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Apple Pulls Mac Pro Stocks from Most Retail Stores Ahead of WWDC

SvK said:
or very much alive
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My vote is dead, at least in it's current form. They haven't pulled stock like this before that I remember.

I'm hoping we get a mac Mini + in it's place, as I hate the thought of an iMac as my main rig.

It will be an ironic sad day when all my consumer devices are Apple, and my desktop computer is a PC.
 
Apple is long overdue for a high-end desktop machine. I frankly am willing to go with a 6-core iMac or an updated Mac Pro. I just want something that is Sandy/Ivy Bridge and at least 6 cores.

Take my money, please!
 
daneoni said:
Hopefully there's a redesign. Its one of the oldest Apple designs to-date.
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How much of a redesign could they really do with it, though?

Unless they want to shrink it into something easier to carry? (But the Mac Mini already fulfills this roll...)
 
Just for the heck of it, I called my local Apple store and they said they were out of everything except the quadcore and her system was showing they were getting new stock in on 6/13....

Edit: Just had two stores confirm the same thing over the phone.
 
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wildmac said:
My vote is dead, at least in it's current form. They haven't pulled stock like this before that I remember.

I'm hoping we get a mac Mini + in it's place, as I hate the thought of an iMac as my main rig.

It will be an ironic sad day when all my consumer devices are Apple, and my desktop computer is a PC.
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If it was dead, they wouldn't be listing availability after the keynote. A new form factor is possible though.
 
I haven't been this excited in a while, can't wait till WWDC!! I really hope we a see a redesign for the Mac Pro.. Not that it doesn't look amazing already..
 
I hope Apple pushes the envelope in the pro market.

Think blade servers + Mac Mini + Thunderbolt
 
Stetrain said:
With the session for Apple Store employees being held on June 12, it makes sense that the updated Macs will probably be available in stores starting on the 13th or later.
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That sucks. More waiting. New models should be up after wwdc keynote . Nt days or weeks more. Wtf
 
With thunder bolt ports and potential can we do a way with mac pros and just have some type of adapter box with even a gpu card built in?

with that said whats the advantage of a mac pro?
 
ArtOfWarfare said:
How much of a redesign could they really do with it, though?

Unless they want to shrink it into something easier to carry? (But the Mac Mini already fulfills this roll...)
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Shrinking it down, further improve airflow, rearrangement of internals etc

Right now its a utilitarian 9yr old design. Theres no real flaw in it but it could do with some 'sprucing' up.
 
Squashy said:
She's dead, Jim.
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Or it might mean that they have decided that since the Mac Pro doesn't sell hand over fist why waste limited stockroom space on it. Especially since many folks that buy one are probably wanting to customize it anyway and much of that likely requires ordering online, particularly if you want the upper core models.
 
ArtOfWarfare said:
How much of a redesign could they really do with it, though?

Unless they want to shrink it into something easier to carry? (But the Mac Mini already fulfills this roll...)
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They could redesign the handles, everytime you pick one of these beasts up it slices your fingers apart!

I think if its a redesign it'll be around the same height/depth, but basically it'll be half the width with the superdrive vertically positioned.
 
I don't believe the Mac Pro is anywhere near dead.

However I think the Mac Pro's days in the Apple retail stores is over. It's a truck after all :rolleyes:
 
If they were killing it, why not pull the floor models and take it off the website? You'd want to pull it quickly, quietly, and completely. Makes more sense to me that it's a refresh. Just guessing.
 
rmwebs said:
They could redesign the handles, everytime you pick one of these beasts up it slices your fingers apart!

I think if its a redesign it'll be around the same height/depth, but basically it'll be half the width with the superdrive vertically positioned.
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I would not be surprised if the optical drive is a casualty in Apple's war on anything that isn't an SSD.
 
rmwebs said:
They could redesign the handles, everytime you pick one of these beasts up it slices your fingers apart!

I think if its a redesign it'll be around the same height/depth, but basically it'll be half the width with the superdrive vertically positioned.
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Superdrive is gone...both of them...that cut's off 3-4" of height.

I havent used the drives in my Mac Pro in ages...and I work in a Post House that does Blu-Ray/DVD even.

Mac Pro Tower Mini is coming.
 
lifeguard90 said:
So keynote monday, but then have to wait more time for more overnights.. Lame
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Not really. They do an overnight this week to move any tables etc. Monday they receive enough for at least the floor and have a team there to load any software and then rush them out to the floor where it's easy business to turn off the alarms, have one person grab the old ones and another put down the new ones, plug them in etc. A few swipes and taps to reset the iPad signs and done.

If they time it right they could have all the new stuff out by start of business on Tuesday.
 
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