I've been waiting to order since the MARCH rumor. If it's not available Monday, you can go to the Golden Gate bridge and watch me jump.![]()
Ok. It's about an hour drive so be sure to give me a head's up.
I've been waiting to order since the MARCH rumor. If it's not available Monday, you can go to the Golden Gate bridge and watch me jump.![]()
Ok. It's about an hour drive so be sure to give me a head's up.
Did you guys know those things can actually play CD's? And burn them?
Even, what are they called, oh yeah, DVD's! And even burn DUAL-LAYER DVD's too!!!
Wow. What cutting edge technology!! NO ONE ELSE has that!!
Shh. Don't tell anyone. You can even get an external floppy for these babies!!
Wow, I can't wait. I actually have only two programs on my setup that can actually use 4 cores, let alone 8. But who cares, "IT'S THE FASTEST MAC EVER."
Going down to line up at the Apple store now. Just as soon as I sell the kids on the way.
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what the heck is your point? If someone has only one program that can use 8 cores, but it's critical to their workflow, it's still worth it. If your 2 programs aren't critical to your workflow, you're not the sort of power user to whom mac pro's are targeted.
And you can always add a blu-ray drive aftermarket. Pretty much everyone adds their own hard disks and RAM, so adding a blu-ray shouldn't be such a big deal to you.
Must be panicking.
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Just from your few posts in this thread I now know to ignore you.
Hmm just got off the phone with Apple and the person I spoke to said that they got an email recently saying that the "9th date is incorrect". He also said it would "probably be later in the month" as they are "pushing several products back"
Sad news if its true... Was really hoping to order on Monday
Heh, and from now on don't quote him either, because then I won't have to see his posts either (I added him to my ignore list a long time ago).
jW
Well, then you go ahead and get your duo core processors. Don't come whining to me though, when in 2 years all software has been updated to use multiple cores, and your machine is struggling. While you're forced to shell out extra $$$ for a new machine, I'll be using my 2 year old machine just fine.
And tried to get me kicked off here too... how'd THAT work out for you?
I just love jerks who love censorship.
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No your 2 year old Mac Pro will have become outdated and you will want a new one. And wouldn't you know, by thenreleases a 16 core Pro with BD.
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While the update doesn't exactly have me jumping out of my seat, it's a welcome sight. As much as I'd love a 12-core machine, I think 4 will suit me very well (six if the upgrade cost isn't too high). For as much as the power increase in the Pro line seems to be slagging, I have to say that Apple hardware has served me pretty well. I was editing 21MP RAW images on my Dual G5 until very recently, and the reason I had to stop was that the video card died.
September.. The 24" ACD is $799 now , while supplies last.
Ever since Apple switched to intel the cheapest Mac Pro's started at $2499 , just look at the WWDC 2006 keynote... Also Apple has priced these machines very competitively, also the 12-Core behemoth is priced $600 cheaper then HP's 12-Core offering.
Apple has done a great job. Anyone who complains about price doesn't know the competition and what they offer for similar specs.
Not really my friend.
Hmm just got off the phone with Apple and the person I spoke to said that they got an email recently saying that the "9th date is incorrect". He also said it would "probably be later in the month" as they are "pushing several products back"
Sad news if its true... Was really hoping to order on Monday
I just love it when obnoxious people are quiet, brightens up my day.
MORE than good enough reason to keep posting...
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I for one welcome buying old or used stock. But when you write up a budget for a big corporation and state latest and greatest (old/used not in their vocabulary), that doesnt mean a 2010 model with 2008/09 hardware. So some of us are screwed that way. The cores update dont mean much to me, we need display updates e.g. Quadro 6000 or settle for the older FX5800That's only if you need the latest and greatest all the time. Unfortunately, my budget does not allow for the "latest and greatest".
If you ask me, if you buy into the hype of always needing the newest stuff, you either have too much money to waste, or are just a fool.
Why would you get a MacPro over an iMac if you only need 4 cores. Doesn't seem cost effective.