Actually, you do. Its hardwired into the chip itself - every i series chip with the exception of the i7 extremes come with Intel HD Graphics, I believe its HD3000 in the mini's CPU. But in the case of the mini, the discrete GPU means the IGPU isn't used.
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Actually, you do. Its hardwired into the chip itself - every i series chip with the exception of the i7 extremes come with Intel HD Graphics, I believe its HD3000 in the mini's CPU. But in the case of the mini, the discrete GPU means the IGPU isn't used.
Well, they haven't yet. We're more hopeful now, but I'll believe it when I see it.
Don't make assumptions.
So I guess you're assuming they'll ship an "upgrade" that is a step down in performance from the current top end of the line? Intel doesn't have 12 core cpus shipping any time soon, right?
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I am thinking the same- only it's not going to happen. The Sandy bridge E5-26xx is not (yet) shipping for all SKU's and in quantities. My best guess is that for the E5-36xx you have to wait at least another 12 months !
see for yourself:
http://ark.intel.com/products/series/61422
I am thinking the same- only it's not going to happen. The Sandy bridge E5-26xx is not (yet) shipping for all SKU's and in quantities. My best guess is that for the E5-36xx you have to wait at least another 12 months !
see for yourself:
http://ark.intel.com/products/series/61422
The only thing close to the G5 is the exterior. The interior was completely relaid out with intel, and has been relaid out in many ways on later intel iterations. Fans, ram, power, etc. all changed over time with the intel.
That'll be Jony Ive in the video clip of him talking about designing this new Mac Pro.
"It is, without question, the most beautiful thing we have ever made."
please don't mess with the chasis external design other than IO placements in the back and a few tweaks.
Having gone through a pair of G5's and current an active user '09 Mac Pro; I hope I am not the only one who loves the chassis.
As old as it is, don't mess with it. Over-all I still believe it is be best looking desktop/workstation chassis --- my opinion.
I know its selfish of me to want them to keep the design, but please please please keep it!
Just update the mainboard so it can take PCIe 3.0, USB 3.0, Thunderport, and latest Intel Xeons and add SSD and/or RAM disk caching. Partner with nvidia and AMD to produce GPUs for it, make the license fees lower so they can afford to sell GPUs for Mac Pro at the same price/cost as their PC counterparts.
Heck, convince them to release GPU that would work on BOTH mac and PC and delegate driver development to them! Give them an incentive to do that, and buyers like me will flock to your mac pro.
You'll probably get more game developers support too.
Having gone through a pair of G5's and current an active user '09 Mac Pro; I hope I am not the only one who loves the chassis.
As old as it is, don't mess with it. Over-all I still believe it is be best looking desktop/workstation chassis --- my opinion.
I know its selfish of me to want them to keep the design, but please please please keep it!
Just update the mainboard so it can take PCIe 3.0, USB 3.0, Thunderport, and latest Intel Xeons and add SSD and/or RAM disk caching. Partner with nvidia and AMD to produce GPUs for it, make the license fees lower so they can afford to sell GPUs for Mac Pro at the same price/cost as their PC counterparts.
Heck, convince them to release GPU that would work on BOTH mac and PC and delegate driver development to them! Give them an incentive to do that, and buyers like me will flock to your mac pro.
You'll probably get more game developers support too.
Evidence....?
I am not so sure.....Hint? That surely will be. When I say part numbers/inventory logs and so on, as the info a wonderful site as MacRumors provides like, the 128 GB iPad, then surely are coming....until then, is guessing...IMHO....
I am not so sure.....Hint? That surely will be. When I say part numbers/inventory logs and so on, as the info a wonderful site as MacRumors provides like, the 128 GB iPad, then surely are coming....until then, is guessing...IMHO....
If history is any indicator...
I've played the waiting game before with Apple, and I'm typically disappointed. When the last refresh came about, I was so let down that I opted for a refurbished unit to replace my 2006 Mac Pro, because the latest just wasn't worth the money.
If a computer is going to command such a high price it's should by nature be awesome. Not sure why it's been so hard to have simple things like USB3, TB, Modern CPU / GPU options.
The big question for me is "When do I sell my current mac-pro?" If the next release is a flop, I'm most likely giving up on "PRO" and sport a hi-end laptop or and try to do my 3D graphics work and audio production on something else.
MAKE A REAL COMPUTER APPLE!
I've played the waiting game before with Apple, and I'm typically disappointed. When the last refresh came about, I was so let down that I opted for a refurbished unit to replace my 2006 Mac Pro, because the latest just wasn't worth the money.
If a computer is going to command such a high price it's should by nature be awesome. Not sure why it's been so hard to have simple things like USB3, TB, Modern CPU / GPU options.
The big question for me is "When do I sell my current mac-pro?" If the next release is a flop, I'm most likely giving up on "PRO" and sport a hi-end laptop or and try to do my 3D graphics work and audio production on something else.
MAKE A REAL COMPUTER APPLE!
Exactly, that's why I'm not buying it. They have gotten stuff ahead of others before, but not like 6 months before everybody else. That would cause war between Intel and their biggest customers (Dell, HP etc.)
I suspect only minor external changes due to they can't really make it smaller without removing things.
I just see it as a spruce up and SB-E or if we are very lucky, IB-E.
I just see it as a spruce up and SB-E or if we are very lucky, IB-E.
No idea at all. Sad thing. Maybe because I reported his The Mac Pro is dead posts? Sorry, Lee! Should have know better though...
Apple has done nothing over the last several years but show their focus is on mobile devices. They should license their pro desktop and maybe even resurrect their server market by licensing third parties to develop and maintain these products.
Pro markets are nothing like consumer markets. Legacy support matters in true pro and enterprise environments. It doesn't so much in the consumer market. Apple, these days, is all about leaving legacy technologies behind.
Pros also need easy expandability and compatibility with existing and proven technologies. Nobody in a pro/enterprise environment wants use a heat gun to disassemble parts or to pry cases open with a putty knife. But they need access to easily replace hard drives, memory, add legacy PCI/PCI-Express cards without jumping through hoops or voiding their warranty.
This doesn't sound like a device Apple would make in its modern mindset. I'm afraid the new Mac Pro will alienate its pro base by pushing the limits of what they feel Pros can do without and using expensive hardware options like Thunderbolt to try older technologies tied in.
Pro markets are nothing like consumer markets. Legacy support matters in true pro and enterprise environments. It doesn't so much in the consumer market. Apple, these days, is all about leaving legacy technologies behind.
Pros also need easy expandability and compatibility with existing and proven technologies. Nobody in a pro/enterprise environment wants use a heat gun to disassemble parts or to pry cases open with a putty knife. But they need access to easily replace hard drives, memory, add legacy PCI/PCI-Express cards without jumping through hoops or voiding their warranty.
This doesn't sound like a device Apple would make in its modern mindset. I'm afraid the new Mac Pro will alienate its pro base by pushing the limits of what they feel Pros can do without and using expensive hardware options like Thunderbolt to try older technologies tied in.
