Same here. The improvements over previous models don't justify the price bump, considering it has been one and half year gap.
I'll have to check the price of the 6-core before switching to Windows though.
I can't believe I waited for this...... $5k and
NO SATA3
NO USB 3.0
NO NVidia Cards for 3D work
Bend over and get hosed on the pricing.
I work in 3D and was hoping that the new MacPros would be something worth waiting for. If this is Steveo's version of "Amazing" I'm pretty darn disappointed. Win7 is looking better and better.
Please make sure to inform yourself before mis-informing others:
http://www.apple.com/macpro/features/processor.html
What a load of crap on the pricing!
Note to Apple: If you are going to expect us to pay such a premium, how about throwing a new case design into the mix. Even automobiles change their exteriors sooner than every 7 years! This is absurd!
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Why? Are you expecting the Mac Pro to get faster with a newly designed case?
honestly: total crap, im so dissapointed.
i olny moved to apple cause i thought this is a consumer friendly politic, but they let us wait for several month and come up with that kind of crap...
its the new old microsoft what apple became!
steven go ******* urself
I have the FX4800 in my MP 4, 1 SL. I havent tested Maya on this since SL upgrade. For Adobe apps it runs greathttp://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/12/a-second-look-at-the-nvidia-quadro-fx-4800-mac-edition.ars
There is no quadro optimisation under mac os x for maya and a bunch of other proffesional aplication. Radeon 4870 could do the trick, and now 5870 is even better.It seams that nvidia is not good at os x drivers.
No not a troll, just dutch. I first looked at the US site where it says August, and later the dutch site where it says coming soon. I guess we get a little screwed down here. August still is gonna mean the end of August though..
Disappointed..... but totally expected. I'm pretty sure i've bought my last Mac desktop. I really wish I didn't have to say that.
It is announced in time for SC2 and will be ready in time for Catacylsm
Base MacPro build:
Quadcore i7 2.8GHz, 5770, 4Gb RAM, No Monitor, 1TB HDD
$2500 notax (Canadian)
My new PC Build:
Quadcore i7 2.8GHz, 5770, 6Gb RAM, No Monitor, 1.5TB HDD
$1550 w/ tax (Canadian)
Damn, OSX isn't worth that much more in the age of Windows 7 sorry.
hmmm, so when WILL Europe get them?
One more reason why MR's should limit new members to read-only status for a few months.
JohnG
Wow, you managed to BTO a Mac Pro with a Core i7!!! That's amazing, considering they DON'T SELL IT!!
Wow, you managed to BTO a Mac Pro with a Core i7!!! That's amazing, considering they DON'T SELL IT!!
Oh, sorry mate. that's a bit rubbish!
Actually, just looked and it's the same on the UK site: http://www.apple.com/uk/macpro/
hmmm, so when WILL Europe get them?
Oh and for all the dumb stupid people posting here:
Dell Precision T7500 64bit Dual Processor
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Dual six core Xeon X5670 @2.66ghz with 12mb shared cache
2GB DDR 1066mhz ram
Nvidia 256mb Quadro NVS295
Sata 3GB/s controller
250GB Stata 2 3GB/s hard drive
16X DVD Rom drive (Read Only)
Not sure about the wireless, it doesn't say, but that Dell costs $5059.
So, a Dell that can't even write a CD and costs more then a Mac Pro, is better value?
Linky:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=555&l=en&oc=MLB1755_64_2&s=biz