 10th . . . . . . ;)

[jatkins123]

How does one completely anonymous person who's never really posted here before making a completely unsubstantiated, unprecedented guess constitute a "rumor"?

I call it a wild #@& guess, and most likely, a wrong one.

great logic mate..

until you've posted at least 1500 times you're a complete liar EVERY time regardless of any other circumstances...

in fact steve jobs watches the post counts on here and shares the real truth with the +1500 club...

really..i promise...he told me so..

and before you go nuts saying i believe this guy...i dont but you really need to get over your protectiveness just because you've been around for longer...

[QCassidy352]

in fact steve jobs watches the post counts on here and shares the real truth with the +1500 club...

yep, it's pretty sweet.

:D

[bogman12]

So it's not really a smart idea to accept a NIB PowerMac 2.66GHZ as payment for services since a new one is right around the corner?

Can we assume that whatever the new PowerMac lineup is, the lowest end will be more powerful than the current 2.66GHZ config and cheaper as well?

[darthraige]

How confident are we of a MacPro coming this month at all? I have a really big issue. I got this error in my "Disk Utility."

This drive has reported a fatal hardware error to Disk Utility.

If the drive has not failed completely, back up as much data as you can and then replace it with a working drive.

And I see lots of red text. Is my computer dying? Should I just buy a MacPro now?

[Peace]

How confident are we of a MacPro coming this month at all? I have a really big issue. I got this error in my "Disk Utility."

This drive has reported a fatal hardware error to Disk Utility.

If the drive has not failed completely, back up as much data as you can and then replace it with a working drive.

And I see lots of red text. Is my computer dying? Should I just buy a MacPro now?

I had the same exact problem a month ago with my Mac Pro.
The hard drive was failing.I replaced it and all is well.




oh and.

The date is Dec. 11th not the 10th.

[darthraige]

I had the same exact problem a month ago with my Mac Pro.
The hard drive was failing.I replaced it and all is well.




oh and.

The date is Dec. 11th not the 10th.

All I have is a 10 gig and that will not suffice. lol I don't want to put any more money into this G4... Who said 11th now?

[Spikeanator6982]

So it's not really a smart idea to accept a NIB PowerMac 2.66GHZ as payment for services since a new one is right around the corner?

Can we assume that whatever the new PowerMac lineup is, the lowest end will be more powerful than the current 2.66GHZ config and cheaper as well?


well considering apple does not make a powermac now, why would they reintroduce them? did they ever make a powermac 2.66?

i'm just giving u crap. but the powermac name is not used since the switch to intel. personally, i would accept it, and start enjoying.

[Octobot]

wow.. how'd this thread reach over a hundred.. ?!
You guys have nothing better to do ? ;)

I have a new theory on these newbie thread starters..
They're actually aware of exactly when the pro will be released, people
within the know.
And they come in here for fun, screwing with everyone with false rumors.

[HDproducer]

All I have is a 10 gig and that will not suffice. lol I don't want to put any more money into this G4... Who said 11th now?

Spend the $ get a new drive. It's not like your G4 is going to turn into a boat anchor once your MP shows up.

I am not sure about the drives for the G4 but I just got a new 750GB drive for media files in my G5 that I can then move into the new MB when it shows up. But even if that doesn't work, I will still be using the G5 on a regular basis.

[Umbongo]

So it's not really a smart idea to accept a NIB PowerMac 2.66GHZ as payment for services since a new one is right around the corner?

Can we assume that whatever the new PowerMac lineup is, the lowest end will be more powerful than the current 2.66GHZ config and cheaper as well?

There may be a low end (BTO downgrade) 8 core option using slower processors. It may outperform the current base model on some things, but not on others.

[jnc]

There may be a low end (BTO downgrade) 8 core option using slower processors. It may outperform the current base model on some things, but not on others.

How confident are you the MPs will move to 8 core as standard? That'd be sweet. Currently a, what, £960 excess over the Quad 3GHz? Crazy!

