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Apple Says All-New Modular Mac Pro With Apple-Branded High-End Pro Display Coming After 2017

Rustus Maximus said:
We get it...


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Pro tip: don't visit Mac Pro centric threads where Apple's most vocal critics reside. ;)
 
So, when Phil said "Can't innovate anymore my ass!" he really meant "we can innovate - it's just into a bit of a thermal corner, if you will."
 
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MrGimper said:
The "New" modular Mac Pro.

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I still have one of these. MP 2011. Upgraded the internals. I am just 1sec slower than the fastest MP. This is the beauty of a modular system. Upgrade the internals, have a longer productive life and still have a damn fast computer. The trash can design is impressive but not functional for Pro users.
My ACD's are still rocking too. So happy to hear they will be upgraded. I can't wait to see a 5K 30" or 27" stand alone. Hopefully with matte screen but not holding my breath on that one.
 
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Great news. Pro users need a roadmap to plan purchases. While this is far from a traditional pro roadmap (which should involve updates at known intervals -- say, every 18 months), it is a very welcome step in that direction.

One thing: I would like to see not just one "pro" display, but multiple Apple-branded options. I also think Apple should offer a really-nice-but-not-"pro" 27" display for MacBook Pro customers.
 
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THIS IS THE BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD IN OVER A YEAR!!!!!
Seriously, I am SO happy right now! Even though we don't have the new Mac Pro yet, I'm really glad that Apple has realized they needed to speak up and confirm that they haven't abandoned us. I'm also really glad to hear that the new Mac Pro will be modular!!! And that it's a total revamp! And that the Mac team has admitted that the trashcan design had lots of issues! Apple has finally swallowed their pride! I can't wait for the new Mac Pro's release! I'll be the first one to buy it next year!
 
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Jack Burton said:
Pro tip: don't visit Mac Pro centric threads where Apple's most vocal critics reside. ;)
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Maybe you forgot to quote his three posts telling us how he wasn't here anymore, but that was in response to bpeeps adulation of the other sunshiny forums he mentioned, Jack ;). Was simply encouraging him to go back to where he wouldn't feel threatened by differing opinions concerning Apple's recent amazingness.
 
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First they created problems with that new Mac Pro, now they are solving them...
Same with displays.
 
ijlakw said:
The report doesn't say next year.... it says not this year. You are assuming it will be next year. There is no information that explicitly says the Mac Pro will be ready next year. It's all hope at this point. Even tech can be prone to fake news.
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The article says "Beyond 2017" you incorrectly read "next year" Total fail on your part, you are the fake news.
 
Wow this is a huge middle finger to those who bought the current Mac Pro. To see it only get 1 iteration before its scrapped for another design.
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Nozuka said:
"i'm so happy with my mac pro! ^_^ "

*reads this news*

"OMG MY MACHINE SUCKS! they are going to scrap it already!"


something like this?
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After this late breaking news came out, my 2015 Mac Pro mysteriously stopped working?
 
I have been one of the more peristant Mac-is-a-dead-man-walking guys, but if this is true it's wonderful news and I will shut up about it.
Oh, and give them my money, of course.
 
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SERIOUSLY after 4 years still takes another year !!! WTF, taking their sweet time not interested anymore,
 
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Somian said:
Um....

Where I can I buy it?

I read the news, but on apple.com it's still the old 4/6-core configurations.
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Mac Pro will get spec bump and reduced prices soon. The all new Mac Pro with Apple Display will be in 2018
 
CheesePuff said:
No mention of this on Apple's site, and why would they get out of the display business and then announce in a year from now they will be getting back into it? They also never comment on future updates, why would anyone buy an iMac now with their comment today?
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My thinking is that they couldn't justify selling such an outdated display going forward, and realized that the current Mac Pro was not sustainable and unable to be upgraded with graphics that could be adequately cooled to run these big displays. You see, the Mac Pro can run a whole lot of external monitors at once. It would need to be able to run a whole pile of 5K displays. They would be blasted for updating the 5K Thunderbolt but not letting the Mac Pro use it. Furthermore, there were the rumors (and patents from several years ago) talking about having an external graphics card in the display for MacBooks, which their interview said comprises the vast majority of Pro users. They probably want to develop that and get it working right, so they passed it off to a display partner. Furthermore, even if these other reasons aren't true, the fact that the displays look ugly and had the wifi interference issues that had to be recalled is probably enough for Apple to get back in the business. Furthermore, they probably don't want those ugly displays all over their new flagship campus. For that reason alone I figured they'd be coming back, although one could argue that most people at Apple could survive using an iMac. I figured if they didn't bring back their displays, they would add target display mode to the 5K iMac in the next refresh.
 
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This is fake news. I'm checking out.
 

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On a side note - did any of the Apple evangelists they invited to that event think to ask about nVidia/CUDA? I think that really shows in Gruber's misunderstanding of the pro GPU user market.

And I don't think Craig Federighi gets it either:

Those can be in VR, those can be in certain kinds of high end cinema production tasks where most of the software out there that’s been written to target those doesn’t know how to balance itself well across multiple GPUs
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No, Craig. High end cinema production uses banks and banks of GPUs. Individual workstations can use more than one. I personally know someone with four 1080's lined up for Octane.

God, they really don't know where the pros went or why.

They followed the software.


Rustus Maximus said:
Maybe you forgot to quote his three posts telling us how he wasn't here anymore, but that was in response to bpeeps adulation of the other sunshiny forums he mentioned, Jack ;). Was simply encouraging him to go back to where he wouldn't feel threatened by differing opinions concerning Apple's recent amazingness.
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Ha! Fair enough. I did miss that.
 
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