Seems like Apple are less interested in the Prosumer/Professional side these days. The margins on the MP are probably also quite low with the Xeons being so expensive. Maybe the next refresh will be to replace the Pro with a consumer tower.
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Consumer tower to replace not complement Mac Pro?
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We have no idea what the margins are. Apple are surely the biggest purchaser of 1600MHz FSB Xeons and are not paying the 1000 unit price Intel publish. Just because they are expensive doesn't mean that Apple would make more from a single socket desktop.
Going from 8 core systems to 4 core systems would be some what of a step backwards don't you think?
Going from 8 core systems to 4 core systems would be some what of a step backwards don't you think?
It'll be interesting to see what would be Prosumer would buy IF Apple launched a new range of Semi-MacPro and MacPro's, one aimed at home users wanting a desktop machine without all the server based bells and whistles, while the ProMac continues to be the hard-core Professional product aimed at creative pro's....
Though I'm guessing high school kids would still buy the MacPro over the Semi-MacPro, simply because they're not earning the money to pay for the hardware themselves.... Poor parents.
While I see a lot of people with MBP's who don't really need them, I rarely see people splurge on Mac Pro's.