[Pressure]

How confident are you the MPs will move to 8 core as standard? That'd be sweet. Currently a, what, £960 excess over the Quad 3GHz? Crazy!

Considering a Quad-core Xeon is no more expensive than a Dual-core Xeon at the same speed, it would be a no brainer but you never know.

[G4DP]

I think they have mislaid them of late.

[macintel4me]

If I click my heels together 3 times, will I get my Mac Pro. I've been waiting for over a year for an upgrade and/or price cut. This has to be the longest "no price cut, no upgrade" period for any active product in Apple's history.

[G4DP]

I have to agree, they normally don't go more than 8 months without upgrading the specs on the workstation machines. We will be almost double that by the time we reach MWSF. They either have something massive - improvements and not more weight - or they just don't care about it.

In the next 26 days I can't see Apple managing to make this "The year of the Mac" as we were promised before.

Did I mishear or did Steve Jobs say that one of the main reasons for switching to Intel was to improve the speed of progression?

With component prices having plumeted more than ever before to charge people the same price 14 months after release is a little on the cheeky side.

The local reseller near me is offering to install a 2GB stick at £77 (installation and V.A.T) and it's Kingston RAM.

Apple really have no excuse.

[trollking]

All I have is a 10 gig and that will not suffice. lol I don't want to put any more money into this G4... Who said 11th now?

In your position I would go buy a firewire or usb2 drive or something. If you don't have the ports you can buy a super cheepo pci card, I got one at walmart for like $20. Use the drive to back up your stuff and then when you get the new MacPro when it FINALLY comes out (I heard some time around when hell freezes over from my source :P ) You can swap the drive over. If you get a big enough drive you can use it as your time machine backup drive.

Just some thoughts. I have been scrounging cheepo parts on my old G4 dp 800 trying to keep it running until the next machines myself.

[gkhaldi]

As much power as the Mac Pro has, I wonder how much more power does a person need. Or how much more power can be offered. If a Mac Pro is needed now, I wonder why anyone would wait for Jan 15 unless they are hoping for a price reduction.

Because faster = better ;-)

Anyway, nothing wrong with an 8 way 16 GB Mac Pro,.... Can't wait to order mine..... whenever Steve decides to bring out the new ones.... on the 11th? :p

[gkhaldi]

If a business budgetted for a Mac Pro then they would buy one. True businesses don't wait on updates to buy their PCs. Businesses buy what's out there.

On what plane is that? Last time I checked, every business (CFO, CTO, CIO or whatever other Cxx) will look at the best possible investment. If this means that they need something now, they'll purchase now,... but believe me, if they feel they get a better deal (read eg twice the performance for the same price), they'll wait.

Oh and euh, it's an urban legend that if you don't spend your budget, you lose it. It happens in government cycles but rarely in the private sector.

Just my 2cents

[macz1]

according to the last rumors, the keynote in january will be the most probable date for the announcement of the new Mac Pros. They say that Apple wants to optimize OS X for the penryn architecture (SSE4)

December 11th seems to be a very unlikely announcement date...

[-Noodles]

All I have is a 10 gig and that will not suffice. lol I don't want to put any more money into this G4... Who said 11th now?

hmmm.... 100 for a new hard drive or 5k :eek: for a new computer with old parts?

Stay Strong!;)

[maccompaq]

hmmm.... 100 for a new hard drive or 5k :eek: for a new computer with old parts?

Stay Strong!;)

5K for a Mac Pro?

[Roy]

5K for a Mac Pro?


Just go to the Apple Store on-line and start picking upgrade items and you can jump the price up to 15K very quickly.

[darthraige]

In your position I would go buy a firewire or usb2 drive or something. If you don't have the ports you can buy a super cheepo pci card, I got one at walmart for like $20. Use the drive to back up your stuff and then when you get the new MacPro when it FINALLY comes out (I heard some time around when hell freezes over from my source :P ) You can swap the drive over. If you get a big enough drive you can use it as your time machine backup drive.

