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All-New Mac Pro Launches Thursday, December 19 Starting at $2999

MacVista said:
Maybe not, it would be like a Mac Mini tear-up. Easy to take apart and put back together.
Certainly I don't expect to find any glue or glass, like the inside of an iPad or iPhone
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You're right. With these things being $4,000 machines on average, they must be fully repairable with each piece being something that can be taken out and replaced.
 
WestonHarvey1 said:
Honestly, this is a little early in the game for 4K monitors. Your choices are few and expensive, so you're going to have to wait anyway.

And when was the last time pros used Apple displays for anything? They haven't made a suitable display since the matte 30" ACD. Who knows what they will eventually release. It might be glossy for all we know.
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Yes you're probably right. Most of our video production work will probably be HD for now before UHD becomes mainstream. Think I'll just go with a decent non-Apple display. Like you say I'll probably get a better display for less money.
 
lilo777 said:
I can afford plenty but it's too ugly and too under-powered. My home PC for e-mail and web browsing has more RAM.
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"too under-powered"... really? I'm curious as to what you do that would deem the new Mac Pro "under-powered."


chfilm said:
Exciting! I'm not sure why everyone is so afraid of external upgrades.
It's impossible to keep all the data one needs to store if working with a current Mac Pro internally.

My colleague has an oMP and at least 6 external FireWire drives laying around (he's an editor)

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Ok let's say you need an Aja card or something, then you'll put one of sonnets boxes next to the raid. But seriously, whoever works with this sort of devices, will have it stored not in the actual suite itself but in a separate room...
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I agree. I'm an editor and all of my media and project files are on external drives for performance and portability. So for my situation, I have no issue having everything external, since that's how it is currently. The internal drive would just be for personal media/files and then applications.
 
TallManNY said:
You're right. With these things being $4,000 machines on average, they must be fully repairable with each piece being something that can be taken out and replaced.
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I wouldn't bet on that. This is Apple we're talking about. They've been making their devices less and less repairable with every new model.
 
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Digital Skunk said:
Even for iMac users like myself, just two boxes is enough to get your desk looking like it came from 1995. I have the iMac, an ACD, two Drobos, a LaCie TBolt to eSATA, M-Audio speakers, and a few other USB periphs. It's a MESS behind my desk.

Now, this new Mac Pro only serves be because I can just drop it in. I'll have to get another ACD so that's yet another cable I'll have to bring in. Also, the cylinder is too small to put under a desk, so it'll have to sit on top.

I may bite the bullet and get one really good TBolt RAID enclosure. That will kill off two wall worts alone. Maybe even bump down to one display . . . . . . . naw never mind **** that, I want two.
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With the old Mac Pro, you would still have a display, two Drobos, your speakers and a few other USB peripherals. The only thing internal space could have helped you in reducing clutter is for that eSATA connection.
 
Skybar said:
I'm sure it's a nice computer, but not being able to choose dual Xeons is just wrong for a workstation. I guess all of us who waited and waited, and eventually went over to Win/Linux, certainly won't be coming back because of that fact.
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Nobody needs dual xeons anymore. Seriously the CPU and GPU performance in these coupled with the incredible design architecture makes the new Mac Pro the fastest computer ever made. Anyone who thinks they can get a faster Windows PC doesn't understand computers or the innovation Apple has applied to this incredible new machine.
 
$2,999 is not expensive at all for this beast....

... When you consider the fact that the previous generation Mac Pro started at $2,500 if my memory serves me well... I remember buying a Mac Pro and add ram + Nvidia quadro pro ( the card itself was $1,600!) for much much more money than what this new generation costs. I even bout at the time the ACD 30" and the monitor itself was more than $3,000.

So to all the nay Sayers and those who thinks it's expensive, I would say " look back and compare"!

And to those who brag about being able to build a station as powerful as this new mac, performance for performance AND with equivalent parts, bring it on and show us what you got and at what price, time spent in building, tweaking Nd maintaining.
 
dumastudetto said:
Nobody needs dual xeons anymore. Seriously the CPU and GPU performance in these coupled with the incredible design architecture makes the new Mac Pro the fastest computer ever made. Anyone who thinks they can get a faster Windows PC doesn't understand computers or the innovation Apple has applied to this incredible new machine.
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Our new workstations are faster.
 
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