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10th of December, THE DATE,... OUR DATE!!!
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Well first off, the previous poster's "neither the sixth nor the fourteenth are tuesdays. he listed a tuesday, a thursday, a tuesday, then a friday...." reminded me of that scene from the Godfather.
I was just being goofy...you know...enjoying a bit of levity.
The, "Leave the Mac pro...take the iPhone." was also a play on that movie where Clemenza tells his assassin to "Leave the gun. Take the canoli."
Again...just being goofy.
Second, if you haven't seen that film I highly recommend it.
Third, I assume you're a young man. You should really lighten up some more. Step outside the computer screen. Enjoy life a bit. Realize that you don't have to use big words like f___ to make your sentences sound important.
Saw the movie on a first date with my now wife. Didn't like the movie, but liked the woman who later became my wife. And I do like a little connective humor here and there. And I also am a "Gentlemen in waiting" for an update on the Mac Pro and Apple Displays.
Saw the movie on a first date with my now wife. Didn't like the movie, but liked the woman who later became my wife. And I do like a little connective humor here and there. And I also am a "Gentlemen in waiting" for an update on the Mac Pro and Apple Displays.
Well, the movie isn't for everyone but I'm glad you found the right woman
. May your years together be long and full of movies you DO enjoy and Mac Pros which are updated more frequently than every 18+ months .
Third, I assume you're a young man. You should really lighten up some more. Step outside the computer screen. Enjoy life a bit. Realize that you don't have to use big words like f___ to make your sentences sound important.[/QUOTE]
Well, actually, I was a young man many, many years ago. Now, I live on the Gulf of Mexico, spend a lot of time sailing with either of my sailboats or flying my amphibian airplane when I can tear myself away from the computer.
It just annoys me that youngsters waste so much time making such foolish posts that benefit no one.
Well, actually, I was a young man many, many years ago. Now, I live on the Gulf of Mexico, spend a lot of time sailing with either of my sailboats or flying my amphibian airplane when I can tear myself away from the computer.
It just annoys me that youngsters waste so much time making such foolish posts that benefit no one.
Its all about burning money
My company has tons of money that we need to spend by the end of the month. New Mac Pros give us the chance to spend that money. Without the new ones debuting, we're going to hold on to our cash. If Apple is serious about breaking the xmas purchasing barrier, they'll release it before the end of the year.
My company has tons of money that we need to spend by the end of the month. New Mac Pros give us the chance to spend that money. Without the new ones debuting, we're going to hold on to our cash. If Apple is serious about breaking the xmas purchasing barrier, they'll release it before the end of the year.
What's stupid is, if the machines are built and ready to go, they should just release them and not hold off until a new quarter. Isn't December consider the same quarter as January? Or is this all about tax crap?
January represents the the first quarter of the new year (3 months interval).
Tax is reported yearly and goes from 1st of January to 31st of December
Not sure what the hold up appears to be but we should see it soon enough, be it a few days from now or a bit over a month (hopefully at latest)
January represents the the first quarter of the new year (3 months interval).
Tax is reported yearly and goes from 1st of January to 31st of December
Not sure what the hold up appears to be but we should see it soon enough, be it a few days from now or a bit over a month (hopefully at latest)
I hate Apple when it comes to decisions on when to release stuff. My computer is dying and I really need a new one. I might be forced to buy a current MacPro.
Get a MacWorld widget...counting the seconds until a new MP will really make it awesome when you go out for a day and realise 86400 have gone by
Consumer desktops are already available. They are the iMac series. You might want to check them out in the Apple store.
Mac Pro, Leopard performance boost at Macworld?
Apple will kick off the new year with more than just a computer upgrade, according to a rumor from MacBidouille.
The January 15th keynote for IDG's Macworld San Francisco expo will see Mac Pros using new 45-nanometer, quad-core Xeons based on Intel's Penryn architecture, the French outlet reports -- systems which AppleInsider said earlier this year were dependent on Intel's supply of new processors before manufacturing could begin, and which would be available by the early 2008 event. These will clock up to the predicted 3.2GHz and use new video cards, including NVIDIA's latest Quadro FX workstation models.
A Blu-ray drive should also be an option, the site claims.
As significant as these updates may be, the report also cites sources which point to the release of Mac OS X 10.5.2 as being instrumental to the hardware upgrade. Apple software engineers are reworking Leopard code to optimize it for the SSE4 instructions found within Penryn and the architecture as a whole, both of which promise speed gains above and beyond clock speed boosts.
This update will be the most significant interim upgrade for Mac OS X ever made by Apple, according to the rumor.
Apple will kick off the new year with more than just a computer upgrade, according to a rumor from MacBidouille.
The January 15th keynote for IDG's Macworld San Francisco expo will see Mac Pros using new 45-nanometer, quad-core Xeons based on Intel's Penryn architecture, the French outlet reports -- systems which AppleInsider said earlier this year were dependent on Intel's supply of new processors before manufacturing could begin, and which would be available by the early 2008 event. These will clock up to the predicted 3.2GHz and use new video cards, including NVIDIA's latest Quadro FX workstation models.
A Blu-ray drive should also be an option, the site claims.
As significant as these updates may be, the report also cites sources which point to the release of Mac OS X 10.5.2 as being instrumental to the hardware upgrade. Apple software engineers are reworking Leopard code to optimize it for the SSE4 instructions found within Penryn and the architecture as a whole, both of which promise speed gains above and beyond clock speed boosts.
This update will be the most significant interim upgrade for Mac OS X ever made by Apple, according to the rumor.
And the winner for why apple is delaying is... xgman. Thanks. This is what I've been suspecting recently. The MacPros are being delayed to get optimize the performance of the Penryn chip on the Leopard OS. As much as I need a new comp now (or three weeks ago), I prefer that they get it right to releasing something that isn't ready to go.
Well, if that's the only thing they are waiting for, I'd gladly take 90% of the potential performance now and get the remaining 10% via a software update whenever Apple is ready.
If it was a hardware change: by all mean, I am with you, let's not rush Apple to get things out prematurely. But optimization - I mean, that's something that is not even broken, just something that will turn from great to even better. No reason to hold back the new product, if you ask me.
- Martin
I didn't realize this until you posted it. So today, I went to the Apple Store, and asked the guy about this iMac series I heard about.
He told me it was really nice, but if I wanted one with a fast processor, I had to buy a big LCD with it, whether I needed one or not.
I thought that was kind of strange. Then I asked him where the drive bays are, because I wanted to add three 750GB SATA drives for my music, movies, and pictures... you know... my iLife that the guy on the commercial taks about, just like the MacPro and virtually every desktop PC would allow me to do.
Boy, Apple Store salespeople sure are dumb, because he told me that there was no way for me to do that. My options were to buy slower and more expensive external drives, or buy a MacPro.
Since you're so smart, I thought maybe you could help me out. Which computer in the iMac series doesn't force me to spend hundreds of dollars for a display I don't need, allows me to add SATA drives, and has a video card that can be upgraded?
I think the Mac Pro was delayed because of the bugs in the Penryn. http://www.hardmac.com/news/2007-12-06/#7526
Dell also removed the 1600mhz fsb Penryn processors from their BTO options.
Dell also removed the 1600mhz fsb Penryn processors from their BTO options.
Hmm..... not sure though.
I'm not sure how much faith I'd put into MacBidoulle. Then again, I wouldn't put much faith into Apple either when it comes to the Mac Pro.
Either way it will be a good day for me. I turn 21
And I turn 25.
Maybe something will come good out of the day.