Just some thoughts. I have been scrounging cheepo parts on my old G4 dp 800 trying to keep it running until the next machines myself.

Well I have a 80, 200 and 500 external, and believe me, I backed up my stuff as soon as I saw the message. So maybe I will ride the machine til it blows. lol I just need to edit projects.

[maccompaq]

Just go to the Apple Store on-line and start picking upgrade items and you can jump the price up to 15K very quickly.

I just came back from the Apple store with a Mac Pro for $2200 with the option of two 2.0GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors. 4 GB memory will be purchased at OWC. This computer is way more powerful than I need, but I will not buy an iMac.

[Kosh66]

wow.. how'd this thread reach over a hundred.. ?!
You guys have nothing better to do ? ;)

I have a new theory on these newbie thread starters..
They're actually aware of exactly when the pro will be released, people
within the know.
And they come in here for fun, screwing with everyone with false rumors.

Actually, I think these newbie thread starters are PC users who are having fun pulling gullible Mac users chains.

[Rustus Maximus]

neither the sixth nor the fourteenth are tuesdays. he listed a tuesday, a thursday, a tuesday, then a friday....

ahem...<assumes best Godfather impersonation>

"Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday..."

Whatttt? Someone had to do it!


<gets back into character>
"No, no, no...take the iPhone...leave the Mac Pro."

[maccompaq]

ahem...<assumes best Godfather impersonation>

"Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday..."

Whatttt? Someone had to do it!


<gets back into character>
"No, no, no...take the iPhone...leave the Mac Pro."

What in the f___ are you talking about?

[Roy]

What in the f___ are you talking about?

I don't know what he's talking about, but here's what he's talking about:

http://gilmore-ism.com/node/184

[maccompaq]

I don't know what he's talking about, but here's what he's talking about:

http://gilmore-ism.com/node/184

Why would someone waste everyone's time with such worthless drivel?

[Rustus Maximus]

What in the f___ are you talking about?

Well first off, the previous poster's "neither the sixth nor the fourteenth are tuesdays. he listed a tuesday, a thursday, a tuesday, then a friday...." reminded me of that scene from the Godfather.

I was just being goofy...you know...enjoying a bit of levity.

The, "Leave the Mac pro...take the iPhone." was also a play on that movie where Clemenza tells his assassin to "Leave the gun. Take the canoli."

Again...just being goofy.

Second, if you haven't seen that film I highly recommend it.

Third, I assume you're a young man. You should really lighten up some more. Step outside the computer screen. Enjoy life a bit. Realize that you don't have to use big words like f___ to make your sentences sound important.

[Roy]

Well first off, the previous poster's "neither the sixth nor the fourteenth are tuesdays. he listed a tuesday, a thursday, a tuesday, then a friday...." reminded me of that scene from the Godfather.

I was just being goofy...you know...enjoying a bit of levity.

The, "Leave the Mac pro...take the iPhone." was also a play on that movie where Clemenza tells his assassin to "Leave the gun. Take the canoli."

Again...just being goofy.

Second, if you haven't seen that film I highly recommend it.

Third, I assume you're a young man. You should really lighten up some more. Step outside the computer screen. Enjoy life a bit. Realize that you don't have to use big words like f___ to make your sentences sound important.


Saw the movie on a first date with my now wife. Didn't like the movie, but liked the woman who later became my wife. And I do like a little connective humor here and there. And I also am a "Gentlemen in waiting" for an update on the Mac Pro and Apple Displays.:)

[OnePumpChump]

And I also am a "Gentlemen in waiting" for an update on the Mac Pro and Apple Displays.:)

"Ehh, forget about it." :cool:

[Rustus Maximus]

Saw the movie on a first date with my now wife. Didn't like the movie, but liked the woman who later became my wife. And I do like a little connective humor here and there. And I also am a "Gentlemen in waiting" for an update on the Mac Pro and Apple Displays.:)

Well, the movie isn't for everyone but I'm glad you found the right woman :D . May your years together be long and full of movies you DO enjoy and Mac Pros which are updated more frequently than every 18+ months :D .

