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

NutsNGum said:
You know, you raise an interesting point. I remember last year there was a rumour about a completely new Mac product being introduced. Maybe it could actually happen this time.
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Not that I agree with Cook, but it's clear that SJ was adamant against an xMac and its cannibalizing potential, as well as its expandability (always a pet peeve for SJ).

Tim Cook has none of these prejudices as well as limited long-term vision compared to SJ - therefore, the xMac is finally coming.
 
ThisIsNotMe said:
I hope Apple pushes the envelope in the pro market.

Think blade servers + Mac Mini + Thunderbolt
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I'm thinking how much I love my Mac Pro with 4 internal HDD + 1 SSD + 1 optical drive...and how much extra wiring I'd have if the case was smaller.

My set up runs cool and quite and is pretty much self contained. I appreciate the comments about the razor handles but as I don't move mine at all, it's not a problem for me. So, change the handles, change the internal layout but don't make it look "pretty" for the sake of it. I don't care how fast Thunderbolt gets, I don't want more cables, I want less - which apart from wireless power and monitor connections might be tricky ;-)
 
I guess I'll be the one to say it.

I hope Apple doesn't do a Mac Pro-X type of update like the FCPX update.

I'm down rating my own post too... lol
 
aurichie said:
It would be awesome if they slimmed down the Mac Pro.

Reduced the ridiculous number of spare drive bays, took out the optical drive and connectors for multiple graphics cards. They could really get the new Mac Pro down to a sensible size with an incredible new design that everyone will love and desire.

They also go way overkill on the memory slots. Does anybody really ever install 8xRAM boards in their Macs? 4 expansion slots should be good enough for everyone. Make the main board smaller and the entire Mac Pro can become a really beautiful slimline desktop machine for professionals.
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I have a number of Mac Pro machines that have every HD bay, PCI slot and ram slot full.

I don't use the DVD drives (mine all have two installed) much these days.
 
aurichie said:
It would be awesome if they slimmed down the Mac Pro.

Reduced the ridiculous number of spare drive bays, took out the optical drive and connectors for multiple graphics cards. They could really get the new Mac Pro down to a sensible size with an incredible new design that everyone will love and desire.

They also go way overkill on the memory slots. Does anybody really ever install 8xRAM boards in their Macs? 4 expansion slots should be good enough for everyone. Make the main board smaller and the entire Mac Pro can become a really beautiful slimline desktop machine for professionals.
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I would like to see a smaller format too, though still with 4 drive bays for 2.5" and not 3.5". One Optical bay if any :)
 
9to5Mac has just posted model numbers for the new Mac Pro models:

but now, reliable sources are reporting that Apple will, in fact, unveil a new Mac Pro at WWDC next week.

Sources have also been able to provide some part numbers and prices to prove this:

MD770LL/A – K5BPLUS,BETTER, BTR-USA

MD771LL/A – K5BPLUS,BEST,BTR-USA

MD772LL/A – K5BPLUS,ULTIMATE,BTR-USA

The pricing is similar to current Mac Pro models.
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http://9to5mac.com/2012/06/05/after...te-apple-to-finally-revamp-mac-pro-next-week/
 
some kid in China just took a picture of it and posted it:

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geniusmac said:
They've been doing this for a while now. I actually posted a thread on the forum. I know people at my local Apple Store and they told me they've been doing it for a while now. I gave up and picked up a refurb Mac Pro.
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I just did this too, it's still en route. I chose a 2008 3.0 GHz 8-core. I will be very sad if I could have only waited 2 more weeks for a brand new model.
 
JHankwitz said:
Like why? The Mac Pro is a workhorse not a stallion. Performance is everything, to heck with how it looks. I just hope it has at least two thunderbolt ports.
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Design ≠ how it looks.

Also, have you ever tried to carry it up several flights of stairs? The handles are brutal.


AntonWebern said:
I just did this too, it's still en route. I chose a 2008 3.0 GHz 8-core. I will be very sad if I could have only waited 2 more weeks for a brand new model.
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You're still in the 14-day return window.
 
daneoni said:
Hopefully there's a redesign. Its one of the oldest Apple designs to-date.
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Not that I would be opposed to redesign, but the current Mac Pro design is old because it works remarkably well. Sure it's huge and heavy, but it runs extremely quiet, highly expandable, and easy to service.

Perhaps Mac Pro can use a bit of slimming if it loses optical drive and adopt 2.5" disks (boo! for cheap 3.5" disk lovers like me) and some cost reduction measure to bring the cost down, but I would be completely satisfied with the current design.
 
AntonWebern said:
I just did this too, it's still en route. I chose a 2008 3.0 GHz 8-core. I will be very sad if I could have only waited 2 more weeks for a brand new model.
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If you just ordered it, couldn't you return/exchange it if the new models are announced next week?
 
I hope for a slimmed down cheaper macpro with one e5 xeon (up to 8-core), 4 ram slots for up to 64gb (with 16gb modules), one mxm graphics card and many 2,5" sas/sata drives, usb3 and tb, without optical drive, and a small blade ssd for system. From 1299$, like old g4 powermacs!
 
BRLawyer said:
Not that I agree with Cook, but it's clear that SJ was adamant against an xMac and its cannibalizing potential, as well as its expandability (always a pet peeve for SJ).
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It must be great defending a guy who hated offering a specific product because it meant you wouldn't go out and buy another computer every two years instead of making cheaper, incremental updates to the one you already have.

Then again, we are talking about a group of people who celebrates a company mainly because they charge more for their computers than the competition. I dunno why this surprises me.
 
nuckinfutz said:
If it was dead they'd have pulled the floor models people.
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The Grand Central, NY Apple Store has never even had a single mac pro on display. Hell they only have 1 mac mini and that's in the training area.
 
New part numbers are out:

MD770LL/A – K5BPLUS,BETTER, BTR-USA

MD771LL/A – K5BPLUS,BEST,BTR-USA

MD772LL/A – K5BPLUS,ULTIMATE,BTR-USA

Mac Pro lives.
 
Stetrain said:
If you just ordered it, couldn't you return/exchange it if the new models are announced next week?
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Ebay seller with a 20% restocking fee. So the net loss to return it with shipping and everything would be around $300. Worth it if a superior new machine is available in the same price range as the used machine.
 
Renzatic said:
Then again, we are talking about a group of people who celebrates a company mainly because they charge more for their computers than the competition. I dunno why this surprises me.
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Seriously... get off your high horse. It's very unflattering.
 
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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They could redesign the handle by not actually having them protruding like that. It's a total waste of space to have those things sticking up. Making the top flat and having the handles as recesses would be much better. That way you can actually place external boxes on top of the unit.

I've moved my Mac Pro twice in as long as I can remember. Once you set those suckers down you don't want to carry them again.
 
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