It does give the initial impression that's the only option. There's no mention of it until you get to the configuration page. If I missed it, I'm sure other people will too.
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It does give the initial impression that's the only option. There's no mention of it until you get to the configuration page. If I missed it, I'm sure other people will too.
would apple stores have mac pros in stock today? tomorrow? when do they usually get new hardware in after a release?
can you do BTO at the store? do you just wait there while they find one with the right processor and stick in the right video card/hard drives/airport or do you make an appointment? are you just stuck with what they have in stock?
can you do BTO at the store? do you just wait there while they find one with the right processor and stick in the right video card/hard drives/airport or do you make an appointment? are you just stuck with what they have in stock?
The I suggest you do some searching: finding a store selling Xeon 5400 series processors is hard. The best I can find is these wholesale prices from launch. That pegs them at almost $800 per CPU.
Just ordered!!
After 6 or so months of waiting and anticipating, i have finally ordered my brand spankin new Mac Pro! I ordered the base configuration plus Airport! Im super excited for this to get here as i have several photo shoots coming up and this will definately speed up my post processing!! It will be a darn nice set up after throwing in a couple 400 Gig WD hard drives and hooking up a pair of displays!! Should be a good improvement over my PB g4!
After 6 or so months of waiting and anticipating, i have finally ordered my brand spankin new Mac Pro! I ordered the base configuration plus Airport! Im super excited for this to get here as i have several photo shoots coming up and this will definately speed up my post processing!! It will be a darn nice set up after throwing in a couple 400 Gig WD hard drives and hooking up a pair of displays!! Should be a good improvement over my PB g4!
The GPU options are still a huge joke, as are their ram prices. All I can say is: I hope they add the Nvidia 9XXX series card to the build-to-order option when it's available, and THANK GOD FOR 3RD PARTY RAM!
I am actually really disappointed. The xeon is too expensive for general people to buy apple should really make different models of the macpro and include the core2 duo, if apple does that then that would be a very good move because you can buy a mac pro that is affordable for consumers and yet is expandable. Another big issue and flaw is that the graphics card is very very very outdated. Are you kidding me?, an 8800gt, the 8800ulta is way way faster than that my edition in my desktop is about 70% faster. You may say so what because I can still buy a desktop with that power for a fraction of the pirce. I am telling you this year computer companies will give apple hell. Apple really needs to figure things out cause even though dell is still behind, they are catching on.
Base model is good for gamers.
I know I'm late to the playing field, but for those gamers that want an inexpensive tower, choose the single processor version with the updated graphics card and you'll slid in at $2,499.00, which isn't too bad. You'll have plenty of power with the 4 cores at 2.8Ghz and there aren't too many games that are mulit-core yet, but you have them for when you need them.
I know I'm late to the playing field, but for those gamers that want an inexpensive tower, choose the single processor version with the updated graphics card and you'll slid in at $2,499.00, which isn't too bad. You'll have plenty of power with the 4 cores at 2.8Ghz and there aren't too many games that are mulit-core yet, but you have them for when you need them.
They are in retail stores
Just checked my store in MA, and they had two configurations in stock.
Just checked my store in MA, and they had two configurations in stock.
Man, I sure hope you are not really a "video professional" because I would have thought pros were smarter than the average bear until now.
This is just an asinine statement. It's not even worth taking the time to detail exactly how incredibly stupid it is to say that.
And here it all begins to make sense. you are not even concerned about the MacPro design, you seem to be just concerned about how the case looks..
Yeah, I was going to comment on your reading comprehension, but then I looked, and it's my writing clarity that's to blame. Sorry.
I am really a video professional, and I know what I want in a graphics card. What I was commenting on is the "here come the complainers" comments. Nobody should be shouted down before they even speak up. Let the complainers speak, then address their actual points. I actually haven't even looked at the new specs, because I'm not in the market till February. I'll look then.
