How will the new Mac Pro be launched?

During the (all but confirmed) September 10th iPhone launch?

During the as yet to be announced iPad launch in October?

During a possible third event to update portables to Haswell, the Mac Mini and iMac?

During a mysterious fourth event to launch the new Apple TV, update the AppleTV and introduce a new 4K Cinema Display?

Or, it won't be launched concurrently with anything and instead will be announced on the website home page?

Who's voting for which?

Here's what I think, FWIW...

The iPhone and iPad have grown too large and they're iOS devices so I don't think we'll see a MP launch coinciding with either event. In fact, during the iPhone event they'll also talk about the release of iOS 7.

I believe that puts us into November. I just don't buy that something that makes up 15% of your total sales warrants a media event for a Haswell processor spec bump - there has to be more.

I think we'll see the stars align and the following will happen: a Mac focused media event. Tim will first update us on the crazy iPhone / iPad sales numbers and iOS adoption rate. He'll transition to Mac and go through a few slides updating portables to Haswell and a few changes in the lineup like dropping the non-retina MBP. The power savings of Haswell processors then dovetails with the announcement of Mavericks available starting today which will further harness the hardware for better battery life.

Next he'll move on to the iMac and announce the addition of a high-end BTO option with a 4K display. If the iMac piece happens then they'll also announce a standalone 4K ACD and wrap with an announcement that the new Mac Pro is also available starting today.

viggen61 said:

I think you missed one. Namely, on a Mac OS centered event. Mavericks is due to be out soon, and they'll want to show off all the cool stuff once it's perfected. The MacPro will surely require Mavericks...

Expect the movie houses that were secretly testing the machine to be part of the show. I'd also expect a refreshed Thunderbolt display (same resolution as present, but with TB 2 & USB3 at least), and possibly (probably?) a 4K Thunderbolt display to go with the MacPro. At least I hope they keep one around at the current resolution!

Maybe also a new FCP? Aperture? ???

I'd guess late September/early October.

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I disagree. They've already showed off some of the Maverick features at WWDC and they even had a breakout session where one of the production studios showed how they used the new MP to render Monster's University.

I'm not sure why they're teasing the new MP in theaters but I'd think between WWDC and some other promo channels, the people who'd be in line to by a MP are already on notice.

I'm putting the appearance of a 4K display at around 50% both because they made such a big deal of this capability during the reveal at WWDC and because of the potential to make a 4K display affordable through volume of production as an option in the iMac line.

As for FCP I think it'd make sense to time a major release around NAB in April 2014. That way Apple can make their presence felt amongst it's strongest user base without actually being there.

Aperture, man if Apple doesn't do something with that software soon, any remaining folks who haven't switched to LR, will. That, and the fact that as pros migrate to using Adobe's Creative Cloud they'll automatically have access to LR further encouraging the switch.

flowrider said:

^^^^The thread Title and thread Poll seem to be a mismatch. It was Announced, but has not yet been Launched.

Lou

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You're correct. I fixed the title of the thread.