Mac Pro's $400 Wheels Have No Locks to Prevent Rolling

[ItsSoShiny]

if you put the trashcan mac pro on its side it rolls also...lol. Just buy 2 wheels and lift up one end to move it. Problem solved #whereismymoney
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[Denny-boy]

Que Steppenwolf Born To Be Wild.

 

[Rogifan]

Oh, come on. It’s a fun thing. Just go along with it.

I guess if this is your definition of fun. 🤷🏼‍♀️
Btw MKBHD’s tweet has 590 comments.

 

[MrSweaters]

BRB, 3D printing up a solution for those folks who spent $400 on wheels…

 

[BellsWhistles]

that is absurd but in real life they'd be connected to bunch of cables which would prevent it from rolling around.

Just what I would want my TB cables (to external drives) and Display Port cables to be ... mooring lines.

 

[theluggage]

He brought us the Cube, so I'm not so sure.

Now, there was a Mac that wasn't all it was cracked up to be...

 

[Peperino]

$400.00 ??? I can buy a set of 4 wheels for my car for that money.

$400 for wheels, $1,000 for Arm... kind of pathetic the prices they are charging.

 

[yojason]

It's only a matter of time before one of Apple's support representatives gets the message: "um, my Mac rolled off of my desk..."

that would be comical. Some dumbass buys a super expensive computer with wheels on it, and puts it in a desk. That person deserves to watch it roll onto the floor. Because wheels are for the floor. Not on a desk.

 

[theluggage]

Is this an actual issue or just somebody looking for retweets/clicks/views?

Of course its not a serious issue - it's just Apple getting the roasting they deserve for being pretentious.

 

[yojason]

I almost feel bad for how out of touch they have become under Tim's leadership. Almost.

Tim’s job is to run a company that makes a lot of money for the people that own it. He’s doing a much better job at that than Steve did.

 

[dumastudetto]

Wheels Pro will be introduced at WWDC with a precision-engineered locking mechanism.

 

[ani4ani]

I'm sure Apple will claim they invented the wheel soon enough, if they haven't already.

nah...they let others do it first and then Apple perfected it (and they make the most profits from their wheels)

 

[threluja]

Wheels Pro will be introduced at WWDC with a precision-engineered locking mechanism.

Wheel Air coming after...

 

[farkleboy]

Problem solved. Connects to Apple Wallet on your phone and will magically disappear when your apple card payments are done.

 

[Peperino]

The wheels aren't user serviceable; you have to decide on wheels or not when you purchase the machine and are stuck with your decision.

So if you ordered the computer thinking you are going to put it on the floor, and then people decide to use standing desks, or you move offices, or your studio workstation changes to accommodate new hardware, then you can be stuck with putting a wheeled unit on a desk.

If that is true, that you cannot buy the wheels after you purchase and that the wheels are NOT removable, it is another clear example of EXTREMELY BAD DESIGN.
Please someone explain why if you are paying for a 10K computer, you need to pay an extra $400 for wheels that CANNOT be removed after installed and cannot even be locked???

Has someone said, users are tired of Apple spitting in their faces.

 

[konqerror]

OMG! That explains why I'm always finding my desk chair in other rooms in the apartment.

/facepalm

The Ikea chair I'm sitting in right now auto locks the wheels when you get up for exactly that reason. It's apparently an EU safety requirement.

 

[yojason]

Yeah, totally agree. Instead of keeping the product line simple, and charging premium but fair prices as under Jobs, they’ve done the opposite.
They now have a silly complex product line and the majority of it is hugely overpriced.
And buggy software to go with it.

You agree that Apple shouldn’t innovate, but rather, sell fewer products because it’s too complicated for you? Grow up.

 

[Marcian]

Idiоtas paying $400, wheels are for rollin'. If you ain't rollin' don't buy wheels lol

 

[Will Tisdale 🎗]

You agree that Apple shouldn’t innovate, but rather, sell fewer products because it’s too complicated for you? Grow up.

Um, excuse me? I said they shouldn’t innovate where precisely? “Grow up” - really?

 

[kazmac]

On top of my shiny desk
All covered with tech
I lost my poor Mac Pro
As the wheels did let go

As it flew off and snapped cables
And landed onto the floor
Then my poor Mac Pro
Rolled right out the door...

 

[Herrpod]

If you buy this crap, you deserve to get run over by it.

 

[iTech23]

I prefer that to a $4500 MacBook Pro that overheats just by connecting an external monitor and browsing the web.

 

[Maetzle]

The Ikea chair I'm sitting in right now auto locks the wheels when you get up for exactly that reason. It's apparently an EU safety requirement.

I bought a (rather cheap) IKEA office chair recently and it doesn't lock (or autolock). Sounds like an odd thing to regulate.

 

[Analog Kid]

This. This is the laugh I needed today... 😄

 

[konqerror]

I bought a (rather cheap) IKEA office chair recently and it doesn't lock (or autolock). Sounds like an odd thing to regulate.

Even the cheapest ones have it: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/snille-swivel-chair-white-s79046260/

The safety casters have a pressure-sensitive brake mechanism that keeps the chair in place when you stand up, and releases automatically when you sit down.

Welcome to EU health and safety regulation...