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Buyer's Guide "Buy Now!" recommendation for MacPro is very misleading

motulist

motulist

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The Buyers Guide is making a misleading report on the new mac pros. It says "Mac Pro - Recommendation: Buy Now! - Product just updated" but the line wasn't updated, it just gained a higher end configuration to the existing product line. At the minimum there should be some sort of large asterisk over that "Buy Now!" recommendation, or people are gonna get burned when the real update to the product line comes and they'll feel like MacRumors really mislead them. Just my constructive 2 cents. :)

https://buyersguide.macrumors.com//#Mac_Pro
 
motulist said:
The Buyers Guide is making a misleading report on the new mac pros. It says "Mac Pro - Recommendation: Buy Now! - Product just updated" but the line wasn't updated, it just gained a higher end configuration to the existing product line. At the minimum there should be some sort of large asterisk over that "Buy Now!" recommendation, or people are gonna get burned when the real update to the product line comes and they'll feel like MacRumors really mislead them. Just my constructive 2 cents. :)

https://buyersguide.macrumors.com//#Mac_Pro
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I think it just shows that they are most likely not going to change prices for a while. Therefore, safe to buy.:)
 
They added to the product line, Therefor making it rather unlikely we will see another update for them soon. Yes they could be working on a new design as we speak, but they will not release a product just to update it a few weeks later. There is a possibility that we will see new Mac Pros at WWDC, but for now it's a safe buy.
 
yeah...

I added a small note to the Mac Pro, but need to make it more noticable.

That being said, it's hard to say what's going to happen. Is Apple going to introduce a faster Mac Pro soon? Then what happens to the pricing structure with the 8core?

anr
 
I think the only difference we'll see in the near future is
possibly a price drop after WWDC. No faster MacPros 'til later
this year - Q4?
 
arn said:
anr
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:p

I think that it is safe to say "buy now" because if another update were in another month, Apple would probably have waited to put 8core in the next update. Confusing, I know. What I'm saying is there probably wont be another update til WWDC at the earliest.

Edit: Actually, what I find more misleading is the "buy now" on the cinema displays. They weren't updated, they dropped 100 dollars in price. That means that there is a better chance of a refresh than of them sticking around for awhile.
 
dartzorichalcos said:
Can you also change the Mac Pro's picture because it looks like it's a PowerMac G5.
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Picky picky :p I still think the cinema displays are misleading.

Perhaps someone should add a note that they weren't updated, just simply price-dropped?
 
Zwhaler said:
Picky picky :p I still think the cinema displays are misleading.

Perhaps someone should add a note that they weren't updated, just simply price-dropped?
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Price Drop = Update.

That's how Apple updates their LCDs.

8/2006: Price Drop, Specs Updated
3/2006: 30" Spec Updated
10/2005: Price Drop
4/2005: Price Drop
1/2005: Price Drop
 
arn said:
Price Drop = Update.

That's how Apple updates their LCDs.

8/2006: Price Drop, Specs Updated
3/2006: 30" Spec Updated
10/2005: Price Drop
4/2005: Price Drop
1/2005: Price Drop
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Oh, cool I just checked that out. Now it makes sense :) Jeez these cinema displays really are dinosauars... largely the same since the beginning of 2005.
 
Mac "updates" are rarely clean. There is a lot of grey area. Generally any change could be considered an update.
 
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