[maccompaq]

Third, I assume you're a young man. You should really lighten up some more. Step outside the computer screen. Enjoy life a bit. Realize that you don't have to use big words like f___ to make your sentences sound important.[/QUOTE]

Well, actually, I was a young man many, many years ago. Now, I live on the Gulf of Mexico, spend a lot of time sailing with either of my sailboats or flying my amphibian airplane when I can tear myself away from the computer.

It just annoys me that youngsters waste so much time making such foolish posts that benefit no one.

[drtyrell]

My company has tons of money that we need to spend by the end of the month. New Mac Pros give us the chance to spend that money. Without the new ones debuting, we're going to hold on to our cash. If Apple is serious about breaking the xmas purchasing barrier, they'll release it before the end of the year.

[darthraige]

If Apple is serious about breaking the xmas purchasing barrier, they'll release it before the end of the year.

What's stupid is, if the machines are built and ready to go, they should just release them and not hold off until a new quarter. Isn't December consider the same quarter as January? Or is this all about tax crap?

[Pressure]

What's stupid is, if the machines are built and ready to go, they should just release them and not hold off until a new quarter. Isn't December consider the same quarter as January? Or is this all about tax crap?

January represents the the first quarter of the new year (3 months interval).

Tax is reported yearly and goes from 1st of January to 31st of December :)

Not sure what the hold up appears to be but we should see it soon enough, be it a few days from now or a bit over a month (hopefully at latest) :D

[darthraige]

January represents the the first quarter of the new year (3 months interval).

Tax is reported yearly and goes from 1st of January to 31st of December :)

Not sure what the hold up appears to be but we should see it soon enough, be it a few days from now or a bit over a month (hopefully at latest) :D

I hate Apple when it comes to decisions on when to release stuff. My computer is dying and I really need a new one. I might be forced to buy a current MacPro.

[psychofreak]

I hate Apple when it comes to decisions on when to release stuff. My computer is dying and I really need a new one. I might be forced to buy a current MacPro.

Get a MacWorld widget...counting the seconds until a new MP will really make it awesome when you go out for a day and realise 86400 have gone by :)

[surflordca]

If I click my heels together 3 times, will I get my Mac Pro.

You would have to do this well jumping in the air in one jump.:D

[jnc]

I hate Apple when it comes to decisions on when to release stuff. My computer is dying and I really need a new one. I might be forced to buy a current MacPro.

You use the G4 over the MacBook?

[darthraige]

You use the G4 over the MacBook?

I know, sounds stupid huh? I might just start using that for a while.

[WildPalms]

I wish you were right. Consumer Desktops FTW.

Consumer desktops are already available. They are the iMac series. You might want to check them out in the Apple store.

[xgman]

Mac Pro, Leopard performance boost at Macworld?

Apple will kick off the new year with more than just a computer upgrade, according to a rumor from MacBidouille.

The January 15th keynote for IDG's Macworld San Francisco expo will see Mac Pros using new 45-nanometer, quad-core Xeons based on Intel's Penryn architecture, the French outlet reports -- systems which AppleInsider said earlier this year were dependent on Intel's supply of new processors before manufacturing could begin, and which would be available by the early 2008 event. These will clock up to the predicted 3.2GHz and use new video cards, including NVIDIA's latest Quadro FX workstation models.

A Blu-ray drive should also be an option, the site claims.

As significant as these updates may be, the report also cites sources which point to the release of Mac OS X 10.5.2 as being instrumental to the hardware upgrade. Apple software engineers are reworking Leopard code to optimize it for the SSE4 instructions found within Penryn and the architecture as a whole, both of which promise speed gains above and beyond clock speed boosts.

