16 core, base RAM, Vega II GPU, 4 TB SSD, desktop not rack, feet not wheels, no afterburner, trackpad not mouse, Apple Care.What was the rest of the config... Enquiring minds want to know
That seems very sensible. 16-core is the sweet spot, and I assume you’ll be upgrading the RAM on your own. Crucial has the 64GB for $337... $2k for 384GB but maybe that’s overkill for your workload, which I can’t remember.
... your business has 150K computers in it... so you're saying you personally own a company that has more PCs than Apple has employees on the planet?
Adobe committed to ProRes RAW support in Premiere Pro in September. Avid Media Composer and Edius as well (guessing when they add support for Catalina). So editors will not have to switch NLEs to use ProRes and the AfterBurner card, though as they wait for support they could start to learn FCPX. I have used it on a few projects and it definitely has some pluses, especially in the speed of editing once you get used to know it.
First of all, I never said that. I AGREED with that. Second, correct me if I'm wrong are you saying you actually use a PC that dates back 9 or more years?
Hmm. Good point. I was thinking more along the lines of personal computers as opposed to infrastructure type systems. I stand corrected. Got it.
Thanks! I ended up cancelling and ordering again with 4 TB of storage and a Vega II. The delivery date didn't change. For memory, I think I'll begin with 6x16GB from Crucial. My workloads include video and software development.
... to replace the existing 32 you mean, right?
No, not shocked that a company exists with that many computers or staff, I was questioning your specific phrasing.
I remember places used to have trade in deals (usually for laptop memory due to limited slots) but given that 12x8GB is still 96GB there might be ok-ish demand (it’s not gonna be heaps though they’re only $60 a pop new from crucial) for extracted factory apple 8GB rdimms.
).Actually that’s a good point I need to check the fine print. Heaps of places here don’t include VAT (7%) in their pricing but some do.
Well, it turns out that $12,000 was actually low-balling it. To roughly compete with a $4,000 32-Core Threadripper+dual 2080TI Linux box, I would have to configure the Mac Pro to cost around $19,000. Wow.
The great thing about macs is that you can use both FCPX and PP depending on need. I've got PCs in my company but when those are all taken, editors can easily jump over to an iMac with their PP project.
I don’t follow the AND rumor mill, any idea when threadripper will support more than 256GB of ECC or is that going to continue to be an EPYC segmentation play (which I wouldn’t blame them for doing)?
