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Apple 'Questioning' the Future of its Mac Pro Line?
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A Promise RAID hooked up via Thunderbolt is a pretty badass solution, and is easily upgradeable (and easily movable to, unlike internal drives). Not sure if there is a way to hook up an Xsan (or other san) via Thunderbolt yet, but I assume that's something that will need to happen.
I still think we might see one more MacPro. But if so it will certainly be the last of it's species.
Pro Tools, etc
Can't really replace our Pro Tools rig (2 gfx cards to 4 monitors, 2 internal audio processing cards, 4 hard drives) with an iMac. This is ****** news.
On the other hand, if they're not making money off it, then why should they keep it around. And, they want us to switch to Logic anyway, why should they care if I can't use my audio cards anymore?
Sounds like the Hackintosh market is about to get a huge boost.
Can't really replace our Pro Tools rig (2 gfx cards to 4 monitors, 2 internal audio processing cards, 4 hard drives) with an iMac. This is ****** news.
On the other hand, if they're not making money off it, then why should they keep it around. And, they want us to switch to Logic anyway, why should they care if I can't use my audio cards anymore?
Sounds like the Hackintosh market is about to get a huge boost.
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Hopefully Apple is just going to scale down the tower. Today, we have SSDs and hard drives in 2.5" form factors to keep the size down to a minimum, but stick with the ability to use 4 of those devices. Keep the double-wide graphics card slot with one of the ATI video cards that can run 4 or 8 monitors simultaneously, scale back to Core i7 processors (extreme editions?), add Thunderbolt for further expansion, and we're done.
The only reason I made my Core i7 hackintosh was because I couldn't afford a Mac Pro and wanted more internal expansion capability than an iMac had.
The only reason I made my Core i7 hackintosh was because I couldn't afford a Mac Pro and wanted more internal expansion capability than an iMac had.
That's just plain wrong, sorry. iMac displays are NOT the same as Thunderbolt (formerly Cinema) displays. For web surfing, yes. For professional print, photography, or video production, not even close.
Can't really replace our Pro Tools rig (2 gfx cards to 4 monitors, 2 internal audio processing cards, 4 hard drives) with an iMac. This is ****** news.
Here is some real news... it's just a baseless rumor, not news. News is based in fact. How many rumors were there that the Mac Mini was DOA before Apple refreshed it and made it somewhat relevant?
Well the current iMac 27" and the Apple Cinema Display 27" use the exact same IPS panel from LG.
Ifput a stamp on poop, you'd back em' up here.
It's about profitability. Maintaining unprofitable product lines long-term is simply antithetical to business. Shareholders, Apple's board, and investors will be wondering what the hell is wrong.
Guess what *did not* drive record Mac sales this quarter?
Big-a.ss honking aluminum boxes.
The niche that will possibly leave Apple because of this will have little to no impact.
Welcome to the Rise of the Prosumer.
Without a Mac Pro I would have to return to Windows. I might even decide to switch to an Android or Windows Phone, for the sake of having a consistent ecosystem and user experience.
It would make me sad.
Good for you, have a good time.
I have several G5's in the similar aluminum tower case. I only wished Apple would have designed the shell to accept new and different motherboards and connections. The shell design works well for me. Invariably, the technology inside becomes obsolete in a matter of months.
Their next Mac Pro will be 12 iPhones taped together, all very elegantly of course. Then they'll wonder where an entire market went.
Agree, a big segment of population love to do home upgrades, and Apple/Jobs no service designs do P/O people, enough it could be a sizable market.
I myself do a lot of Mac upgrades or repairs, and these new ones are PITA to work on.
Can't really replace our Pro Tools rig (2 gfx cards to 4 monitors, 2 internal audio processing cards, 4 hard drives) with an iMac. This is ****** news.
On the other hand, if they're not making money off it, then why should they keep it around. And, they want us to switch to Logic anyway, why should they card if I can't use my audio cards anymore?
Sounds like the Hackintosh market is about to get a huge boost.
They will be making money, the issue is they won't be making the sort of money the other computer sections make. The margins on Mac Pros are huge, but the sales are poor, but probably not much different than the percentage Dell, HP and Lenovo see on workstations compared to their other systems.
Good. Beef up Mini for the mid range. I want the Mini to at least have the same specs as the high end iMac.
The traditional Macbook Pro is the next to be axed.
The traditional Macbook Pro is the next to be axed.
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The Pro is a great machine, and until there are server class processors for laptops, it is going to be the machine of choice for professionals.
If Apple were smart, they would make a version that fits between the iMac and MacPro, for those who want the flexibility a desktop gives you without the screen of an iMac or the cost of the MacPro.
If Apple were smart, they would make a version that fits between the iMac and MacPro, for those who want the flexibility a desktop gives you without the screen of an iMac or the cost of the MacPro.