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A Closer Look at Apple's Mac Pro Production Process
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I really want one of these just because it's so amazing. I'd feel cheated without a 4K display to connect it to though. The current crop of 4K displays are way to expensive and only support HDMI 1.4 which is not sufficient to keep up with the capabilities of this monster. Since NO ONE but Apple will ever release a 4K display with TB I guess we having nothing to do but wait. This is pretty lame of Apple to leave us hanging like this. But I guess if you are a Mac Pro user you are probably used to it by now.
Pencil Ad is Great
I watched the Pencil ad and thought at first they were going to switch from pencil to iPad and then, right near the end, realized they were hiding the iPad. Just awesome.
How will Microsoft and Nokia compete?
I watched the Pencil ad and thought at first they were going to switch from pencil to iPad and then, right near the end, realized they were hiding the iPad. Just awesome.
How will Microsoft and Nokia compete?
I love seeing automated manufacturing. Those Fanuc robots were nice. I am glad Apple is highlighting the process.
Honest question:
If you make this out of wax paper instead, can I have one NOW instead of the month-after-next?
I want a retina TB display yesterday! But I wouldn't say it's "lame" of Apple necessarily: it's lame IF it's practical to build such a display the quality, features, and price combination they (and probably we) want. If that can't yet be done... the day will come!
And I don't even just want 4K... I want 5120x2880, which is almost double the pixel area of "UHD" 4k TV.
If you make this out of wax paper instead, can I have one NOW instead of the month-after-next?
I want a retina TB display yesterday! But I wouldn't say it's "lame" of Apple necessarily: it's lame IF it's practical to build such a display the quality, features, and price combination they (and probably we) want. If that can't yet be done... the day will come!
And I don't even just want 4K... I want 5120x2880, which is almost double the pixel area of "UHD" 4k TV.
Love the "Assembled in the USA" part at the end
I'd pay more if it wasn't. Our quality standards stink in this country.
To be honest, $2000 isn't all that bad for a product of Apple's standards/quality built in the US...
Was a cool video in itself as well. First of its kind. And that laser engraving at the end.... Loved it.
Its $3000 and thats way overpriced for a machine with those specs.
Love the "Assembled in the USA" part at the end
What can go wrong during assembly? Mind you that most work is done by robots, which does not promote US hiring much. Just another sales pitch. Assembled in US, made in earth. haha
Made in the USA
So glad to see that they are starting to assemble this in America. Hope they start to assemble all their products in the USA soon.
So glad to see that they are starting to assemble this in America. Hope they start to assemble all their products in the USA soon.
This is a totally new architecture for Apple - alot of radically new Macs have issues that have to be ironed out after release. I'd expect they're doing alot of bug catching at this point and the longer they take, the better.
That said, might be good to let the new Pro get out into the public for a couple of weeks and see if anything nasty turns up before pulling the trigger - its radically different from anything Apple has done before (lots of new code and hardware to er, um "work" together).
I'll take it though, and I think it said that was 1,700 U.S. positions - that's alot better than made in China.
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yes, please start making all parts in US and bury all your electronics trash in US LOL
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I see someone is actually buying that sales pitch LoL. Better than China? wishful thinking.
Good Article
The linked article was fun to read. I hope we see more about this process in the future. Someone who watches How It's Made and shows like it would recognize many of these techniques, but it is more fun to see how they are used here.
Just wondering if they will ever get away from the Model-T color options Guess it will depend on demand.
BTW - what is channel bonding when talking about Thunderbolt 2?
The linked article was fun to read. I hope we see more about this process in the future. Someone who watches How It's Made and shows like it would recognize many of these techniques, but it is more fun to see how they are used here.
Just wondering if they will ever get away from the Model-T color options
Guess it will depend on demand.BTW - what is channel bonding when talking about Thunderbolt 2?
"...better than made in China"
Buddy, you're wrong.
The plants in China have such strict guidelines and protocols for the quality of their work, they won't compare to the lazy **** they have here in the US...
Chinese assembly plants/workers are cheaper, efficient and more quality stringent than we will ever be
(LOL, I can imagine now, the lack of hairnets will prolly result in a few shorted out circuits, people coughing their spit and germs and dry mucus bits because of the lack of a surgeon mask...)
This video shows exactly what Apple is all about these days...wrapping stuff in a shiny package, technology gadgets...this video was a complete WTF moment for me to be honest, it looked great but whats the point in showing this?
I could care less on how my computer was made if i was a pro, all i'd care about was performance, this again shows that Apple is becoming or already is a company for the fan boys, hipsters and cool kids with rich parents that are trying to impress other people.
A keynote and all they had to say about their top of the line Mac was yet another sneak peek and how the lights lighted up when you move the tube so you would know where to plug in the cables... ..."crowd goes nuts"
how about the pricing on the 8 and 12 core?
I could care less on how my computer was made if i was a pro, all i'd care about was performance, this again shows that Apple is becoming or already is a company for the fan boys, hipsters and cool kids with rich parents that are trying to impress other people.
A keynote and all they had to say about their top of the line Mac was yet another sneak peek and how the lights lighted up when you move the tube so you would know where to plug in the cables...
..."crowd goes nuts" how about the pricing on the 8 and 12 core?
Lets fill in the Droid youtube blanks:
1) Android had that design years ago
2) No innovation
3) lol apple are copying android again