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8-Core Mac Pro Tomorrow? Doubtful.
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A price drop would be great, seeing as the current pricing of the Xeons have dropped as well as the price on FB-DIMMs.
it would nice....we'll see soon enough 
i don't know..."new white badge"? maybe the white badge is an sign?
i don't know..."new white badge"? maybe the white badge is an
sign?it would nice....we'll see soon enough
True, we've been waiting long enough though. The buyer's guide is plastered with
"Don't buy - Updates soon"
What's their track record like?
True, we've been waiting long enough though. The buyer's guide is plastered with
"Don't buy - Updates soon"
yeah i know.....hopefully it is true.....but we'll find out tomorrow....
These things have been coming out "tomorrow" for months now, I have lost the spark that this article would have used to ignite, just wake me when they are here.
8-Core Mac Pro Tomorrow? Doubtful.
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The Inquirer is claiming that Clovertown-based Mac Pros may finally see the light of day tomorrow. However, the site has a limited rumor record, and the precise timing of the announcement of Clovertown-based Mac Pros has even eluded traditionally reliable AppleInsider.
A more plausible time-frame for a Mac Pro refresh may be Apple's NAB special event, which one earlier page 2 rumor had indicated would bring updated Mac Pros with HD media support.
Some of The Inquirer's prior rumor record can be found here.
The Inquirer is claiming that Clovertown-based Mac Pros may finally see the light of day tomorrow. However, the site has a limited rumor record, and the precise timing of the announcement of Clovertown-based Mac Pros has even eluded traditionally reliable AppleInsider.
A more plausible time-frame for a Mac Pro refresh may be Apple's NAB special event, which one earlier page 2 rumor had indicated would bring updated Mac Pros with HD media support.
Some of The Inquirer's prior rumor record can be found here.
This is turning into another G5 powerbook long wait.
Let the Mac Pro be released whenever it's ready.
Let the Mac Pro be released whenever it's ready.
I didn´t get the white headphones/badge thing. Will the Pro line be coming out in White? Very doubtful if that is what they meant with the headphones/badge comment.
Although a new enclosure will be a very welcomed adition.
Although a new enclosure will be a very welcomed adition.
This is nothing like a PowerBook G5 wait.
For one, we know that all it takes is for Apple to drop the processors in. HardMac has been posting info about user-upgraded octo-cores for months now.
For two, we still haven't seen the (true) PowerBook G5... and I personally started waiting four years ago. Only two years ago, no one knew what a Mac Pro was.
-Clive
BTW, if this is true, I say, on behalf of MacRumors, Multimedia: Here. Now shut up already!
-Clive
-Clive
Not going to happen. NAB and WWDC will reveal all... iPhone, Leopard, Mac Pros, iMacs, MacBooks, MacBook Pros, Mac minis, iLife Leopard and iWork Leopard (no more calendar-based naming scheme). Patience...
Not going to happen. NAB and WWDC will reveal all... iPhone, Leopard, Mac Pros, iMacs, MacBooks, MacBook Pros, Mac minis, iLife Leopard and iWork Leopard (no more calendar-based naming scheme). Patience...
And the keynote will take several weeks...
Boys, start saving up your vacation days.
-Clive
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I wonder if it's poor scaling of Tiger above 4 cores that might be holding things up (haven't read the tests, but I got the impression the performance improvement was not that great - certainly not near linear). I expect that one of the key improvements in Leopard is going to be *much* better SMP performance. Considering the way the industry is going, and Apple's emphasis on media / content, being able to use many cores / cpus is a must.
If the octo's are announced at NAB, I wouldn't be surprised to see Leopard announced, but not available for another 3 or 4 weeks. I hope so, anyway.
I wonder if it's poor scaling of Tiger above 4 cores that might be holding things up (haven't read the tests, but I got the impression the performance improvement was not that great - certainly not near linear). I expect that one of the key improvements in Leopard is going to be *much* better SMP performance. Considering the way the industry is going, and Apple's emphasis on media / content, being able to use many cores / cpus is a must.
If the octo's are announced at NAB, I wouldn't be surprised to see Leopard announced, but not available for another 3 or 4 weeks. I hope so, anyway.
