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Mac Pro next friday with new videocard!!
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In after random prediction but before mention of MM.
It could be tomorrow since Monday was a holiday. Remember the MacBook? THAT was a Thursday.
It could be tomorrow since Monday was a holiday. Remember the MacBook? THAT was a Thursday.
Honestly, at this point, I'm wishing for an updated Mac Pro so everyone would shut up already. But I know, the day after any update, they'll already be talking about the NEXT one.
In after in before.
But I know, the day after any update, they'll already be talking about the NEXT one.
They are already talking about the nelahem MPs.
Honestly, at this point, I'm wishing for an updated Mac Pro so everyone would shut up already. But I know, the day after any update, they'll already be talking about the NEXT one.
I want to see an update as much as everyone.. but these worthless, take a sot in the dark predictions are a waste of mine and everyone's time...
I really don't comprehend the fascination wit the new Mac Pro's... will they have 16 core processors, bluray/HDDVD? If not.. then what's the big deal?
The "big deal" is a function of two things: 1) Frustration at Apple's stagnation; 2) Not wanting to pay for an overpriced, 1.5 year old computer.
I'd buy the current Mac Pro today if its price was a reflection of the age of its components. Unfortunately, its sold for twice as much as its worth, which is annoying to myself and others.
And I think some people are holding out hope that it will have next-gen components in it... For me, that's not such a big deal as I wouldn't be able to afford that model anyways.
Hard to tell if that was intentional or not though. A lot of Apple Stores had boxes of macbooks that they were told not to open. Maybe a screw up with shipping caused the books to go out earlier than expected and Apple had to release them to the public at large. It was a really silent update, even Apple's store didn't advertise them as new for a week after they were updated.....
Or maybe Apple is going to a more silent update system in general when they ship products "when they are ready" and don't stick to Tuesday mornings....
I agree with your question. I did a little fun exercise using our friends at NewEgg. Put together a system MINUS the case and power supply. It went something like so:
- Intel server-based motherboard
- 2 x 3GHz Clovertown processors
- EVGA nVidia 7300GT (since that's the same chipset the MacPro ships with)
- 1G of RAM (2x512M, just like Apple)
- 1 Seagate 250G SATA drive
The price came out to almost $3200. Again, that's sans case and power supply.
That price isn't terribly different than Apple's, for a similar base system. It's about $800 less; so you're paying an extra $800 for:
- a really innovative system case
- power supply that can handle 2 chips and multiple video cards (and disks)
- OS X
- a little extra for the "Apple-brand Mark-up"
The killer in price is the motherboard (nearly $400-500 or so) and the CPUs (almost $1300/CPU). These parts aren't inexpensive.
jas
There may be some merit in that thought.
I've heard some grumblings from current Mac Pro users who have issues with Leopard. Maybe Apple wants to get those issues ironed out before releasing new hardware?
/grasping at straws
I nuked the shopping cart at NewEgg already, sorry. It's an exercise left to the reader though; anyone can do it. You just need to make sure you choose a motherboard that has 2 socket-771 slots, as well as 8 memory slots. Intel, Supermicro, ASUS, etc, all have boards that meet this criteria. And they're all right around USD400-500 or so.
jas
Fair enough. Technically speaking, perhaps the *identical* components aren't that much cheaper. And while it's not a completely fair comparison, the fact is that there are now desktop quad core chips that are *SIGNIFICANTLY* cheaper for a not-severe degradation in performance.
In short, you can build a system which is not that inferior to the current 4 core offering by Apple for a fraction of the price.
I accept your argument that Apple might not be overcharging for the exact components in the computer (excepting RAM), but my argument was that Apple could build a comparable system to the current Mac Pro for a fraction of the price.
indeed!
There is no longer any sense in trying to "predict" a Mac Pro announcement at this point. It's either coming totally out of the blue, or it's coming at MacWorld. My guess is the latter.
my favorites are the.....
''i have it on 'good authority....''
''somebody i know that is VERY close to the inside of this...."
''i heard from a guy, who's dog bit my friend, who knew a guy named steve 'jobbes', which is VERY close to steve 'jobs' said they'd be out tomorrow....''
idiots.
''i have it on 'good authority....''
''somebody i know that is VERY close to the inside of this...."
''i heard from a guy, who's dog bit my friend, who knew a guy named steve 'jobbes', which is VERY close to steve 'jobs' said they'd be out tomorrow....''
idiots.
Is there going to be these threads every day between now and the day they are released?! This is feeling a lot like the "Powerbook G5's Next Tuesday" threads, they will come out when they come out. It is not the end of the world if Apple doesn't release these this week or next. Apple will release it when they feel it is ready. Apple isn't doing this to screw all the people out there that need MP's.
Maybe. But can you install 2 of those quad-core desktop chips onto a motherboard? Is there any way to get an 8-core system with those desktop chips?
I'm fairly certain the answer is no.
jas