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The Beast Has Arrived!! New Mac Pro with 2x24" Apple Displays [pics and geekbench]
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Dr.Pants said:
hmmm....wonder if i can apply this to architecture...do a PhD on something like virtual realisations...
do i see a 'coors light' neon sign reflection in the right monitor? haha thats great considering this looks to be your office. love it!
Strange that Apple offers $100 video cards in $9,000 workstations. 
Well, not strange for Apple. Nice setup, none the less.
Well, not strange for Apple. Nice setup, none the less.
You bet. We have a quirky group of people in the field of meteorology. We also have Christmas lights, a Camel neon sign, and cardboard cutouts of Paris Hilton, the Three Stooges, and the Scream .... along with numerous other drinking paraphernalia. What's better, is that it is completely acceptable and encouraged. I love academia.
Yes, we were able to get the edu discount, plus I think Apple reduced the cost a little more due to the high price. Our IT dept. places the order and negotiated price.
Congrats!!!
I need to go work where you work. My personal MBP is the fastest laptop in the office...
And it was the only Mac until i brought my personal matt screen white iMac for the calibrated display. =p
Woah even better... =)
I need to go work where you work. My personal MBP is the fastest laptop in the office...
And it was the only Mac until i brought my personal matt screen white iMac for the calibrated display. =p
You bet. We have a quirky group of people in the field of meteorology. We also have Christmas lights, a Camel neon sign, and cardboard cutouts of Paris Hilton, the Three Stooges, and the Scream .... along with numerous other drinking paraphernalia. What's better, is that it is completely acceptable and encouraged. I love academia.
Woah even better... =)
Strange that Apple offers $100 video cards in $9,000 workstations.
Yeah but Apple will charge workstation prices for that $100 card so that makes it alright.
That is one awesome setup. No doubt it will serve you for years to come. I'd love to try out a Mac Pro for a day just to see how stupid fast they really are.
It's hard to tell how much it is spend.
As stated before, the price was just over $9000. Don't feel sad. I didn't personally spend that much, nor would I ever (unless I was a filthy rich millionaire). This was paid for by my Ph.D. grant. The funds from this grant come from outside the U.S. so tax dollars weren't really spent on it (meaning funding didn't come from NSF or similar).
Since it is deemed a capital purchase by our University, it isn't subject to overhead. To be deemed capital, it has to be over a certain price, which is why I was encouraged to max it out. While a configuration could be had for less, the overhead charged for non-capital purchases would make the total package comparable.
$9000 is really not all that bad. I spent significantly more than that with my last order to Apple. If you are using your machine to make money then it is justifiable imo.
I have my Mac Pro + 2x24" on my desk. The furthest display stretches JUST enough to allow the middle display to fit.
That of course would depend on what you're getting for your $9k and how much difference there is in price for what you got between Apple and other companies.
Currently Apple is overcharging for their 2009 Mac Pro models by about 25%. That's a little too high IMO. Their display cards as you may already know are 2 and 3 times over the going rate. That's a bit pathetic IMO.