$22,000 mac pro

[Old Wembley]

I was fooling around in the online apple store, and started customizing a mac pro. I put everything up as high as possible and it came out to 22000. Would u spend 22k on a comp? Haha buuuut it did have 32gb memory

 

[thegoldenmackid]

Some might, some claim to, others might find other uses.

 

[iBookG4user]

The Mac Pro usually has a top end configuration around this price range, so I don't see why it is shocking. Some people in the professional world need a computer that powerful, so they would be buying it, it isn't marketed towards the normal consumer.

 

[Old Wembley]

The Mac Pro usually has a top end configuration around this price range, so I don't see why it is shocking. Some people in the professional world need a computer that powerful, so they would be buying it, it isn't marketed towards the normal consumer.

Yeah Ide say so, what exactly dk u think someone would use this machine for?

 

[thegoldenmackid]

Yeah Ide say so, what exactly dk u think someone would use this machine for?

Programming or Video Production. Although they may not need all of the Server Options 😉

 

[iBookG4user]

Yeah Ide say so, what exactly dk u think someone would use this machine for?

I would assume rendering or something similar to that. Where they would use the full processor potential and where time matters.

 

[Old Wembley]

Yeah some really advanced rendering. That thing could run a pretty large business with ease

 

[voyagerd]

I've given my friend with a 8-core 2.93 Mac Pro some of my Terragen pieces to render, they still take days.

 

[MacMini2009]

I think they use them for large movie rendering like Transformers.

 

[alphaod]

Would u spend 22k on a comp?

Yes, but I wouldn't get a Mac Pro.

 

[thegoldenmackid]

I think they use them for large movie rendering like Transformers.

The reality is a lot of studios of certain sizes have specific machines solely for specific purposes. But, maybe they used it for that. The people that use Mac Pro's like this are the non-super huge studios.

 

[Old Wembley]

Yes, but I wouldn't get a Mac Pro.

And what would you get with that money?

 

[voyagerd]

I can't wait for a Mac Pro so I can finally play all the PC games I've bought at decent framerates.

 

[amd4me]

Programming or Video Production. Although they may not need all of the Server Options 😉

Not even dude. Final cut runs great on my MBP.

 

[vermintrex]

I think they use them for large movie rendering like Transformers.

No, Mac Pro's are certainly not used for rendering CG movies. Studios rendering film resolution frames are on bladed render farms that cost in the millions.

 

[DoFoT9]

number crunching, though i highly doubt a professional would get a MP for that, maybe 100 of them might be up to standard - too bloody expensive but!!

 

[David G.]

Not even dude. Final cut runs great on my MBP.

Well sure, but on the 22K USD Mac Pro it would work greaterest.😛

 

[cube]

Programming or Video Production. Although they may not need all of the Server Options 😉

Not programming, either

 

[gugucom]

A lot of that money would be simply wasted for buying stuff completely overpriced und under speced. For instance you would not be getting SSDs and W5580.

 

[M&M]

I was fooling around in the online apple store, and started customizing a mac pro. I put everything up as high as possible and it came out to 22000. Would u spend 22k on a comp? Haha buuuut it did have 32gb memory

Maybe univercitys for research.

I know for sure that If one day I got a lucky number from the lottery and it's a huge amount, I sure order one just for the kick of it!

 

[thegoldenmackid]

I'm fairly certain that there are not people that just spec it completely out, it comes with a bunch of unnecessary stuff and when you spend that kind of money, you want specific stuff for what you are doing. Visual people will get specific monitors, etc. etc. etc. Also, at the kind of money, chances are you are buying different hard drives for different purposes. The comments were more to, of people that might be looking to spend that kind of money on a Mac Pro, here are the users...

 

[Tallest Skil]

It's a testament to the fact that even some pro users are too... er... uninformed to buy their own hard drives and RAM. 😛

 

[fluidedge]

I've given my friend with a 8-core 2.93 Mac Pro some of my Terragen pieces to render, they still take days.

thats because terragen is a piece of shitake mushroom.

 

[Tallest Skil]

thats because terragen is a piece of shitake mushroom.

Granted, an update is needed, but what terrain generation software takes advantage of current Mac Pros?

 

[speakerwizard]

most film remastering is done on them, and i would assume at top configuration, they use banks of the things, also for shake on big productions, i.e. Benjamin button. If people didnt want it, they wouldnt make it.
this is an old article but helps: http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=14919