This design is over 15 years old and still looks better...
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Lemme guess.... you drive a new Mustang or Camaro right?
This design is over 15 years old and still looks better...
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Waste!?! How dare you, how could I ever lose a macrumors argument again with such a machineThis machine is for workloads that simply cannot be farmed-out to a cloud-server (or a server in a server-room in the basement).
There aren't many, but some exist and they will not go away any time soon.
Same with the display.
Using this to surf the web and post on macrumors forums and reddit would be the definition of "waste".
So this is how Apple is justifying that unconscionable pricing.
Audience: gasps & murmurs of disapproval.
Apple: "No, this is actually cheap!"
Thou for a stand?
I'm concerned with airflow and dust accumulation
My guess is that Apple will not offer water cooling? In that case (no pun intended), you want to allow for as much hot air exhaust as possible. The top doesn't seem to allow for fans, so that leaves the front (2 or 3 fans?) and the rear fan. Not enough airflow, IMO. Unless there will be other case configuration options. Anyway, maintaining positive air pressure is a must.
Also, dust filters? Pretty stand feature on cases these days. I would hope there is a full length filter behind that cheesegrater front panel, and the bottom (if there are bottom air intakes).
“Just finance it! The stand is no more expensive than a cup of coffee a day!” That’s how they justified a grand for a phone right?
It's not that bad man. The monitor stand's a eye-gouger, but these sort of prices are pretty consistent with workstations capable of this power. Price up the equivalent HP workstation and you'll be surprised.
Remember that "Pro" has lots of different meanings. You could be a professional music producer but in most instances, even a base iMac Pro would chew through anything you can throw at it through Logic.
This is for a different sort of Pro who are doing ridiculous calculations or renders that eat up memory and VRAM.
Ultimately, Apple have delivered what people wanted: a product for any professional regardless of their profession, rather than the 2013 "Pro" machine that they thought people wanted based on how Apple's professionals use a Mac (LPX & FCPX).
It actually reminds me of the "beehive" building in Seoul.The design is in homage to mid-century modern buildings. I've seen that sort of design on the facade of some buildings somewhere.
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Edit: I believe a building that looks like this is on the West Side of NYC, south of midtown. I'm not sure how far down it is, but it's on the river.
This design is over 15 years old and still looks better...
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if you pay proper attention to maintenance, all you should have to do is vacuum the front grille occasionally
Check out the video. 4 fans. 3 on front, one internal. Front to rear air flow only. Clever design.
Dust will accumulate in the front 'mesh' simply from the air passing through - if you pay proper attention to maintenance, all you should have to do is vacuum the front grille occasionally, in theory.
It's like Sunday drivers feeking outraged at the price price of Formula 1 tyres as if they could use the Formula 1 to its full potential in the first place.
So does this mean the return of the Xserve and a renewed focus on server or data center uses for the Mac? The hardware may be there again, but the software isn't.For those who missed the news, Apple is planning a rack-mounted version of the Mac Pro with a different chassis appropriate for a data center. Apple says this version will be available in the fall.
Seriously? I've had a look at their websites (which are terrible, BTW) and I can't find anything that approaches 'Good case design'. Adequate, predictable, uninspired, obvious, ordinary, yes.If I were Apple I would have tried to pilfer employees from Fractal and Phanteks. People that actually know good computer case design.
Seriously? I've had a look at their websites (which are terrible, BTW) and I can't find anything that approaches 'Good case design'. Adequate, predictable, uninspired, obvious, ordinary, yes.
Step away from the Mac Pro, sir - it's not for you.
???Ugh. I don't know how much simpler I can explain this.What made the Cheese Grater G5 awesome wasn't the cheese grater grill in the front.
It's the ease of opening the chassis for upgrading.
This is just another sealed box with a holes in the front.
Form should follow function.
When Apple finally delivered an actual pro machine for pro prices the people waiting for consumer grade parts in an expandable tower style consumer product were disappointed. Maybe, someday, this will happen. At least Apple finally acknowledges a tower or rack machine is necessary for some applications.