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I Just Took The Plunge
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Man,
Tom Petty had it right: the waiting is the hardest part! They say the system should ship 9/25 - 9/27 so it'll probably be 9/27. But I want it nowwww.....!
the wait will be worth it, but when it arrives, remember to bend your knee's when you pick it up, the MP isn't exactly a lightweight, ive lifted lighter refridgerators
the time will soon fly, ,mine arrived 3 days ahead of ETA, it arrived 2 hours after the extra 3 hard drives and speakers arrived from a third party supplier, so i had a great few days .................. let the good times roll 
Wait, you just bought a MacPro? What if new ones get announced with Leopard? Will you be pissed?
This is going to be my first Macintosh. Any tips
Don't forget to pay the CC bill
Enjoy your new & first mac.
Some people won't be committing suicide because of this, ya know...It's just a computer guys.
Some people won't be committing suicide because of this, ya know...It's just a computer guys.
Yea, but, if its going to cut my encoding time in half, its all worth it for what I do. I can wait.
Yea, but, if its going to cut my encoding time in half, its all worth it for what I do. I can wait.
By half? I don't think Intel has gone that far yet with their processors. Unless you're comparing a Quad to an Octo core...
I would assume he was talking about quad to octo..since..they SHOULD go to all octo..or at least a octo for the same price as the current 2.66 quad, bc they are the same prices for the processors.
My guess is they'll probably offer a 3.0Ghz Quad Core for the "Base" with newer processors. So I doubt they'll offer the Clovertowns as base.
Aren't the 2.83 quad penryns the same price as the 2.66 dual woodcrests were when they came out? So they should be able to offer them at the same price point as the current "base".
doing all oct mac pro line, would i think open apple to have another computer line inbetween the imac, and mac pro.
Thing is, when they upgrade to newer processors, they have to change motherboards etc...they want to use newer components with higher Front Side Busses, so putting in a Clovertown or a Woodcrest in a newer motherboard which has 1600Mhz FSB and higher speed RAM will yield to bad results. It's not as simple as putting processors...
Of course you realize that the quad-core chips in the Harpertown line are the same price as the current Woodcrests, right?
Your proposal would more than likely mean a price drop if 3.0Ghz dual-cores are offered as the base. Of course, I will continue to point out the problem with your suggestion shortly.
If Apple decides to go 1600Mhz bus, that poses a problem for your prediction. As the only dual core 1600Mhz chip will be 3.4Ghz and will be priced at $1,172 http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=8656
Of course the dailytech article leads us to believe there will be more dual core 1600Mhz bus chips. But, at nearly $1200 for 3.4Ghz I can't imagine what the others will cost. And, with 2.83Ghz quad-cores at nearly half the price, $690, I don't see the point in offering dual core chips any longer.
Now, there are the Wolfdales, the dual core version of the 1333 Harpertowns. The closest speed to what you are proposing is the 3.33Ghz chip, priced at $851. Again, a quad-core Mac Pro would cost more than an all octo-core line base model, based on these figures.
There is the 1.86Ghz Wolfdale priced at only $177. But that would be a step backwards from the current lowest option of 2.0Ghz. Apple could do it, but it wouldn't be the base model.
So, your assumptions are way off. As I, and others have said an all octo Mac Pro line is very likely. I understand what you are attempting to do, but do some research first. Because the chip you want to use doesn't even exist.
I said the 2.83 quad penryns, which is the harpertown processors, which one go with the SS MB etc. I never said they would put clovertown or woodcrest, they would have to be stupid to do that.
An all octo core Clovertown setup? Makes no sense (just like most of your posts). Apple only wants to change the CPU's during a BTO, not change RAM and the motherboard.
From what I've seen, Apple is either going to go to the 1600Mhz FSB w/ newer processors/Ram/Motherboard, or it's going to stick with the current line and offer the 2.66 8 Core as "Base".
I'm sure they have the dilemma of how to do it right.
Well yes, but then you have to wait a while longer even after the official Intel launch...or Apple might have a deal with Intel.
I don't get it, why did this thread turn into a "waiting club"-esque thread? The OP specifically said right in the subject line that he "took the plunge".
Stop going off topic. When I post something about not waiting, people like suno-whatever go crazy.
How old are you seriously? No older than 18 I suppose. Probably with a mental disorder.
Go back to your waiting club thread. Stop filling this thread with junk.
You mean like you are doing by posting crap? You can hardly claim I have a mental disorder when you 1: Can't research to form educated opinions 2: Can't read posts properly because twice you said Clovertowns when no one was talking about Clovertowns.
Move along SDAVE. You are just making a fool of yourself.
Here here. Trying to stir up trouble once again SDAVE? You don't need to answer. Your previous posts already do.