Believe me. Ten years ago the Mac Pro 5.1 was that top especs. And, again, most people said it was "ridiculous expensive".
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Apple to Release Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR on December 10
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Maya is Metal ready.
Unity has Metal across Apple's entire iOS/TvOS/macOS ecosystem.
Epic: https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Metal_Rendering_API // Since 2014.
Allegorithmic: Since Adobe bought them you can bet they'll be Metal supported shortly.
Agisoft Release Notes Upcoming: first instance of AMD GPGPUs referenced.
https://www.agisoft.com/pdf/metashape_changelog.pdf
No Reference to Metal so far.
Yeah, good point.
My first Mac was the 128k Mac in 1984 (replacing the Apple ][+) and it was about $2500 then or a bit over 6000 today. It is sitting in the closet (with a fat Mac upgrade inside). Turns in, but the display flickers.
I've read speculation that the base model will come with 2993 MHz memory too, but that the base CPU can only access it at 2666 MHz.
Finally I will be able to open up a 4th Chrome Tab without issue!
No, I would opt for the VESA mounts and separate articulating arms, if I was buying it, so I left them off. I would likely opt for the nanotexture version myself, unless the reviews are negative with regard to overall sharpness and clarity. It’s all hypothetical for me anyways as I don’t need that sort of horsepower.
It's possible. At that capacity (8gb) Crucial don't list a different price for 2666 vs 2993.
If Apple would offer e.g. an RX 5700 inside the Mac mini and would update the Mac mini CPU every year or two, I would probably just buy the Mac mini every year or two instead of buying the Mac pro. The problem buying the Mac pro, which I will be doing on Tuesday, is unless the updates are more frequent than the trash can was, a simple consumer CPU will eventually outperform the 16 core Mac pro CPU I'll be buying.
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my "mac Pro" hackintosh has been flawless for the past year, save for the google chrome screw up.
$2300. having to spend 10K on a Mac Pro to get the same level of performance, no thanks Crapple.
$2300. having to spend 10K on a Mac Pro to get the same level of performance, no thanks Crapple.
The published tech specs give credence to that - they don't reference the speed of the memory, but the speed at which the processor operates. Also the accessories/kits list a solitary 8GB memory kit rather than one at each speed.
I have 5 Hackintosh's but after Mac pro comes I don't need to see them ever again.
Not many to be honest. At least, on the video editing side of things. Last week I was listening to the editor that won the Cannes Palm d’or, a Korean, and he was still using FCP7. I have my 5.1 and it still kicking, got an award at Cannes and all with it. I really want to upgrade, need to, but most of the features are still being finished in 2k.
Sometime there's a complex pile of reasons for the decision to purchase. I my case I'd like to run Lumion (PC only) I need something faster than the trashcan for Archicad. And apple have just screwed me on my year old iphone ( you have no idea just how much that has disillusioned me). Add Threadripper and then Apples price here in NZ and it's starting to become very hard to justify - especially at $50/week, every week, for the next 6 years.
Just give me a halfway point bteween the Mini & the Pro & I'd be happy. Not an imac as I need multiple 40" 4k screens for CAD.
I've had Apple since the IIe days & I'll be sad to say goodbye. But the times they are a changing.
Just give me a halfway point bteween the Mini & the Pro & I'd be happy. Not an imac as I need multiple 40" 4k screens for CAD.
I've had Apple since the IIe days & I'll be sad to say goodbye. But the times they are a changing.
So much hate from people who presumably can't afford this new machine. I don't understand the human species' need to endlessly rag on other people and what they want in life. I've never once been to a PC site too slag off Windows machines, despite the terrible industrial design, malware and crappy OS. If only people spent more time creating instead of pointing fingers and criticising. Roll on Tuesday.
This. Those kinds of stands aren’t cheap regardless of manufacturer, and the people this monitor is for are likely already going to have the mounts to begin with and won’t even be buying the stand.
“It's not for you” people say. Yeah, I know. The moment the starting price was announced I was kind of aware of that, accompanied by a sinking feeling in my wallet, er, I mean stomach.
So that’s a shame.
The thing is, it is the closest thing to the mac I really want, in terms of form factor, ability to upgrade, hold internal local storage, not have a built-in display and be designed to actually use its performance without thermal issues being a lower order of priority than looks, weight and thinness. So... which mac is for me?
Right now it’s still my 5,1 Mac Pro. Hey look, it even has the same name! Maybe the name is not for me any more either. We need a desktop, headless mac that is for me...
I guess I need to get over the Mac Pro and imagine a ‘Mac Porco’.
Well, I can dream anyway. It's only a ‘co’ away from a jumbled-up version of the name at least.
Anyway, I hope everyone buying one (or more) of these enjoys them, they look great. I’ll keep hoping for a ‘Mac Porco’ until I figure out whether I have to go Mini, iMac or something else. Oh well.
So that’s a shame.
The thing is, it is the closest thing to the mac I really want, in terms of form factor, ability to upgrade, hold internal local storage, not have a built-in display and be designed to actually use its performance without thermal issues being a lower order of priority than looks, weight and thinness. So... which mac is for me?
Right now it’s still my 5,1 Mac Pro. Hey look, it even has the same name! Maybe the name is not for me any more either. We need a desktop, headless mac that is for me...
I guess I need to get over the Mac Pro and imagine a ‘Mac Porco’.
Well, I can dream anyway. It's only a ‘co’ away from a jumbled-up version of the name at least.Anyway, I hope everyone buying one (or more) of these enjoys them, they look great. I’ll keep hoping for a ‘Mac Porco’ until I figure out whether I have to go Mini, iMac or something else. Oh well.
Yes, my thoughts as well. People have to think if Apple actually created a system at this price segment (disregard the base model), there has to be a market for it. Apple is driven by numbers and therefore their marketing team has the data to prove that there is a market for this and most who will buy are probably not on this forum (they are too busy with work to read these blogs).
. Yes, it will probably not sell in millions, but there is a "need" for this and gives options for those who do not want to piece together Windows boxes for this kind of power.Personally, I am very happy that Apple decided to create a system that caters to higher end professionals that need power systems for productivity (work related) instead of looking for mass distribution or high sales. This will not be impressive for the annual report or the stockholder's meeting, but a good "thumbs" up to the higher end professionals.
I do video and audio work for my employment, but do not need this kind of power to do my work..but KNOW THAT THERE IS A DEMAND, especially with the newer technologies that are up-coming (3D, 6-8K+, virtual reality etc. etc.).
Believe it or not, Apple "may" sell more systems then most people on this forum would think and maybe more than the Mac Pro 2013 (even at the higher price). The price points for "both" the monitor and the system are NOT "that" unreachable or unreasonable for professionals needing this and who make the money to buy or can strategically show in their budget that it will pay for itself after a few jobs (if not on the first job). So...Why should Apple always have to cater to college iPhone students?
To see that Apple is providing tools for the "1%" shows something I thought was lost with Apple and therefore will have to reconsider the "Apple don't care about pros anymore" mentality and say, "Now" they do...again...
I do not fall in that 1%, but...I can appreciate the beauty and power of Apple's "Most Powerful" ever Computer...this is a true Mac Pro as it is suppose to be...!
I'll be doing that, even though there is no way in Hell I'd buy this machine. MAYBE the display, although I imagine my wife would be upset if she saw the cost....I'll bet that a lot of people will mess around in the Apple online store looking at different configurations even if they don't buy
Yeah. Its just kinda unfortunate that this occurs just as AMD Ryzen becomes dominant. There are some hella powerful AMD Hackintoshes about.