I feel bad for early adopters. No bootcamp means a no go for many of us.
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Apple Working on Redesigned Mac Pro With Smaller Form Factor and Apple Silicon Chip
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I feel bad for early adopters. No bootcamp means a no go for many of us.
safe to say if you had $50k to spend on a Mac you’re going to sleep okay tonight! Lol
You must be feeling frustrating most of these days then, it's all around, you get less for more money nowadays.
I see this everywhere, privately and business wise.
Cost cutting to the absurd, I see this on a daily basis, it goes to such lengths that we can sometimes barely do our jobs anymore, what bothers me even more is that at the top there's plenty of money for fancy cars/iPhones and bonuses but on the work floor you have to do the job with rubbish materials/tools.
Yes, I am frustrated...sometimes.
Why? Does it suddenly blow up when this is released?
The majority of Mac users don't need Windows/*bootcamp, also, lots of Microsoft apps are available for macOS, even for businesses.
*Btw, you don't need bootcamp to install windows on an Intel Mac.
Big Sur already supports AMD 6000 cards....
I usually use rEFInd to install any OS but the lack of Windows support will be a no go.
The current Mac Pro, aside from the price, is perfect. Why mess with it? It delivers exactly what the pros wants.
Wait for it..
Class Action Time!!!!
The new smaller thinner Mac Pro .. is bending when my cat sits on it.
LOL
Class Action Time!!!!
The new smaller thinner Mac Pro .. is bending when my cat sits on it.
LOL
I don’t think a Mac Pro that’s half the size of the current model will provide all the power, upgradeability and expandability the current model has. There is just no room for components if they make the tower that much smaller.
When I saw the new Mac Pro I thought, "that's great, but could you somehow make it slower and less compatible with the software I use to make a living?"
Why? Companies spending $50K are likely making money with it in all sorts of creative endeavors. And it will be supported for at least eight years. If your company needs it, doing without waiting for something else down the road is not an option.
They missed their chance by keeping the cylindrical Mac Pro expensive (Xeon + ECC RAM) and unmaintained (no BTO options for GPU, no hardware upgrades) for years, then discontinuing it because they listened to stupid fans and media who thought that going back to ATX will make things better or cheaper and claimed that the only "pro" users around are youtubers and Hollywood videographers while the rest can live with iMacs.
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I feel bad for people who can't afford to make big purchases like these and think it hurts us.
Don't feel bad for us people who can afford it. Really. (1) We don't blink an eye. (2) Our money is well spent and recouped on the first project alone. (3) Any other projects thereafter is pure profit. (4) We will do this all over again when the latest Mac Pro comes out.
Not sure what you're getting at. The problem is cost inflation, not cost cutting. Pay double what you used to and get less (compared to the wider market conditions). Plus, the added joy of Apple telling you what you should be using it for. I'll decide that myself, thank you very much. Just give me the slots and the power.You must be feeling frustrating most of these days then, it's all around, you get less for more money nowadays.
I see this everywhere, privately and business wise.
Cost cutting to the absurd, I see this on a daily basis, it goes to such lengths that we can sometimes barely do our jobs anymore, what bothers me even more is that at the top there's plenty of money for fancy cars/iPhones and bonuses but on the work floor you have to do the job with rubbish materials/tools.
Yes, I am frustrated...sometimes.
This would be amazing if it was an ITX style motherboard with 1 full size pci-e port for a graphics card. I built a pc with an H1 case, it’s the perfect size, taller than the trash can was but expandable. Give it 256GB ram limit and a super fast clock speed CPU and it would be an amazing machine for photoshop.
I doubt it. Apple hates nVidia with a brainless passion, can't stand the opportunity to withhold a powerful consumer card in place of a "pro" card that costs double for no extra power, and is developing their own GPU anyway.Maybe Apple will include a GTX 3080 or RX 6900 XT in these
True but you could get the base model and add RAM, drives, GPU, etc from an older Mac Pro that was upgraded or third party and get a solid machine for a fraction. i’m not talking a fully loaded machine as most of us don’t need a loaded Mac Pro. The base model 2019 Mac Pro is three times the price of the older base models mostly for AfterBurner support and a logic board that is custom to support high end film production, etc. A simple tower as before without be perfect. Think mid-tower system with a standard logic board and internal drive support and upgradable third party RAM, GPU.
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Here we go again with Apple trying to make it thinner and lighter for a PRO DESKTOP model that demands good airflow and internal expandability. I'm running out of internal space to expand and now they're making it half the size?
If it's for a consumer model, that's definitely a welcome addition I'd buy my kids. If it's to replace the current Mac Pro and limit internal expansion - I'd be evaluating how they market this for the Pro users like myself.
Curious to see where this actually develops into.
If it's for a consumer model, that's definitely a welcome addition I'd buy my kids. If it's to replace the current Mac Pro and limit internal expansion - I'd be evaluating how they market this for the Pro users like myself.
Curious to see where this actually develops into.
