nVidia has drivers.
You're joking but seriously, we're better of with an open language that works everywhere in the long run.
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Apple Offers Sneak Peek of Completely Redesigned Mac Pro
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You're joking but seriously, we're better of with an open language that works everywhere in the long run.
Why would they? They already produce high end/high powered workstations, this is just apple playing catch up.
It looks good, though the limited expansion is a issue. ( my current work station has 4GPUs, 18 hard drives, 512mb of ram 6 processors and room for more ), I might consider it for a living room computer to replace my 2011 iMac
You must be new to computing.
We still have computers that take up entire floors, and they are mindbogglingly fast.
The MacCan could've spared to be a bit larger for added functionality.
All of me wants this.
I certainly hope you have more than 512mb of RAM.
I don't know. It's fascinating, sure. But the look needs getting used to. Right now it looks cool enough, but somewhat funny. I like the presentation on Apple's Mac Pro page, though.
I also think it's time they make black keyboard and magic mouse.
I also think it's time they make black keyboard and magic mouse.
This is 1.0. They would entertain your concerns in the next iteration in 2-3 years time. Apple may even use this design for future Mac Mini, combining Mac Mini & Pro into single line-up. People would love a thin Mac Mini tower for mid-range desktop system.
Thunderbolt 2 -> PCIe only gives you PCIe 2 x8. If you want to run high end graphics cards, you need PCIe 3 x16.
As to changing out the graphics card, just like a laptop, I would hope a top of the line workstation would have better expansion options than a laptop.
This is a supped up headless iMac. Time for Adobe to start porting it's software to Red Hat.
You can connect the two computers together via Ethernet or Wi-Fi and transfer whatever data you need to the new machine when you buy it...
Lets say, it is three 2TB drives. Six terabytes of data could take more than a few second to transfer by WiFi. Remember, these boxes will only be around for ten years.
lol
But seriously, love the new design. Love that they went with the highest GPU they could possibly go for, which means you'll never have to upgrade.
A 4k video editor will be able to use this for the next 10 years, without ever having to upgrade.
I still use my PowerMac G5 form 10 years ago for photo!
Basically Apple just ended Dell & HP's workstation business.
Looks the goods to me! I always like it when apple release something in black...
No internal storage is not a big deal as each job tends to be on its own dedicated external hard drives anyway.
I like the idea of the /_\ thermal core. Its simple and looks effective in terms of getting the chip, and video cards close to each other.
Is there a spec for how much RAM fits inside?
No internal storage is not a big deal as each job tends to be on its own dedicated external hard drives anyway.
I like the idea of the /_\ thermal core. Its simple and looks effective in terms of getting the chip, and video cards close to each other.
Is there a spec for how much RAM fits inside?
You can update ram, SSD and maybe gfx card. You can have pci express external chassis and hard disk. You have 6 Thunderbolt
That "maybe" is that kills me though
I hope the double box cards are not soldered. However, even if they are not, they look custom-made especially for this box, so I don't see a big chance for 3d party user upgradeable gfx card.
I believe that the Apple site uses HTML5/CSS effects, but it uses a Flash fallback for browsers that don't support HTML5. For instance, some versions of Firefox.