So, that Mac Pro you used in school? I am sure the iMac Pro or high end iMac or higher end mini would probably be sufficient for what you were doing back then.
This comment is so on point. Most of the folks complaining about the price are just mad they cannot afford these high end baubles. That's all. It's not that they NEED the machines. The people who truly NEED these devices are few; it's that they WANT them with burning Apple lust and just can't afford them.
Yes and there are LOWER COST Macs that are "pro" enough these days. Apple has already addressed the "prosumer" markets with high end iMacs, modern Mac minis and iMac Pros. This machine is truly only for pro users.
I think you’re absolutely right about your larger point though at a glance the 32 core Threadripper and dual 2080 TIs are over $4000 all by themselves.
Davinci Resolve / Fusion Studio / Houdini (plus many more) all work in Linux.
I’m in the exact same boat. While I figure out if the mini or the imac is the way to go, sign me up for the mac porco, should it ever be released.“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’.
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.
I can’t wait to put together many fake shopping carts then deleting them with nervous relief.
Apple plans to release the new Mac Pro and the Pro Display XDR on Tuesday, December 10, according to "Save the Date" emails that Apple began sending out to some customers this afternoon.
Apple in November confirmed that the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR would come in December, but until now, the company had not provided a specific date. Apple's emails say orders will begin on December 10, so presumably shipments will begin soon after orders open up.
The new modular Mac Pro was first introduced in June at the WorldWide developers Conference, with the machine aimed at Apple's pro user base.
The Mac Pro was designed with a heavy focus on upgradeability and expansion, and it features a traditional PC shape with an Apple-esque stainless steel frame with a lattice pattern that maximizes airflow.
Internal specs include workstation-class Xeon processors with up to 28 cores, up to 1.5TB of high-performance memory, up to two Radeon Pro II Duo GPUs, and eight PCIe expansion slots, along with an Apple Afterburner accelerator card.
Pricing on the Mac Pro will start at $6,000, and will go up based on configuration. The base Mac Pro features an 8-core Xeon W chip.
Apple plans to sell the Mac Pro alongside the Pro Display XDR, a 6K display with a resolution of 6016 x 3384 and more than 20 million pixels. Pricing on the Pro Display XDR starts at $5,000, with an add-on stand priced at $999.
(Thanks, Ryan!)
Article Link: Apple to Release Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR on December 10
“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’.
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.
But how many have moved on, because Apple has given them the cold shoulder to these Pros and drug out this needed release, for 6 years?
Who knows. How many of them will move back? How many are ginger? How many like blue cheese?
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).
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...!
Of your three questions, only one is actually pertinent to this topic.
Yes but if all you need is 32 or 64 gigs, the ability to used terabytes of memory is wasted on you, and the Threadripper is better value with higher performance.
Users on this forum have been asking for the mythical headless mid-range mac since I’ve been here (2003). It’s not gonna happen. The situation where it makes sense - Your situation, meaning moderate-to-high power needs but don’t want a new monitor - is just pretty rare.
