New Mac Pro BOM

[Cubemmal]

Has anybody looked at a possible BOM (Bill of Materials) for the nMP? Schiller said if we knew what was really in there we'd be impressed with the pricing, but I wonder. FirePro doesn't impress me - it's mainly software which is Apple anyhow. The hardware is several year old consumer GPU's, maybe with some tweaks but those chips are costing Apple something like $25-$50.

I'd like to find a reason to buy one but I'm not seeing it.

 

[MacUser2525]

Has anybody looked at a possible BOM (Bill of Materials) for the nMP? Schiller said if we knew what was really in there we'd be impressed with the pricing, but I wonder. FirePro doesn't impress me - it's mainly software which is Apple anyhow. The hardware is several year old consumer GPU's, maybe with some tweaks but those chips are costing Apple something like $25-$50.

I'd like to find a reason to buy one but I'm not seeing it.

But those parts have an Apple label on them gotta be good for a couple of hundred extra...

 

[gavinstubbs09]

It would be pretty expensive, I'd imagine. The Mac Pro is apple's way of making the "big money" from the pro side. That and the 2012 edition is essentially a 2010 but with a better CPU and it was even cheaper to make today then 3 years ago.