Wooo! Finally, some news... http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11717&Itemid=1
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Nehalem Xeons, available March 30th
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yes hopefully
assuming Apple don't hang around like they did with the quad-core xeons. It does seem like an end of feb/beginning of march event with all the desktop macs being updated with imminent (within a couple of weeks) shipping is possible.
assuming Apple don't hang around like they did with the quad-core xeons. It does seem like an end of feb/beginning of march event with all the desktop macs being updated with imminent (within a couple of weeks) shipping is possible.
Disclaimer: I mean, expect a March announcement with a June release.
And you're not getting Snow Leopard preinstalled.
Pessimisman to the rescue!
def... I'm getting really rather fed up with my quad core first gen mac pro. Pretty slow doing some things I'm having to do. Sigh
Whoa there. The release is being suggested as March 29th. Apple have released 6-8 weeks after release dates.
They will never intentionally announce an update to an existing product two months before being able to sell them. Would cannibalise existing product too much
No. Some stores claim they have them in stock. Fudzilla say the official release date is March 29th. I really wouldn't expect to hear anything from Apple until mid may at the earliest.
I'm usually the one making your argument here, but...
*coughiPhone3Gcough*
They took the iPhone off the market for two months, even before announcing the 3G.
Also, if you wanted the 8800 GT in the Penryn Mac Pro, you had to wait two months. So they'll be available for ordering in March and delivery in June.
History shows this is not the case for the Mac Pro. Forget about a couple of products that had unique situations.
With all respect, I don't think either of those two are good examples. For a start with the iPhone that was more about miscalculating demand and winding up manufacturing prior to launching the new model. It was important for them to sell all remaining stock and the discounts on the old models sold WAY better than any of them expected.
As for the 8800, it is small-ish upgrade to a product and wouldn't have held up sales massively due to it not being available.
If some stores have stock of it now, it leads me to think that Intel are going for a hard launch - real product and in decent quantities when announced. I suspect Apple would be an ideal launch partner.
Hey... give an old pessimist a chance to dream...
You're right, of course.
It's ok, you just got excited at some real information
