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Tuesday: D-Day or Just another Buzz-kill!

Will the Mac Pro be updated tomorrow (Tuesday, Mar. 16)?

  • Yes, I think it will.

    Votes: 41 29.3%

  • No, I don't think so... Sometime later this year

    Votes: 99 70.7%
  • Total voters
    140
Whilst I agree, I think Apple are on borrowed time with delaying this... I'm at a point where I'll consider the older models and not bother with the newer one or buying a Windoze box.
 
gfiz said:
sadly, I think this is just going to be reality. As Steve starts catering to the low cost consumer electronics, the people that kept the company afloat for the last 20 years buying the Mac lines are, at best, going to be second class citizens now in Apple's eye, and at worst, they eventually just stop competing in the conventional desktop/laptop market and do away with the entire MP/MBP lines and stick with their iPhones, iPads, iPods, iJunk...

I think this is the first wake up call.
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Completely agree with you.

Perhaps an update later tonight for a wednesday refresh?
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This could be an option as I don't see Apple waiting past April to update the Mac Pro when PC companies like HP will be shipping Gulftown systems by as early as March 30th. Usually Apple is the first to push out new Xeon systems when new chips are released. Come on Apple don't disappoint us any more!
 
Maybe Apple is dropping out of the workstation segment and pursuing products that sell better, and generate more revenue.
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Thats what all us Logic users thought six months ago but we still got Logic 9.
It is highly unlikely apple has a huge market in the Audio world (im sure in the video world too.) They will keep making Mac Pros trust me. It would be stupid not to capitalize on such a loyal niche clients (Audio, Video, and Graphic Artists). What would logic and final cut users do. If Logic and Final Cut go away then I would Worry.
 
xgman said:
HP has one (980X 6 core) you can config and order today with a march 30 ship date, so it should be soon in any case. Apple obviously marches to it's own drummer and does things when they are good and ready, so it's anyone's guess when they will pop.
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Like you said, a March 30th ship date, which is not today. And like Umbongo said before, when companies are ready to sell.

Also note, whenever Apple does decide to unveil their new lineup, shipping time is usually is within 24 hours, so if they decide to release new Mac Pros next Tuesday, that could still beat out HP's delivery window.
 
I'm starting to think they may be waiting to release the MBP's and the MP together to get more bang for the buck with the announcement. That or maybe Since march 30th seems to be the HP ship/build date, maybe the chips just weren't quite ready and Apple wants them to be ready to ship at launch.
 
xgman said:
I'm starting to think they may be waiting to release the MBP's and the MP together to get more bang for the buck with the announcement. That or maybe Since march 30th seems to be the HP ship/build date, maybe the chips just weren't quite ready and Apple wants them to be ready to ship at launch.
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That's what I've thought for a while now. I believe Apple will have a full out pro line up launch, with maybe new ACDs to boot as a big cherry on top :D
 
Maybe Apple is waiting to reduce their inventory of '09 models. For the last couple weeks, all '09 models were in the refurb store, and today five of the six processor configurations are there.

So, c'mon guys! Buy up those price-reduced '09 models so Apple will roll out the '10 models.
 
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