Will they be out tomorrow?

[strausd]

So I first head whispers of August 9th on these forums. I was curious so I called the sales department at Apple and they said they had no idea, all they were told was some time in August. Then I went on chat a few days later and they said it will be out August 9th for order. I waited a few more days and realized it was weird that I got two different answers so I did chat again and they told my August 9th. Now that August 9th is tomorrow, I was getting very anxious and decided to do the chat again. This time, I got something different:

[jjahshik32]

I really hope so because everyone will be PISSED. :mad:

[saxon48]

I'm saying August 9th. That's the only firm date I've heard since the Mac Pro announcement was made. No news [since then] is good news...

[jjahshik32]

Either way, I'm going to be up until 5am tonight to study for an exam tomorrow... I'll be checking the apple store online every 5 minutes starting from 1-2am.

[strausd]

Either way, I'm going to be up until 5am tonight to study for an exam tomorrow... I'll be checking the apple store online every 5 minutes starting from 1-2am.

Haha I'll be checking it too. Good luck on the exam BTW!

I am really hoping it is tomorrow. I already have my Amazon cart ready and my OWC cart mostly ready. I would have it ready but they don't have 1333 MHz RAM up for MP yet.

[keewe]

thx for the picture... seems to me like it wont be tomorrow. -.-

man... and i thought i can pull the trigger... finally. :mad:

[strausd]

thx for the picture... seems to me like it wont be tomorrow. -.-

man... and i thought i can pull the trigger... finally. :mad:

Well I also heard over the Apple Store Chat that it will be August 9th, so it seems like a 50/50 chance to me.

[J the Ninja]

Haha I'll be checking it too. Good luck on the exam BTW!

I am really hoping it is tomorrow. I already have my Amazon cart ready and my OWC cart mostly ready. I would have it ready but they don't have 1333 MHz RAM up for MP yet.

The 1066 isn't officially certified for the 2010s either...although I don't know why it wouldn't work, and am tempted to order some anyway so I'm not running with 3GiB the first few days. Relevant chat transcript:


Chat Content:
William Friel: [1:29:39 PM] Welcome to our real-time support chat. How can I help you today?
Jason: [1:29:39 PM] RAM for 2010 Mac Pro?
William Friel: [1:30:05 PM] Hello Jason
[1:30:12 PM] We do not yet have this ram
[1:30:21 PM] since we have to test it on the computer
[1:30:32 PM] once the computer is released
[1:30:38 PM] we will offer the ram shortly after
Jason: [1:31:23 PM] Wouldn't RAM for the 2009 models work, (at least on the 2.8Ghz quad) since it is the same platform? (I know it wouldn't be tested)
William Friel: [1:31:42 PM] its actually a different speed
[1:31:52 PM] the new 2010 use 1333Mhz
Jason: [1:32:04 PM] I thought only the higher end models used 1333Mhz
William Friel: [1:32:31 PM] I was under the impression all the models did
[1:33:12 PM] well im not sure about that then
Jason: [1:33:17 PM] http://www.apple.com/macpro/specs.html Center of the page
William Friel: [1:33:38 PM] oh
Jason: [1:33:44 PM] Apparently, 1066 for the 2.4 octo and both quads, 1333 for the 6 and 12 core models
William Friel: [1:33:50 PM] okay then they should use the same ram
[1:34:13 PM] but if its not listed on the site
[1:34:26 PM] we cant gurantee it until they are released
Jason: [1:34:38 PM] OK. Thank you for your help.

[Vylen]

Someone else should jump on and ask the same question.

It'd be funny if the same Apple Expert gives different answers :p

[johnnymg]

Well I also heard over the Apple Store Chat that it will be August 9th, so it seems like a 50/50 chance to me.

Just tried the chat line and got no answer..................... maybe the CS reps are busy boxing up the new MP's? :cool:

JohnG

[strausd]

Ya, I have tried with like 4 or 5 different reps now, all the same thing, nobody knows. I am starting to think maybe it won't be out tomorrow...

[J the Ninja]

Ya, I have tried with like 4 or 5 different reps now, all the same thing, nobody knows. I am starting to think maybe it won't be out tomorrow...

Possible someone saw the MacRumors article and sent down orders to clam up the reps.

[The Beatles]

Im hoping someone here has the knowledge to answer my question. I've heard that dual processors at a slower speed are sometimes faster than a single processor at a faster speed and vise versa depending on the type of work.

I do a lot of Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign work. I sometimes do AfterEffects and 3D work.