I also should have clarified, appearance is not my or my company's, or really any serious professional's motivation for buying or not buying a Mac Pro or any other machine. That would, as you say, be asinine. But I have certainly met people in the business who find a new look appealing, who might want a current looking machine, and I have met clients who are unduly impressed with new shinies, and even old tech if they aren't familiar with it, and I have met actual professionals who would try to wow credulous clients with pretty machinery.
Ergo, it might not be right, but it is completely understandable that some professionals would comment on the fact that the new Mac Pro looks like a 4-year-old G5. And then, if they need one, they'll buy one anyway. I don't care, I'd be sticking it under a desk anyway.
So, my apologies for not writing clearly. At the root of it, I don't like it when people insult others without actually addressing their points. Which is pretty much what you did.
Oh, I wouldn't really call any of them shallow. But there are certainly a handful who are not technologically savvy. We prefer to show them our actual work, not the machines, but sometimes they get a little tech-struck. Hey, one of our two edit suites is a ten-year-old Windows NT workstation running Avid.
Which store in MA? I was going to head over to the cambridgeside galleria after work today if they had the right one.
Yeah, I just hope the 8800 GT appears as a separate part for us Rev A guys wanting to upgrade.
Yeah, I just hope the 8800 GT appears as a separate part for us Rev A guys wanting to upgrade.
See the thread in the Mac Pro forum: it is already on the UK store...
Everyone who was waiting for the new MacPros:
Is this everything you wanted? What are you happy about, and what do you think the new MacPros are missing?
Everyone else:
Has Apple ever released stuff like this a week before Macworld? What does this mean for the Keynote? Are they leaving more time for more major important announcements?
Also... and this is just for me... now that you've got your new MacPros, when are the new iMacs coming!?!
I am mostly waiting for a redesign. The current design of it although very nice, is very tired.
Couldn't agree more. I can buy a 24" widescreen monitor (brand name), with better spec's. at my local FS for less than half what Apple wants for a 23" Cinema Display...
An update (or at least a HUGE price drop) is sadly needed for Apple's displays...
Mac Pro's are overpriced anyway...
Rich
Is the 8800 GT loud??
Can someone please tell me if the GeForce 8800 GT is loud? I really really don't like fan noise and I don't plan on doing much gaming. If it is even mildly irritating I'd probably opt for the 2600 XT. Thanks.
Can someone please tell me if the GeForce 8800 GT is loud? I really really don't like fan noise and I don't plan on doing much gaming. If it is even mildly irritating I'd probably opt for the 2600 XT. Thanks.
Wowsers. US$5122, before tax and with the educational discount, for the config I want:
2.8 GHz x2
2 GB RAM
1 TB HD in Bay 1
GeForce 8800 video card
30" display
wireless networking, keyboard, and mouse
SuperDrive x2
AppleCare
Definitely not cheap. I haven't paid $5K for a computer in almost 10 years.
2.8 GHz x2
2 GB RAM
1 TB HD in Bay 1
GeForce 8800 video card
30" display
wireless networking, keyboard, and mouse
SuperDrive x2
AppleCare
Definitely not cheap. I haven't paid $5K for a computer in almost 10 years.
EXACTLY. This means that Apple will AT LEAST release the following at MW:
Superthin subnote;
Updated MBPs and MBs;
Mac Nano (headless Mac to replace the Mac Mini);
New Studio Displays.
Wait and see...another nail in MS's and PC makers' coffins...
God I hope so... I am looking to buy my first mac sometime this summer. Price I can spend is somewhere between a mac-mini and a BTO macbook or entry level mac-pro. Talked with an Apple guy, my needs point to a Mac-mini but I need to be mobile (I do not need super processing power, in fact since Final Cut Express gives about 80% of the options as Final Cut - that meets my needs and runs on a mini). Since Mini's are a dying breed, I did not want to go that route..... Waiting to see what MACWORLD brings.
Come on Powerful sub-notebook with a dock....
Impressive update, I must say. I'm not a fan of the Mac Pro, but this exceeded my expectations.
If thats all part of one order I'd wait till after MacWorld when new displays come out.
The Harpertowns run a lot cooler (and on a lot less juice) than the Clovertowns, so heat should be reduced considerably.