Who the hell goes to an apple store to buy a Mac Pro? Why would they be running out of stock even if there was an update around the corner?
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Mac Pro Unavailable for In-Store Reservations at Many Locations
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You're contradicting yourself. If they still have current Mac Pros to sell, why wouldn't they sell them?
This has been one bizarre rumor. It is strange that all of a sudden on a particular Friday Apple stores all across the country run out of stock on an item that must barely sell from retail.
It seems like a glitch in Apple's system to me. Whether it signifies anything is anyone's guess.
It seems like a glitch in Apple's system to me. Whether it signifies anything is anyone's guess.
First, it's not a rumor. Second happens before a refresh. They've spent the past months getting rid of old stock and since they've done that they're ready to release the update. Is that really that hard to understand?
Like I said, we are just getting desperate for any sort of news on this subject.
Don't forget that apple has told retailers to sell off what stock they have as stocks will be low in the near future!!!! :-D
No need to get tetchy. Isn't it too much of a coincidence that all these stores would all of a sudden simultaneously run out of stock and then hours later have stock? I'm not hinting at conspiracy, just a glitch.
I agree. Me too.
I thought that news story was specifically regarding iMacs but I could be wrong
Yes, and they sell lots of them.
Go find their SEC filings. There's a fresh batch of them as they just announced quarterly earnings.
Yeah, whatever Steve thinks is coming next I imagine they'll build cities around it.
So does it still say "unavailable" on all these different locations or is it actually changed to "ships in 24 hours" ? Could someone confirm this please?
if it did change back to ships within 24 hours than i'm "guessing" its a glitch in the system.
if it did change back to ships within 24 hours than i'm "guessing" its a glitch in the system.
I guessing this whole unavailable thing is meaningless. Apple will release the Mac Pro update when they are ready and not before. Probably not until
September, at the earliest. I would sure like to be wrong, but don't get your hopes up on this unavailable thing.
This is one of the bigger reasons I want Blu-ray on the Mac Pro, when you have high definition audio coming through some studio monitors or even a 5.1 channel surround sound, its astounding what sound engineers can do. It's amazing to hear the sound in its purest forms.
On an unrelated note and not that I'd watch movies on a Mac Pro or anything but....
A lot of people knocked Lord of the Rings Trilogy for its Blu-ray transfer because the video quality was not that far apart from the DVD version, but the Audio track was downright amazing, I was blown away after hearing it, so much better than the DVD copy (although that was great in its own right). The Ring Drop on Blu-ray vs Ring Drop on DVD differences were astounding(did a little A and B comparison on 2 different devices). Gotta love SVS subwoofers though
My impression is that there might have been a hiccup in supply lines, or it's entirely possible that Apple spotted the story, and did some backstage "adjusting" to squash the rumor. Took a few looks about and availability has returned to normal everywhere I checked. As we well know, Apple likes to keep things close to the chest. And there were precious little supporting rumors out there at all.
Either way, I honestly was not expecting a MacPro update until after the annual September iPod love fest, and possibly even after the next iMac and iPad updates. Also the rather unclear rollout cycle of Intel's next workstation/server class chips, does not signal serious new tech for the Mac Pro anytime soon.
The Mac Pro does not seem to be any kind of priority for Apple (read: Steve J) since the ascendancy of the iPhone and the iPad and their full on pursuit of the "consuming" computer user. Seriously, I have not seen much in the way of Pro gear in an Apple store in years, except for the lonely one or two Mac Pros neglected in the corner. Meanwhile, there are entire WALLS of iPod and iPhone gear. And unless you are into shopping iThing Central, I don't even set foot into an Apple Store between September and the Holidays. I don't think they're going to discontinue the Mac Pro's, but I don't think they're going to get a lot of attention either. Much like Apple's continuing neglect of the Creative community that used to be their most loyal and enthusiastic users.
May be just as well. For this Creative Pro, I am dragging my heels on upgrading my iron till I get a Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign file I can't open, then have to spring for the Adobe CS5 upgrade and I am forced to get a new box to run it. Yes, would be the $600 upgrade that costs $3500.
And please stop even worrying about Blu-ray. Steve doesn't like Blu-ray has very publicly stated his preference for streaming HD so it ain't gonna happen. Move on.
I've given up on Apple's desktops and I'm close to giving up on their notebooks. They raise your expectations so high but are never able to meet them again. You're stuck with the first Mac you buy since they next ones aren't enticing.That's the patent thanks for reposting. If that xMac (mini Pro) happens, that's my next Mac: especially if the weight is cut considerably and upgrades are simple for non-computer innards wranglers like myself.
And yes I've noticed several stores have Mac Pros using that reserve system. Let's hope that the update does come soon.
I'm waiting for Sandy Bridge now. Maybe that will be an improvement in the mobile space. I'd be better off just getting a 128 GB SSD for my Macbook and never replacing it until it's truly dead. Safari and iTunes run just fine on a Core 2 Duo with 4 GB of RAM. 5400 RPM does leave much to be desired though.
I'll leave Windows for anything that needs real power.
Eh.
Probably a glitch in the system. I had a friend who bought the 2Gen Touch and the next day the 3Gen Touch came out. Apple didn't pull that from their website.
Probably a glitch in the system. I had a friend who bought the 2Gen Touch and the next day the 3Gen Touch came out. Apple didn't pull that from their website.
Agreed. It's a professional model, but still think 2499 plus tax, is a bit much for a starting point, if you want a new one.
It just shows how desperate we are for a rumor. It is taking far too long and a lot of MP users are angry.