With that in mind, would a fast four core chip work well with 8 to 12 megs of ram and the stock video card? The upgrade on the video card isnt supported by aftereffects so I cant get the ATI.

Thanks in advance.

[J the Ninja]

Im hoping someone here has the knowledge to answer a question for me. I've heard that dual processors at a slower speed is sometimes better than a single processor at a faster speed and vise versa.

I do a lot of photoshop, illustrator and indesign work. I sometimes do aftereffects and 3D work.

With that in mind, would a fast four core chip work well with 8 to 12 megs of ram and the stock video card (the upgrade on the video card isnt supported by adobe for aftereffects)?

Thanks in advance.

If your use is mainly those first 3, I'd say go with speed. There's always render mules for those times when you need extra cores. (actually, small render farms are a good argument for fewer, faster cores in general. Especially if your engine of choice is licensed by the core or is under a free license, instead of charging by the machine. That way there is no impact on software costs. You should probably still tally it up and think about performance in other apps, even if a SP box + a render mule means more render license $$$.)

[beto2k7]

iTunes Store is down... anything to do with this?

[Ryft]

iTunes Store is down... anything to do with this?

EDIT: Nevermind...

[Raidenz]

iTunes Store is down... anything to do with this?

Are you expecting the Mac Pro to be sold via iTunes?

[Vylen]

Are you expecting the Mac Pro to be sold via iTunes?

Digital distribution sure has gone a long way.

[J the Ninja]

Are you expecting the Mac Pro to be sold via iTunes?

No, he needs to construct additional pylons under his desk first.


On a related note (to MPs, not pylons) there should be some tool somewhere to just query the status of store.apple.com in various regions. Anyone know of one?

[Vylen]

No, he needs to construct additional pylons under his desk first.


On a related note (to MPs, not pylons) there should be some tool somewhere to just query the status of store.apple.com in various regions. Anyone know of one?

http://istheapplestoredown.de/worldwide

[J the Ninja]

http://istheapplestoredown.de/worldwide

Ah, there we go. I knew teh internetz wouldn't let me down.

[strausd]

I'm really hopin tomorrow is the day! I really want to be able to have it before classes start back up again...

[jjahshik32]

Not too far off from now.

Here we go gentlemen.

[snouter]

http://www.projectmodern.com/lab/images_hosted/macPro.png

[strausd]

What time do you expect the stores to go down, guys?

[jjahshik32]

What time do you expect the stores to go down, guys?

I've noticed its usually around 4-5am.

[J the Ninja]

What time do you expect the stores to go down, guys?

Not for a few more hours, at least. It's still only 22:07 on August 8th out here on the west coast.

They may not take it down at all. They probably just do it for hype these days. I don't think they've really NEEDED to take it down since the early 2000s.

[strausd]

Well if we still got a few more hours, I may just go to sleep and wake up to a new Mac Pro on the Apple Store. It'll be just like Christmas!

[Vylen]

I just follow the twitter feed on that link i posted earlier.

Twitter is handy for things like that.

[Greg Punzo]

What time do you expect the stores to go down, guys?

12am California time, so in an hour and 36 minutes hopefully...

[highdefw]

Doesn't APple tend to use Tuesdays as their event day?

[jjahshik32]

Doesn't APple tend to use Tuesdays as their event day?

Thats what I've always thought as well but it seems that the rumors are pointing towards August 9th for some reason, which is a Monday.

At least if nothing is released on Monday, we'll have some faith that it will be on Tuesday. LOL.

I remember a few times where there was a refresh on a Wednesday though. I believe it was the 24" aluminum iMac.

[Vylen]

Just got alerted on twitter - the store is down.

[shokunin]

Yeah, waiting here, refresh, refresh....

[Icaras]

I say ha ha, to all the doubters! :D

Now watch as i am humiliated when the store comes up with only the white iPhone pre-orders.

But seriously, i can't think of a more cruel joke by Apple :(

[jjahshik32]

It would suck very badly if this is just regular maintenance.

[Greg Punzo]

12am California time, so in an hour and 36 minutes hopefully...

not to brag, but i was perfect on the timing

[Icaras]

not to brag, but i was perfect on the timing

Haha, good call ;)

[kirreip]

Now watch as i am humiliated when the store comes up with only the white iPhone pre-orders.


Haha. Actually it's for the HD 5870, so the 09 MP owners can finally order one :D

[jjahshik32]

Haha. Actually it's for the HD 5870, so the 09 MP owners can finally order one :D

I hope the 5870 is available right away as well! I'd love to pick up the base mac pro + the 5870.

[Diwali]

Store down in GER.

Definitely the Mac Pros.