Interesting, it does show 8 cores in the search windows but if you click on it it shows you the normal quad core.
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8-core Mac Pro Hints at Apple UK
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Interesting, it does show 8 cores in the search windows but if you click on it it shows you the normal quad core.
But why buy a new Mac pro tomorrow if it doesn't have Leopard installed ?
I wouldn't be surprised if macpro 8 core came tomorrow - its a tuesday and we haven't seen anything new for ages. But it has to have a Leopard deal attached - i like the idea of the countdown starting tomorrow.
I wouldn't be surprised if macpro 8 core came tomorrow - its a tuesday and we haven't seen anything new for ages. But it has to have a Leopard deal attached - i like the idea of the countdown starting tomorrow.
Intel hasn't released anything faster than a 3.0Ghz Xeon processor at this time, so connect your legs firmly to the ground instead of flying up in the skies
£1,699.00 ...how much is that in real money?
But in all seriousness, Is it the same price as the current high end processor?
In monopoly money its roughly $3,277
, but then you have to to remember Apple have to factor in the added cost for the privilage of living in Britain. So in the good old liberated USofA its $2499 Basically its the cost of the standard config of a mac pro, as has previously been stated in this thread.
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IIRC, the 3Ghz will still be the fastest, as the Quad core chips (eight-core models) only go up to 2.66Ghz? I also remember reading that the new chips would be cheaper but that could be wrong.
UK store down!
UK store down for updates
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore
...zut! And I WAS on my way to bed :-/
UK store down for updates
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore
...zut! And I WAS on my way to bed :-/
I don't see anything that's going to change. It's not an Apple standard, it's an Intel one. It is the only type of memory Intel is currently using for their workstations. The prices of third party modules did seem to settle down a little bit so it's not much more expensive than regular ECC DIMMs.
That depends on what your daily tasks are. If you aren't using pro apps, you probably can't max out a quad. Supposedly Photoshop CS3 can benefit from an 8-core but that's for some pretty intensive tasks. I hope Final Cut Studio will be better optimized for more cores.
Because the new chips aren't clocked any faster? I can see maybe the middle one being 3.0GHz quad where the fastest one would be a 2.66GHz 8-core.
Just clicked on the link in the first page (about 5 posts down) and the store had the "Updating the Store. Be Back Soon" page up.
Ooops...
Ooops...
All of the Euro stores are down.
Maybe the updates are automatic and someone ballsed up the time, prehaps due to the recent change in US DST hours. Octo-core out tomorrow, shipping at NAB, with free upgrade to 10.5 in 30 days time, with a special event at shipping(again NAB) revealing the special features and highlighting the Octo-power. Pro announcement at a pro event, especially if some of the hidden features are targeted towards efficiency and compatibility (?FS-the new file system) rather than eye-candy.
Maybe the updates are automatic and someone ballsed up the time, prehaps due to the recent change in US DST hours. Octo-core out tomorrow, shipping at NAB, with free upgrade to 10.5 in 30 days time, with a special event at shipping(again NAB) revealing the special features and highlighting the Octo-power. Pro announcement at a pro event, especially if some of the hidden features are targeted towards efficiency and compatibility (?FS-the new file system) rather than eye-candy.
How fast would they be? Like, seriously? What could we do with one of those? Run a University? MacDonalds? I can't imagine that power. Maybe we could power the world's energy with it...
Each core is probably around 2.66 Mgz, if you run one program and that program does not do multitasking then 7 cores will be sitting down to play dominos. So it makes not much difference if you have 1 core or 8. Same speed.
While the other 7 cores will take care of other OS stuff going on, you will probably see them at around 5 to 10 percent used.
If on the other hand you have maxively paralel programs, you may want one with 64 cores as each will be busy with 1 or more tasks.
Leopard is months away. Calm down mate. We are still on 10.4.8 and leopard is not at all finished (I know it isn't).
Calm down.
It's a computer.
A computer that has so far warranted about 100 responses about a possible-maybe-could-would-should be leak...