You want it to roll, you put wheels on it. You don’t want it to roll, you get it without the wheels. Is this so hard? It’s not like you’re going to use it as a commuter vehicle, or park on steep hills.Still no brakes?
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OWC Quick-Change Wheel Kit for 2019 Mac Pro Available for Pre-Order for Just $199
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MacRumors reports the price of the Apple wheels, forum members get outraged. MacRumors reports on these OWC wheels, and contrasts that they’re significantly cheaper than Apple’s - the main complaint last time - and they... get called out for advertising? I took it as pointing out that these fix the pricing problem."Just $199"
Totally not an advert for it is it.
My issue with them is that they would raise the machine an inch or more, which raises the center of gravity. At highway speeds it would be much more prone to a rollover.
Yeah, ok, great. But can you come up with a solution to keep the interior of the machine from becoming a dust magnet? And what's up with the smell of dust? Are we smelling dead skin cells or dust mite poop?
Oh, no! I cancelled my order after I saw your post. I wouldn't want you, whoever you are, sir/ma'am, wherever you live, whatever your age...to lose your respect for me. Thanks for caring!
And it's not usually the weight, it's that there are no handles to make it easier to handle. I never understand large items in boxes with zero handles.
I keep thinking is says Quick ChaRge wheel kit, then I think of being able to move them by a remote and having Mac Pro Battle Royales.
Watch the video, it comes with wheel stops. They clip onto the leg for storage when not in use according to product page.
Proper integrated brake like this.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Shepher...h-Brake-121-lbs-Load-Capacity-6291E/305045093
But the device in question is the MacPro. I look at the MacPro on Apple’s website, I see big shiny hard-to-miss handles on the top.
How many Mac Pros they have at your workplace? These machines are mostly found in post-production facilites and recording studios, usually in purpose-made rooms, sometimes even installed in 19-inch racks.Do you work in an open office environment where you move desk constantly?
Wow!!! I always thought the design was cool but now I see Apple copied it.Proper integrated brake like this.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Shepher...h-Brake-121-lbs-Load-Capacity-6291E/305045093
Still no brakes?
Who needs brakes? They do nothing but slow you down.
Not just from an aesthetics perspective, but also from a stability perspective: I wonder how stable this would be with the increased center of gravity.
But who is moving it often enough to need wheels but not so often enough that they don't want wheels?
Do you work in an open office environment where you move desk constantly?
I work in an office where they justified giving us smaller workstations in loud, open plan spaces by _saying_ we would move desk constantly. Nobody has in three years. And now everyone’s working from home. 😬
We can conclude that Apple Marketing Dept. achieved that the entire world is talking about the wheels accessory for over a year now. Which other Marketing Dept. achieved something like that??
If you would have bought 100 million USD in Apple stocks five months ago, you would be celebrating the wheels.
If you would have bought 100 million USD in Apple stocks five months ago, you would be celebrating the wheels.
