Next Mac Pro cheaper?

[jwt]

Any chance the next Mac Pro will have a lower entry point?

[NAG]

Chance? Yeah. I wouldn't hold my breath though. The thing is being designed like a pretty heavy duty workstation these days. Those aren't cheap.

[CalBoy]

Sorry to disappoint you, but I just don't see it happening. Apple doesn't like to change prices too often, and there's less of a reason to do so when we're talking about a high end workstation like a Mac Pro.

[jwt]

Yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking. Penryns are supposed to be more expensive than the current Xeons too, right?

[CalBoy]

Yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking. Penryns are supposed to be more expensive than the current Xeons too, right?

Honestly, I have no idea. However, chips generally go through a standard cycle of price and cost, wherein the newest chips are always the most expensive and older chips are cheaper. I have no idea if Penryns will be more expensive than the Xeons when they were first introduced.

[timestamp]

Yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking. Penryns are supposed to be more expensive than the current Xeons too, right?

No they are not. The price match while offering more speed and cache in a the smaller 45nm package.

[Umbongo]

No they are not. The price match while offering more speed and cache in a the smaller 45nm package.

This is if Apple go with the 1333MHz FSB processors. If they go with 1600MHz processors then they are more expensive, though I would still expect a $2,499 base price.

[jwt]

This is if Apple go with the 1333MHz FSB processors. If they go with 1600MHz processors then they are more expensive, though I would still expect a $2,499 base price.

Any chance the current Mac Pros will go down in price after the intro of new ones? Sounds like a stupid question, but look at the iMac. Even though the new ones came with a price reduction and the SR architecture, the white ones are still going for their original price. Who's going to pay more for 2 year old tech than the just released new and cool machine? It doesn't make sense.

[plumbingandtech]

Yes. When the Peryns are announced, check out the apple stores.


the current mac pros are GREAT machines and ram costs (which were expensive) are a bit of a unknow with the Peryns. Mac Pro ram pricing now is dirt cheap.