New Mac Pro Safe to Operate Horizontally

it does have a moving part, its fan.

the main point being that as a vertical unit convection aids the air movement. on its side, it will be slightly hampered. but the document seems to confirm that it is not hampered enough to bother apple. so all good.

If you having it facing you while grinding through CPU/GPU intensive work it will act like a portable heater! Maybe even lower your heating bill!

roadbloc said:

I think most computers can be used horizontally. All of mine can. How is this news?

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Well the news is, after all the talk that the new Mac Pro had to be a vertical tube shape (at significant cost to usability) to cool it properly, that more traditional horizontal cooling in a nice square box was "obsolete", it turns out that was just hype and Apple chose this form factor based on aesthetic reasons instead of technical ones (as many of us suspected).

For sale

For Sale: Professional server rack for new Mac Pro (late 2003) - £599 ONO



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silver-coloured-decorative-9-bottle-wine-rack-/141155649686

this is MAJOR news mr...
tomorror article: "new mac pro will be able to run upside down" available only in australia and new zeland


this is a better mac pro rack...

If someone is putting whack of nMPs into a rack of some sort, then that fancy-schmancy reflective outer case can easily be replaced by one that has mounting hardware already built in. Instead of just clamping the existing case to things.

jowie said:

For Sale: Professional server rack for new Mac Pro (late 2003) - £599 ONO

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silver-coloured-decorative-9-bottle-wine-rack-/141155649686

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600pounds for some metal. LOL

Davejprince said:

600pounds for some metal. LOL

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you get to mark it up somewhat when it's a professional bit of kit

Mac Pro Rack Mounts

http://mk1manufacturing.com/store/Mac-Pro-c19/

This is good to know, You should align 5 of them like a shuttle booster :0