New Mac Pro Nearing Release as Apple Advises Technicians How to Place Computer in DFU Mode

[mannyvel]

I guess I'll get one after our Series A round! Although really, if I was investor I'd be pissed if I saw one of these...just like I'd be pissed if I saw a company buying a whole bunch of Aerons.

I can't wait to see it in person at the Apple Store.

 

[Juicy Box]

Just the stand for the monitor cost $999??? Wow, that is very cheap........

Yeah, the stand costs as much as the Original thunderbolt display.

I really wished Apple made another display like the thunderbolt, at least in price, and one that matches the iMac aesthetically.

The internal Apple document also depicts how the cheese grater front grill is used to shred 60 $100 USD bills.

Is this an attempt to be funny?

The machine is a beast and very capable. If you can't afford it, my advice is to make more money.

So serious, relax......

 

[jlocker]

What would such an event involve?

The Mac Pro has already been fully revealed. They have a 5-minute video on YouTube. Do you expect them to present the same slide deck from WWDC?

With Apple having the Steve Jobs theater right on campus, having to get auditorium space is the thing of the past. They can just walk on stage and say hey here is or new computers for the Christmas selling season. Have a Happy Holiday!!!!!

 

[turbineseaplane]

So serious, relax......

God - no kidding..
Some people need to chillax a bit

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

I'm interested as to how many people will buy these. They seem laser focused on the hollywood/pro video markets, especially considering the new display. Relatively limited market, even for Apple.

Agree...At that price, Apple must have done their homework to turn a profit!

 

[Mr. Dee]

I don’t need it, but I want it.

 

[turbineseaplane]

I don’t need it, but I want it.

I'll never buy one - but excited to see one at the store I suppose.
Case design seems very interesting for sure

 

[wayoutwest5505]

Want one for my home recording studio, but, waiting for the Mac Book Pro 16 inch. Silly Me, writing this on my 2011 Mac Book Pro 17 inch. 16 gigs, 1TB SSD, Intel i7 = Hoping new 16.1 inch is worth my next purchase. Utah

 

[jlocker]

Agree...At that price, Apple must have done their homework to turn a profit!

1984 mac 128k 6000 dollars in today's money. 2019 Mac Pro 6000 dollars hmm. They sold quite a few Mac 128k's back in 1984! Ask wonder woman she is going there next summer!

 

[Hodar1]

They should sell well for people making money with them, H'Wood, the scientific community, etc. Amortize these machines over 3-4 years and you're paying a few thousand a year. You'll probably pay as much, if not more, for software and services. This also holds true for smaller businesses, plus the resale value of the MP will cut this annual expense considerably.

PCs are cheaper, sure and there are other Macs (Minis, iMacs, etc.) but I'll bet most Mac-based shops are going to have at least one of these beasts. It's been a long, long time coming.

Considering I've been using my 2012 Mac Mini since it was introduced - these are reliable machines. Add to it that they are now userable configurable (add RAM, and aftermarket storage solution); when you amortize these machines over the years that they will be truly useful - they really aren't that bad.

Compared to Apple, my experience with PC's shows that WinPC's just do not last more than 3-5 years without significant IT investment; whereas Apple appears to spend more time and effort screening their components and calculating heating/cooling.

I fully expect this Mac Pro to have a useful production life of 5-7 years; possibly longer.

 

[Tomboman]

I guess it will be available shortly before or after the conference call ("Since yesterday, you can order the Mac Pro)

But I still hope there will be a refresh for the iMac Pro - Really need a new production machine for Logic, and I would buy the new Macbook Pro, or a refreshed iMac Pro

 

[mannyvel]

Agree...At that price, Apple must have done their homework to turn a profit!

Every high-end photo, audio, and video person is going to want one. Everyone within 20% of the high end will want one as well. And there will be a surprisingly large number of people who will buy one and use it as a "dude, we're so rich that I use this for email" status symbol, especially in the creative fields.

I mean damn, it looks so good. How could you not want one, especially if you're pretending to have a creative bone in your body?

In fact, it'll probably be added to the MoMa collection within the first 6 months of release.

 

[BWhaler]

I hope Apple sells a ton of these. Blows always projections. It’ll be a nice reminder the Mac really matters and macOS needs to be pro quality.

This is good for all of us.

 

[Spock]

This is going to be a great media center computer to replace my Apple TV 4K.

 

[Romeo_Nightfall]

Trust me, there are plenty of us who want it.

