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i7 coming to mac pros?

wutisupmonSD

wutisupmonSD

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Dec 11, 2008
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we've just recently upgraded our home pc to the 2.66 intel core i7, and the improvements were phenominal(overclocking to 4.0Ghz). At some point we're finally going to switch the home computer over to apple, but the i7 I can't just leave behind.

any ideas if the i7 is in apple's plans for the next mac pro? any multi-threading processors?
 
By then, I should of made enough money to upgrade my rig (again),
though I'm thinking of a HDElement for added storage. Buy the base unit and replace the drives with the largest on the market at the time...
 
We had better see a updated Mac Pro in January it has been a year since that model has been updated. As far as computers go, only the mini is older.

It is ridiculous how long Apple has waited to update that model.
 
lostngone said:
We had better see a updated Mac Pro in January it has been a year since that model has been updated. As far as computers go, only the mini is older.

It is ridiculous how long Apple has waited to update that model.
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We won't. Because there are no chips. Why is this difficult to understand?

The Mac Pro went 518 days between updates the last time. What makes you think they wouldn't do that again?
 
Tallest Skil said:
We won't. Because there are no chips. Why is this difficult to understand?

The Mac Pro went 518 days between updates the last time. What makes you think they wouldn't do that again?
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Whats so "difficult to understand" about Apple speed bumping that Model???

Intel IS making faster X5400 series chips then what Apple has in those systems.
 
Tallest Skil said:
What are the speeds? If you're talking about the six core chips, that's an entirely different chipset.
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I am talking about the X5470 and X5492 it is the same chipset as what is in the current line of Mac Pro's just a faster clock speed.

Edit: 3.33Ghz(1333 bus) and 3.40Ghz(1600 bus)
 
The X5492 would require different RAM, and the X5470 isn't an appreciable increase in speed over the current offerings.

Apple did an "update" (demeaning to the word update to call it such) last time to add an eight core option that a gave serious speed increase. Unless there is a Penryn offering that can bring the same level of increase over the current chips as that did, don't expect any line additions until the real update to Nehalem.
 
Tallest Skil said:
The X5492 would require different RAM, and the X5470 isn't an appreciable increase in speed over the current offerings.

Apple did an "update" (demeaning to the word update to call it such) last time to add an eight core option that a gave serious speed increase. Unless there is a Penryn offering that can bring the same level of increase over the current chips as that did, don't expect any line additions until the real update to Nehalem.
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Can you explain why the X5492 would need different RAM?

Right now the Mac Pro is so over priced for what you get it is hilarious. Apple needs to drop its price as the system ages or keep the price the same and keep them current with the latest tech(video, CPU, etc).
 
lostngone said:
Can you explain why the X5492 would need different RAM?

Right now the Mac Pro is so over priced for what you get it is hilarious. Apple needs to drop its price as the systems ages or keep the price the same and keep them current with latest tech(video, CPU, etc).
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Different bus speed.

And that's how Apple updates work. The prices are quite competitive at the beginning, and then they're never lowered until the next update. This is how it has always worked. Apple will never drop prices on computers without a spec update.
 
Tallest Skil said:
Different bus speed.

And that's how Apple updates work. The prices are quite competitive at the beginning, and then they're never lowered until the next update. This is how it has always worked. Apple will never drop prices on computers without a spec update.
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Last time I checked the X5492 was the same bus speed(1600Ghz) as the current processors in the Mac Pro.

My point is needs to update the Mac Pro so they DON'T have to lower the price. A year between updates is crazy.
 
lostngone said:
Last time I checked the X5492 was the same bus speed(1600Ghz) as the current processors in the Mac Pro.

My point is needs to update the Mac Pro so they DON'T have to lower the price. A year between updates is crazy.
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What would you have them change?
 
lostngone said:
Right now the Mac Pro is so over priced for what you get it is hilarious. Apple needs to drop its price as the system ages or keep the price the same and keep them current with the latest tech(video, CPU, etc).
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No its not at all.

An 8 core system for 2800 dollars is pretty cheap from where I am standing, especially in comparison to any other OEM, or indeed DIY.
 
Tallest Skil said:
We won't. Because there are no chips. Why is this difficult to understand?

The Mac Pro went 518 days between updates the last time. What makes you think they wouldn't do that again?
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actually, until now, the Mac Pro has gone a maximum of 10 months between updates as Apple introduced an 8 core option in April 2007 to buy Apple time.
 
gazfocus said:
actually, until now, the Mac Pro has gone a maximum of 10 months between updates as Apple introduced an 8 core option in April 2007 to buy Apple time.
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Was that just a CPU bump, from a C2D Xeon to a Quad core?

Edit - looks like that point's already been raised...
 
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