Apple Reveals All-New Mac Pro With Up to 28-Core Processor and 1.5TB of RAM, Starting at $5,999

[ryanwarsaw]

This looks a lot like the first version of the Mac Pro

Pros said they didn't care about looks just wanted a modular tower. Here it is. May you live forever in silence with it.

 

[PaulRustad007]

The case design is very ugly, the cheese grater holes are too large, the handles and feet are silly looking, and the curves on the box are unnecessary.

This was the wrong direction for Apple to take. An entry level Mac under $1,000 with upgradable modular parts is the right direction.

This box is unobtainable for even pro users. I’ll be hanging on to my 2010 Mac Pro for many years to come. This is getting ridiculous.

I own a heating /AC company and I need trucks. That cost alone is 15-25k and will last three years. I pay outright for the truck. No financing. Anyone that uses this machine to produce money will gladly pay the 15-20k. It will last years and immediately bring you in more money because you can process workflows faster. It is not an inflated price for what you get. If you are looking for a shiny box to brag about but aren’t using it to its potential, that’s on you.

 

[macnerd77]

I find this design to be super sexy while being very functional. Dear Apple TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!

 

[phocion]

This is over my head because I don't need computers doing these things, but is there any reason one couldn't run NVIDIA or other CUDA capable GPUs in a separate enclosure via Thunderbolt? Would that be significantly slower than cards deployed on the main bus(es)?

Yes it would be slower, but I think the bigger concern has to be that lack of an NVIDIA option in this system could portend the end of NVIDIA cards on the Mac. It’s widely suspected that the two companies are at odds (leading to NVIDIA drivers being blocked from release), and this is a strong indication that the situation has not been resolved.

 

[milo]

What do people think about the $999 monitor stand?

Ask in the thread for the Display article.

 

[macjunkie2013]

I would put my Threadripper up against the 8 core ANY DAY and smash it. Cost me less than half to build. How is that lies?? I have double the cores, double the ram, 8x the gpu performance, tons more storage and cost half. Apple going lose even more pros with these insane prices

Whoo hoo your response is predictable, and boring.

Thank you

 

[NMSUballa]

This looks a lot like the first version of the Mac Pro

Can’t please anyone. When they went with the trash can look, everyone wanted the old design back. Now it is and people still complain. Haha

 

[lakerchick4life]

would be great if they slashed the price of the iMac Pro since this will be coming out in the fall..at least I can hope

 

[elvislives]

Finally Apple have re-entered the (Pro) market again.

 

[Stephen.R]

Assuming it's configurable after purchase and repairable. Anxious to read the breakdown inspections.

Well gpu and ram are slotted, the images imply the SSDs (one or two modules) are slotted but it doesn’t specifically say either way.

And the accessories list at the bottom of the page lists a Pegasus RAID card mpx module with 32TB (presumably flash) storage so it sounds like they’re trying to keep upgrades in mind.

I’m a little disappointed the rx580 card doesn’t add any TB3 ports (it adds hdmi, the Vega cards add 4 TB3 ports each) but I’m sure there’ll be more mpx modules over time.

 

[Covfefe]

You wanted a cheese grater? You got a cheese grater.

 

[Moonjumper]

Well most people don't need that much power. This is a machine for high end production. Apple went big with the Mac Pro, the way a Mac Pro should be.

The Mac Pro was always more accessible than this. I'm in the hole between this and Apple's other offerings, I'm sure many others are.

The problem is with such a niche market, it is likely to to end up not getting the attention it needs, and could be another 5 years before an update. By which time it won't have enough power, but still be too expensive.

 

[PaulRustad007]

This is over my head because I don't need computers doing these things, but is there any reason one couldn't run NVIDIA or other CUDA capable GPUs in a separate enclosure via Thunderbolt? Would that be significantly slower than cards deployed on the main bus(es)?

Apple controls all drivers. They and NVidea for some reason are not working together. It’s all about metal. Nvidia does not support it.

 

[marco114]

A fully maxxed out MacPro will probably easily be $75,000!

 

[jedy]

Apple creates exactly what Mac fans have been asking for for years and, surprise surprise, more complaining. I definitely didn't see that coming

Most of the complaints are probably from people with no intention of buying a Mac Pro - or the haters who’ve never owned an Apple product. Also try being a photography enthusiast (my other hobby). Every time a new camera comes out there are loads of complaints and lots of moaning.

 

[mi7chy]

Guessing you can build a PC workstation with the same performance at about half the cost or double the performance at the same cost.

 

[JorWesFlow]

nvidia?

 

[woocintosh]

everything is amazing except the exterior look.

 

[jlocker]

I want a Koenigsegg CCXR Trevit automobile but i want it for $50,000 dollars. hmmm maybe you are not in the right market for this car. Go buy a Chevy Spark.

 

[Macs4u]

What do people think about the $999 monitor stand?

Laughable. Just like the whole Apple lineup these days

 

[FFR]

Most of the complaints are probably from people with no intention of buying a Mac Pro - or the haters who’ve never owned an Apple product. Also try being a photography enthusiast (my other hobby). Every time a new camera comes out there are loads of complaints and lots of moaning.

Those that have an intention to buy it and can afford are pretty excited.

 

[Stephen.R]

Guessing you can build a PC workstation with the same performance at about half the cost or double the performance at the same cost.

Good luck with that, go do it.

 

[StuKatz1]

In one of the Mac Pro threads, the question was who was this machine for? My answer was Final Cut and Logic customers. If you do really demanding work in either of those 2 programs, Apple has amazing hardware.

From the musical perspective, it would be extremely unrealistic to have something that resembled the project example that the presenter showcased, no matter what sort of production or composition you are doing.

When speaking about this Mac Pro with regards to audio, what it offers is not actually about specs or power, but the peace of mind that you will have no CPU problems, because you would never, ever need that much, ever. Which is a great luxury to have. But in no way close to necessary or standard.

 

[Darth Tulhu]

FINALLY.

Although I initially find the Mac Pro (uncharacteristically) ugly, and now it's REALLY out of my non-pro price-range, I think that this machine rocks.

And so did the keynote. I haven't been impressed with them in almost a DECADE.

Apple, looks like I'm stayin' (although I'll probably be going the mini+eGPU route due to costs).

Now, fix those keyboards and you'll have MAGA (Made Apple Great Again), even if prices are still exclusive like the border wall...

 

[MacPro2020]

I own a heating /AC company and I need trucks. That cost alone is 15-25k and will last three years. I pay outright for the truck. No financing. Anyone that uses this machine to produce money will gladly pay the 15-20k. It will last years and immediately bring you in more money because you can process workflows faster. It is not an inflated price for what you get. If you are looking for a shiny box to brag about but aren’t using it to its potential, that’s on you.

Stupid argument. I’m looking for a Mac to cut 4K consumer video. None of their other products can do that. I prefer desktops.