... and can afford it?!

 

[nilk]

What I really want to know is what this will do to the iMac Pro. They're already $3600ish on ebay. I think if Apple rejiggered the iMac Pro a bit and had a base price of $3k, that would be the perfect mid level computer.

I'm guessing they discontinue it. iMac Pro always seemed like a stop-gap for people who desperately wanted a powerful updated Mac while waiting for a new Mac Pro to come out.

Would be nice to see it at a lower-price point, but considering it doesn't have user-serviceable RAM, and both the regular 27" iMac and the upcoming Mac Pro do, it sits in a weird place. If you are going to get a more powerful machine and you have the money to configure it with as much RAM as you think you'll need in the future, why not just get a Mac Pro since you're already end up in that price range? (and you can buy only how much RAM you need today, and upgrade it later if you need to)

(maybe iMac Pro users are fine bringing/sending their machine to Apple or Apple authorized service provider and paying them to do a RAM upgrade, so my point might not make sense since that is an option)

Personally, my 2017 27" iMac was originally a stopgap for me after my 2006 Mac Pro no longer cut it, but neither the iMac Pro nor the Mac Pro are in my price range, and even at a lower price point iMac Pro's lack of user-serviceable RAM makes me not want it.

 

[tevion5]

What I really want to know is what this will do to the iMac Pro. They're already $3600ish on ebay. I think if Apple rejiggered the iMac Pro a bit and had a base price of $3k, that would be the perfect mid level computer.

I get what you mean about pricing but surly the iMac Pro with its 5K display and up to 18 Core Xeon CPU is stretching the definition of “mid level”?

 

[confessJason]

Frankly, you can build your own PC with Ryzen and buy a great Samsung monitor at Best Buy for $1000 altogether and it should be good enough for editing movies and scientific research. I cannot imagine any “professional” who’d need this machine.

Plus, this thing can’t play Resident Evil 2 or Red Dead Redemption 2. Not a pro machine. Fact.

 

[adamdport]

SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS and you get a 256GB hard drive. I hate how they price their storage.

 

[impulse462]

I think you described exactly who this machine is meant for. For everyone else, there is iMac Pro, iMac and MacBook Pro.

Mac Pro for the hardest of the hard core.

lmao, "hardest of the hardcore" i guess that includes no AI/ML applications due to no nvidia support

 

[cppguy]

i was always a pro user before the trash can. i thought i could get by with an i7 iMac... boy do I regret that 7 years later. In 7 years, as an artist I find myself doing a lot more video. I have to believe that's going to be more and more true for not just me, but a lot of people.

A 7-year old iMac is nothing like today's top of the line. I think it's enough for most people, as long as you stay really far away from the base model with magnetic storage. Even for backup I use an SSD, no magnetic. You may be an exception, if you're really heavy into 8K, RAW video, 360 stitching, CAD, and so on. But very few of us need a Xeon system with multiple GPUs and a reference grading monitor. Again, you might, and that's great.

It's probably not a good idea to keep any computer for 7 years, unless you're just watching movies on it. I have the first 5K iMac that ever came out, and I can't even watch Youtube on it anymore. The fan just spools up after a minute and the machine goes to sleep. As a first-generation product, it didn't age well. And anything static burns into the screen after hours, and it stays burned in for days. I can assure you the latest iMac is nothing like that. I haven't even heard the fan yet, and I do edit 4K video and run VMs.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Everybody, start stocking up on cheese.

 

[realtuner]

Trust me, there are plenty of us who want it.

I don't need one, but damn I sure want one.

 

[BootsWalking]

Is this an attempt to be funny?

The machine is a beast and very capable. If you can't afford it, my advice is to make more money.

If your argument against someone stating it's too expensive is to say they can't afford it then my advice is to develop better polemic skills.

 

[jlocker]

Frankly, you can build your own PC with Ryzen and buy a great Samsung monitor at Best Buy for $1000 altogether and it should be good enough for editing movies and scientific research. I cannot imagine any “professional” who’d need this machine.

Plus, this thing can’t play Resident Evil 2 or Red Dead Redemption 2. Not a pro machine. Fact.

Not the same processor, not the same memory ECC or the number of memory slots, not the expansion slots, not the same logic board speed. It is like comparing a long haul semi truck to a chevy pickup. Yes they call haul or pull things but not the same amount and you can put on a half a million miles with out replacement or repair.

And yes it can play these games, you just need to run bootcamp or parallels to do it.