Why on god's earth do you think there's a "difference" between the two? You're talking about purpose, not function when you call it a "workstation" (yes, the CPU has protected memory, but nothing says a computer used for gaming cannot use such a CPU and the CPU is not the problem when using it for gaming, but the GPUs or rather the utterly lack of choice regarding them). In fact, the only thing you seem to be "impressed" by is the CASE design. Give a computer a big enough fan and you only need ONE fan. Take the sides off a traditional tower and stick a big box fan next to it. You won't need any internal fans at all! You find THAT impressive? Yes, I think you do. You just said you did when you said "incredible".
That is in fact the reason I said your knowledge appears to me to be lacking on the subject. You talk about the Mac Pro being
incredible, but it's
not the
computer inside that you find incredible, but the
CASE and FAN that cools it. You could create a Commodore 64 motherboard to fit inside that thing and the case would function the same to cool it. That says NOTHING about the computer itself. In other words, you are amazed by a CASE, not a COMPUTER and from what I read didn't seem to know the difference between the two.
I personally DON'T CARE if the Mac Pro has a small footprint or if it's a big tower so long as it can do what I need it to do (i.e. I'm NOT buying a Mobile Computer, so I DON'T NEED IT TO BE SMALL!) If I need PCI or GPU slots, it's a FAIL. If I need GPU power for gaming, it's a FAIL. WTF does it matter if the Mac Pro is 5 inches tall or 5 feet tall if it cannot meet my needs or other people's needs (whether gamer or audio professional)??? Bragging about the CASE to that guy when whining about his Windows machine??? WHO GIVES A CRAP?!?