This update will be the most significant interim upgrade for Mac OS X ever made by Apple, according to the rumor.

[firstyearprof]

And the winner for why apple is delaying is... xgman. Thanks. This is what I've been suspecting recently. The MacPros are being delayed to get optimize the performance of the Penryn chip on the Leopard OS. As much as I need a new comp now (or three weeks ago), I prefer that they get it right to releasing something that isn't ready to go.

[AviationFan]

And the winner for why apple is delaying is... xgman. Thanks. This is what I've been suspecting recently. The MacPros are being delayed to get optimize the performance of the Penryn chip on the Leopard OS. As much as I need a new comp now (or three weeks ago), I prefer that they get it right to releasing something that isn't ready to go.Well, if that's the only thing they are waiting for, I'd gladly take 90% of the potential performance now and get the remaining 10% via a software update whenever Apple is ready.

If it was a hardware change: by all mean, I am with you, let's not rush Apple to get things out prematurely. But optimization - I mean, that's something that is not even broken, just something that will turn from great to even better. No reason to hold back the new product, if you ask me.

- Martin

[Twinkie]

Consumer desktops are already available. They are the iMac series. You might want to check them out in the Apple store.I didn't realize this until you posted it. So today, I went to the Apple Store, and asked the guy about this iMac series I heard about.

He told me it was really nice, but if I wanted one with a fast processor, I had to buy a big LCD with it, whether I needed one or not.

I thought that was kind of strange. Then I asked him where the drive bays are, because I wanted to add three 750GB SATA drives for my music, movies, and pictures... you know... my iLife that the guy on the commercial taks about, just like the MacPro and virtually every desktop PC would allow me to do.

Boy, Apple Store salespeople sure are dumb, because he told me that there was no way for me to do that. My options were to buy slower and more expensive external drives, or buy a MacPro.

Since you're so smart, I thought maybe you could help me out. Which computer in the iMac series doesn't force me to spend hundreds of dollars for a display I don't need, allows me to add SATA drives, and has a video card that can be upgraded? :confused:

[newtech]

That is one of the limitations to the iMac...one internal HDD to a customer.

Also there are few, none really, BTO/CTO options of consequence aside from how much memory do you want to be overcharged for.

[netdog]

Well, if that's the only thing they are waiting for, I'd gladly take 90% of the potential performance now and get the remaining 10% via a software update whenever Apple is ready.


Yup

[Matt342]

I think the Mac Pro was delayed because of the bugs in the Penryn. http://www.hardmac.com/news/2007-12-06/#7526

Dell also removed the 1600mhz fsb Penryn processors from their BTO options.

[Wild-Bill]

I think the Mac Pro was delayed because of the bugs in the Penryn. http://www.hardmac.com/news/2007-12-06/#7526

Dell also removed the 1600mhz fsb Penryn processors from their BTO options.

Hmm..... not sure though.

it remains unclear if Xeon Penryn will also be affected or only the Quad Core Extreme desktop-dedicated CPU

I'm not sure how much faith I'd put into MacBidoulle. Then again, I wouldn't put much faith into Apple either when it comes to the Mac Pro. :rolleyes:

[cantthinkofone]

Either way it will be a good day for me. I turn 21 :).

[darthraige]

Either way it will be a good day for me. I turn 21 :).

And I turn 25. :D Maybe something will come good out of the day.

[JeffDM]

January represents the the first quarter of the new year (3 months interval).

Tax is reported yearly and goes from 1st of January to 31st of December :)

Not sure what the hold up appears to be but we should see it soon enough, be it a few days from now or a bit over a month (hopefully at latest) :D

Many companies have a different cycle than that. Apple is one of them. I think 1Q2008 is actually Oct-Dec 2007. Now if you're talking about a write-off for your employer or personal business, then it may be different.

[ideasman69]

man, if this thing doesnt come out by the 12th im gonna be like...

