prob millions lmao
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I suppose the CPU supports 2TB, which might need 16 slots, and the mac pro provides 12 slots due to design issues
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Roundup: First-Look Impressions of the New Mac Pro
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This thing is a beast! In my opinion Apple delivered what the vast majority of the pro community was asking for.
WOW! What an awesome computer. And beautiful. I'd love to own one. I don't need one, but I sure want one.
can’t you buy an iMac pro and a thunderbolt expansion chassis and forgo the Mac pro
At this point in Apple, I'll take any kind of function over form decision as an absolute win for the customer.
Let’s hope they don’t keep being that slow in developing what the community asks for, because this was waaaaay too late of an update.
I imagine it would be like Raiders of the Lost Ark when they opened the ark. Marion, don't look at it!
Seems like an awesome machine. It's everything people have been shouting about wanting, and now that, what was wanted has arrived, I hear people crying about the price. The price isn't bad in my opinion. If I made my green on computing power, it would be trivial even.
It's more than I personally need, but many ACTUAL PRO's do need this kind of power, and will gladly pay the price. Seriously, my MP51 cost me well over $3K in 2013 (Yes, I bought brand new, Mid-2012 MP51 in 2013) and it's been worth every penny to me. I've invested just as much or more in various upgrades over the years, with no regrets. If my current MP weren't up to the tasks I throw at it now, I'd have no qualms about buying the 7,1 base model (well, I might upgrade something on it, so it might not be EXACTLY base). Given the technology upgrades over the 5,1, and the potential upgrades over it's own base, it's a good deal (in my opinion).
If you need to upgrade your current machine, but don't want (or need) this much machine, there are other options. Let's face it. Apple is finally bringing a heavy-hitter up to bat, and if you want him on your team, you have to pay for his abilities.
It's more than I personally need, but many ACTUAL PRO's do need this kind of power, and will gladly pay the price. Seriously, my MP51 cost me well over $3K in 2013 (Yes, I bought brand new, Mid-2012 MP51 in 2013) and it's been worth every penny to me. I've invested just as much or more in various upgrades over the years, with no regrets. If my current MP weren't up to the tasks I throw at it now, I'd have no qualms about buying the 7,1 base model (well, I might upgrade something on it, so it might not be EXACTLY base). Given the technology upgrades over the 5,1, and the potential upgrades over it's own base, it's a good deal (in my opinion).
If you need to upgrade your current machine, but don't want (or need) this much machine, there are other options. Let's face it. Apple is finally bringing a heavy-hitter up to bat, and if you want him on your team, you have to pay for his abilities.
I'm glad the 2% got what they've been wanting! Good job, apple.
I have not bought a new Mac Pro since my 2006 model. So 13 years of savings keeps it in range
To enter, it costs more than the entry level iMac Pro without a display.
Entry level Mac Pro has 1/4 the SSD, and a graphics card from 2016 with 1/2 the teraflops.
This is a "Pro" product, Apple. Save us the marketing dance. Give us Vega 56 / 64, and 1TB SSD for $6K!
Otherwise, given the many BTO, the machine is an absolute beast!
Entry level Mac Pro has 1/4 the SSD, and a graphics card from 2016 with 1/2 the teraflops.
This is a "Pro" product, Apple. Save us the marketing dance. Give us Vega 56 / 64, and 1TB SSD for $6K!
Otherwise, given the many BTO, the machine is an absolute beast!
People say it's ugly, but ya gotta expect we'll soon see other makers of desktops and peripherals offer similar "lattice" designs. Personally, it first struck me as rather odd, but it's growing on me. Definitely has a striking look. Using the outer case of the MacPro and new display as a heat sink seems a pretty efficient use of materials and weight. At least it's a move back to function over form, whereas the trashcan Mac seemed the opposite.
Its gorgeous but I wonder how many of these they will actually sell? So many power users gave on Apple a while ago. Not sure if they will ever return.
some perspective for the people are complaining about the price
https://www.boxx.com/systems/workstations/s-class
https://www.boxx.com/systems/workstations/s-class
They do. It's called the 2013 Mac Pro.
Yeah, I wish the low-end model was more affordable for smaller one-person studios that want the upgradability investment that you don't get with iMac.
$5,999 with only 256GB of SSD storage?
Greedy, greedy company.
Unashamedly greedy.
Greedy, greedy company.
Unashamedly greedy.
I don’t need one. But boy do I want one. My credit card was crying a minute ago.
Apple should really sell a version of the Mac Pro with high-end consumer chips. The Xeon/ECC premium puts these machines out of reach for many people who would instantly buy one for $3500-4000.
The iMac is no tower replacement. It has its place since many value the small footprint. Maybe the numbers just aren’t there? Most people moved to notebooks a decade ago and towers are really only needed by two sorts of costumers: professional content creators and gamers. But I’m sure many gamers would love a powerful Mac Pro with an i9-9900k dual booting macOS and Windows.
The iMac is no tower replacement. It has its place since many value the small footprint. Maybe the numbers just aren’t there? Most people moved to notebooks a decade ago and towers are really only needed by two sorts of costumers: professional content creators and gamers. But I’m sure many gamers would love a powerful Mac Pro with an i9-9900k dual booting macOS and Windows.
Why is Apple giving up on computer gaming? If they made a Mac, with a swappable GPU, then boys/teens/men aged 10-30, might consider buying a Mac. Millions of young men play PC games, but can't really do that on MacOS.
Oh come on man! I've seen you been critical A LOT on these forums and often it was justified. But now?! This thing looks freaking cool, but more importantly it's crazy impressive. With this machine, it's not even about the looks, it's about getting serious work done. But Apple still did great and designed something that can get any computing task done, looks awesome, has great cooling AND is super practical, letting users upgrade parts.
So this time, it really wouldn't hurt you to give them a 'attaboy'.
I am in no way irresponsible with my money, but frankly one of my goals in life is to be so wealthy I could buy stuff like that without flinching. Half the fun would be freaking the salesman out.
"And YES I need the full 4TB SSD, I dont care how fast my internet connection is I will be downloading lots of movies"