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Apple Building 2TB Solid State Drives for Next Mac Pro Release?
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Well there are LGA 1155 based "Xeon" processors with the Intel P4000.
Did we ever get any further on "data only" Thunderbolt or how to implement it on a system with expansion cards and no IGP? At least the controllers became smaller.
We both know that those are Core i? processors with the ECC disable disabled.
There doesn't seem to be any "data-only" approved solution. The best so far relies on an external cable to get the DP from the MoBo to the T-Bolt chip.
This seems very "Apple-like" - an opportunity to sell another $49 dongle.
T-Bolt technology is still-born - I don't know how Intel let Jobs destroy it so completely.
I'm probably getting one, but I'm interested to see more details.
(That's as excited as I can get for my next Mac Pro, don't want to oversell it to myself)
(That's as excited as I can get for my next Mac Pro, don't want to oversell it to myself)
Apple DID NOT say there was a new Mac Pro coming in 2013, Tim Cook said they would have SOMETHING for Mac Pro users in 2013.
I believe that the Thunderbolt support is missing because Intel has only release Core i processors supporting Thunderbolt- the Xeon chips simply do not support TB, at least that I know.
Seriously, I do want a battery option in these. Using a DC battery built-in must be more efficient than having to hook it up to an AC UPS. Is it just where I live? Around here, you pretty much need a UPS if you're a pro user or even a consumer in some cases.
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There is a YouTube video of 8 SSDs striped. It's ridiculous. Even with my two stripped HDDs, the performance is noticeably great.
The article distinctly says that they will have a standard interface.
But I agree that with the iMac and the retina laptops being almost 100% locked down, its not a good direction.
No Intel processor or chipset has native T-Bolt support.
All require separate, discrete T-Bolt controllers.
If you don't believe me, please link to the datasheets for Intel CPU/chipset combinations with native T-Bolt support.
The issue is that due to the colossal mistake of requiring DisplayPort in T-Bolt, only systems with integrated graphics (or mobile-like systems with discrete graphics on the motherboard) can easily route the DisplayPort traces to the discrete T-Bolt chips.
A workstation with a kick-ass GPGPU card with 1536 CUDA cores doesn't have a easy way to support T-Bolt.
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Hopefully Apple are planning on using the Mac Pro as a flagship model to showcase where things can go over the next few years. It's the big expensive models that allow for development and early mass production of things like massive SSD's.
We are talking about a machine for professional content creation here, not the average joe e-mail machine.
That said, with consumers shooting HD movies and taking 24MP photos these days 2TB will fill up pretty quickly.
I am waiting to donate a kidney and Lung, I should be able to get one with the $ I will make from my two organs
Eh, that work around was just to add the port to Thunderbolt "capable" motherboards without assuming the upfront cost of the controller and the installation on the board itself. We both know it's just a passthrough that screams 80/90s.We both know that those are Core i? processors with the ECC disable disabled.
There doesn't seem to be any "data-only" approved solution. The best so far relies on an external cable to get the DP from the MoBo to the T-Bolt chip.
This seems very "Apple-like" - an opportunity to sell another $49 dongle.
T-Bolt technology is still-born - I don't know how Intel let Jobs destroy it so completely.
The board already has a special connector to PCIe x4 card via the system specific cable. Did they ever sell any of these boards and cards?
Ok, rumor mill.....
here we go....this development can be a huge feat. Hope we can see it in the real world, but, still in this theme, I would like to see, among these rumored 2 TB flash, the following:
a)-Supported 128 GB RAM or more
b)-Better graphics card support/options
c) Of course, state of the art I/O options (TB and USB 3.0)
d) Next generation or substantially improved CPUs
Not necessarily in this order.....
here we go....this development can be a huge feat. Hope we can see it in the real world, but, still in this theme, I would like to see, among these rumored 2 TB flash, the following:
a)-Supported 128 GB RAM or more
b)-Better graphics card support/options
c) Of course, state of the art I/O options (TB and USB 3.0)
d) Next generation or substantially improved CPUs
Not necessarily in this order.....
Just to point out the obvious - we've seen nothing to show that Apple is doing *anything* with the Mac Pro.
We have rumours about rumours, but nothing of substance.
And note the clever post a few back that pointed out that "Tim Cook didn't say a new Mac Pro in 2013 - he said 'something for Mac Pro users'".
That's a scary thought, since "Mac Pro Users" range from scientific/video/audio professionals who need every bit of CPU power, disk bandwidth and network bandwidth that they can get, to willy wavers who only buy the Mac Pro because it's more expensive than an Imac (even though their main apps are Facebook, Twitter and GMail).
Tim is hoping that we'll believe that Apple will be addressing the former group....
Forget the Mac Pros... where the hell is the update to the Thunderbolt display!?!?
They are probably waiting for the 27 inch imac supply issues to clear out.