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[Norco]

I too am anxiously awaiting an update. I'm actually going through all my old junk, selling some of it on eBay, to save some money up. I even plan on selling my iBook G4 (my first mac) to put towards the new Mac Pro once I move back home next week (graduated college, woo).

[Eidorian]

I might have to switch my minitower over to Penryn just to keep up! I just got this Core 2 Duo as well...

man, if this thing doesnt come out by the 12th im gonna be like...

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I'm still loving my MacBook.

[jasonvp]

I'm still loving my MacBook.

Mine should be here soon.

From there, I'm starting to seriously consider building a Hackintosh.

jas

[Eidorian]

Mine should be here soon.

From there, I'm starting to seriously consider building a Hackintosh.

jasMembers at my MUG were asking about this as well.

They already have Mac laptops BTW.

[jasonvp]

Members at my MUG were asking about this as well.

They already have Mac laptops BTW.

Don't get me wrong, I think the Mac Pros are powerhouse devices. And I'm all about buying more computer than I need.. :-) (I liken it to hitting a thumb tack with a sledgehammer). But, at this point in my life, I'm not quite sure I can really justify the cost of a Mac Pro, when a self-built mid-range Hackintosh will be more than enough.

The challenge, of course, is making sure I pick the right hardware such that OS X will run smoothly. But the online tutorials seem to be well-written and easy to follow. So it doesn't appear to be too much trouble.

We'll see. It'll depend on a couple of things. 1)How adventurous I'm feeling. 2)How pricey the new Mac Pros end up being.

jas

[Topper]

2)How pricey the new Mac Pros end up being.


I think the price will be pretty much the same as the current Mac Pro.
The new processors are the same price as the current Mac Pro processors.
The new video cards are actually cheaper than the current Mac Pro video cards.

I think if you go to The Apple Store and configure the current Mac Pro the way you want it, you will be in the ball park with the next generation Mac Pro prices.

[jasonvp]

I think the price will be pretty much the same as the current Mac Pro.
The new processors are the same price as the current Mac Pro processors.
The new video cards are actually cheaper than the current Mac Pro video cards.

I hope you're right, but, it doesn't mean Apple won't try to charge more for the higher performance. If I'm not mistaken, as the performance of the MacBook Pros has eeked upwards over the last year or so, so has their respective prices. So if we were to use the MBPs as an example to predict Apple's pricing behavior for the Mac Pros, then my guess is they'll be a bit more expensive.

At this point, I think I'd rather put together a single processor, quad-core, desktop-based system. I don't really need (more importantly, can't really justify) a server-based system, but would rather have a bit more computational grunt than the iMac or Mac Mini offers.

That's why I'm looking towards the Hackintosh. For about $2K or so (rounding up) I can put together a nice 3Ghz quad-core system, 8G of RAM, 500G disk, DVD burner, case, power supply, and an nVidia card of my choice. While it won't keep pace with the newer 8-core Penryn Mac Pros, it'll let me crunch RAW photos and edit my race track videos with ease.

Obviously, the huge drawback to that is: if I chose the wrong hardware, OS X won't install or boot properly. Nor will I ever get support from Apple for this.

jas

[Topper]

That's why I'm looking towards the Hackintosh...and an nVidia card of my choice.

One thing nice about a Hackintosh; I know you will have a better video card than what will be available for the new Mac Pro.

[SirOmega]

Oddly enough, I got a strange vibe tonight that says this week will be the week. Fingers crossed.

[WildPalms]

I hope you're right, but, it doesn't mean Apple won't try to charge more for the higher performance. If I'm not mistaken, as the performance of the MacBook Pros has eeked upwards over the last year or so, so has their respective prices. So if we were to use the MBPs as an example to predict Apple's pricing behavior for the Mac Pros, then my guess is they'll be a bit more expensive.

At this point, I think I'd rather put together a single processor, quad-core, desktop-based system. I don't really need (more importantly, can't really justify) a server-based system, but would rather have a bit more computational grunt than the iMac or Mac Mini offers.

