More Rumors. What their source is I just don't know...
http://www.macgeneration.com/news/voir/156241/wwdc-refonte-des-mac-pro-et-nouveaux-xserve
http://www.macgeneration.com/news/voir/156241/wwdc-refonte-des-mac-pro-et-nouveaux-xserve
More Rumors. What their source is I just don't know...
http://www.macgeneration.com/news/voir/156241/wwdc-refonte-des-mac-pro-et-nouveaux-xserve
'Mac Pro's are really overpriced and this is backfiring on Apple'
Only the 2009 models are very overpriced imo.
2009 base: 2499 1 x $284 cpu other stuff: $2215
2008 base: 2799 2 x $797 cpus other stuff: $1205
2006 base: 2499 2 x $690 cpus other stuff: $1119
That is quite a big difference.
If they bring the "other stuff" price back to around $1500 they can make attractive new mac pro's now.
By the time 2011 we will still flat out lie on our website and say that the by then over 1 year old Mac Pro is actually the " all new mac pro", just like we do now.
the one thing that is for sure is that Apple won't drop prices. thats completely against they're business philosophy witch is:
... "get these idiots to pay as much as possible if not double. To camouflage our little rip-off.....
Well - there must be quite a few of us "idiots" out there as Apple now has the second highest market cap of all US corporations - now surpassing MS.
Many of us make informed decisions as to why we purchase a Mac Pro - we run businesses with them & OS X & related apps. We make make real $$ in operating margin by delivering products/services that customers pay for.
There is a small and vocal minority that bitch and whine about what a rip off Apple is. In many cases that is all they do.
the one thing that is for sure is that Apple won't drop prices. thats completely against they're business philosophy witch is:
"get these idiots to pay as much as possible if not double. To camouflage our little rip-off we will keep feeding our customers bullsh*t statements that everything is magical and that this time its not 2x but 4x faster, that the design is very sleek & very easy to upgrade, * of course if you want to upgrade, we will charge the idiots also "double". By the time 2011 we will still flat out lie on our website and say that the by then over 1 year old Mac Pro is actually the " all new mac pro", just like we do now.
By the way there's going to be an opening performance at WWDC, 50cent will be performing "straight to the bank" and guest appearance by mr. hood "robin & stealin"
Yeah, what a terrible company. Making money for their shareholders!! What next?![]()
Yeah, what a terrible company. Making money for their shareholders!! What next?![]()
Running a business to please the shareholders will run your business into the ground. Look what happened to BP.
This is the biggest hinderance for anyone currently using OS X that might rather run Windows or Linux (some have indicated the software has now caught up with, or even surpassed the OS X versions), and would be able to take advantage of lower cost hardware (particularly 3rd party hardware that's not even available on Mac Pros).The only thing that keeps me from going windows (at the moment) is my software and type library investments...especialy type investment
Only the 2009 models are very overpriced imo.
2009 base: 2499 1 x $284 cpu other stuff: $2215
2008 base: 2799 2 x $797 cpus other stuff: $1205
2006 base: 2499 2 x $690 cpus other stuff: $1119
That is quite a big difference.
If they bring the "other stuff" price back to around $1500 they can make attractive new mac pro's now.
I've thrown in my 2 cents on this thread a few times. All in all, I'm inclined to go with the following:
1. New MP at WWDC: 20% chance.
2. New MP on a Tuesday in Aug-Oct: 70% chance.
3. New MP on a Tuesday in Jan 2011 or later: 10% chance.
I'm basing this on nothing but the overall thoughts, ideas and points made on this and other threads. There IS NO INFO on this topic that is reliable, all is speculation, so what the hell, I'll speculate.
So, I just order a new 8 core MP from Amazon, new as in 2009.
Amazon has a 30 day return policy minus a 15% restock. Amazon's price is $200 cheaper than Apple.com. So, I figure worse case scenario is I send this baby back to Amazon IF there is an announcement at WWDC and I'm out a max of a few hundred. However, I'm not too concerned.
All in all, most of the posters who have mention the true requirements of a pro and a pro machine are spot on. A pro uses his hardware as equipment, to do a job. And a pro machine must be reliable above all else.
And as far as speed is concerned, just head over to geekbench if you have any concerns about the 8 core Nehalem MPs. They are consistently at the top. I've yet to see a Hackintosh even close, overclocked or not. And why do I want headaches? I just want the damn box to work day after day for a few years. Period.
Thanks to all for their thoughts. You've helped me a lot in the past few weeks. I'm looking forward to my new MP to arrive tomorrow.![]()
You can get a refurbished 2009 2.93 Quad right now for $2549 - that's decent value. Upgrade the RAM to 6GB and you've got a very very nice workstation that can handle nearly any workload you can throw at it. (Ask me how I know!)
It might be a decent value in Apple prices. You could have a 4ghz quad on Windows 7 (which is a fantastic OS, and more capable than OSX overall. Yes, I use both.) with 12 gigs of ram and way better video card for about half that price.
It might be a decent value in Apple prices. You could have a 4ghz quad on Windows 7 (which is a fantastic OS, and more capable than OSX overall. Yes, I use both.) with 12 gigs of ram and way better video card for about half that price.
This is the biggest hinderance for anyone currently using OS X that might rather run Windows or Linux (some have indicated the software has now caught up with, or even surpassed the OS X versions), and would be able to take advantage of lower cost hardware (particularly 3rd party hardware that's not even available on Mac Pros).
Professional software can easily out-cost the the system it runs on, even with all the upgrades added. There are applications that exceed $10k USD per license.![]()
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Just curious how you find Windows 7 to be more capable. This is a genuine question.
Start a new thread before we get way off topic or pm each other.