That's why I'm looking towards the Hackintosh. For about $2K or so (rounding up) I can put together a nice 3Ghz quad-core system, 8G of RAM, 500G disk, DVD burner, case, power supply, and an nVidia card of my choice. While it won't keep pace with the newer 8-core Penryn Mac Pros, it'll let me crunch RAW photos and edit my race track videos with ease.

Obviously, the huge drawback to that is: if I chose the wrong hardware, OS X won't install or boot properly. Nor will I ever get support from Apple for this.

jas

....and its illegal?

[JesterJJZ]

....and its illegal?

Well, I think Apple frowns upon it in the least.

[iBecks]

I guess the thread starter could have been wrong.

[Gloor]

i believe that he meant tomorrow as its tuesday tomorrow but I think that he is probably wrong as they will release at MWSF. As I invested the money and can't get them this month then I'm actually fine with MWSF as I hope they will update ACD or release new one to go with the iMac desing (LED displays would be fantastic and as the price is similar now - see Samsung LED 20" around $1600). MWSF will either be a big hit or big miss like last year with the stupid iPhone. Let's wait some more and see :)))

[jnc]

OUR DATE!

Tell you what, I'll allow a 24 hour margin of error - Tuesday's usually the day :rolleyes:

[PCRanger]

Where art thou updates? :(

[network23]

I'd give it an 88% chance of happening tomorrow.

[Masher500]

Again, in the words of Nelson from the Simpsons.. "Ha-Ha!"

[darthraige]

I'd give it an 88% chance of happening tomorrow.

88%? That's a little high, don't ya think? It'll happen at MacWorld.

[MacsAttack]

Where art thou updates? :(

Next Tuesday

[JFreak]

So, what happened today? :D

[JFreak]

Don't get me wrong, I think the Mac Pros are powerhouse devices. And I'm all about buying more computer than I need..

Yep, they sure are. My only gripe is that they only have 3 PCI-express slots available in addition to the graphics controller. I would almost *kill* for 7-slot workstation...

[jnc]

88%? That's a little high, don't ya think? It'll happen at MacWorld.

Happy Birthday! :D

[darthraige]

Happy Birthday! :D

Haha, thanks. I wished for the MacPro at MacWorld. Probably should of wished for tomorrow.

[Jonny427]

I might have to switch my minitower over to Penryn just to keep up! I just got this Core 2 Duo as well...

Major cred for the face palm.

http://www.math.purdue.edu/~abarreno/holland_plant.jpg

I'm still loving my MacBook.

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[cohibadad]

sweet. 10th is here. Placing my order now.

[olliebraves20]

Well here we are...the 10th...where are the Mac Pro's?? Oh that's right...they weren't coming today...despite what some people post...besides Apple usually announces stuff on Tuesdays anyway...

[TimJim]

Well here we are...the 10th...where are the Mac Pro's?? Oh that's right...they weren't coming today...despite what some people post...besides Apple usually announces stuff on Tuesdays anyway...

Almost everything media wise gets announced on Tuesdays (except movies) so if it is gonna be released before christmas (which it probably wont) it would be tomorrow.

[darthraige]

I just want the home page of Apple to change. Tired of looking at Leopard. Close to a month and a half and no change.

[jnc]

sweet. 10th is here. Placing my order now.

LOL! :D You might be a little disappointed when it arrives without the rumoured Red-Ray Burner and 6 GHz Pennrhinn!

[G5Quad45]

I just want the home page of Apple to change. Tired of looking at Leopard. Close to a month and a half and no change.

yea im tired of it too

[Sean Dempsey]

This was supposed to be our day.

And YOU ruined it.

[psychofreak]

yea im tired of it too
We've had the iPhone since release...its just taunting me!

[jnc]

It is officially the 12th of December Greenwich Mean Time.

Our date.. it was not to be, guys :(