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If they were to up the minimum RAM, 6 GB would be the only amount they could use while still keeping profit margins and the abilty to advertise triple-channel.
6 was the best i was expecting really, my expectations of apple are quite low these days.
They are going to have to boost all of the minimum specs to exceed the i5 iMac's, if they don't want to purposely cannibalize sales. This means not only a CPU upgrade (obviously), but a boost in RAM, possibly HDD and a graphics card that isn't on par with the power of a saltine.
Xeon chip prices would really have to drop, for a 8 core to be standard. A Xeon X5570 Nehalem 2.93GHz is still $1,400 on New Egg.
I'm guessing they will revert back to the 2008 solution, upping the base price to ~$2,800 on a dual socket machine. I'm not sure what Xeon chips they will use to make that happen, but I'm hoping they don't castrate single threaded performance by using the 2.26 GHz model.
Sounds like the mini tower so many people have wanted, wouldn't be so bad if it was about $1600.
Yeah, they'll up the base config to 6GB, in the process upping the price by $300
I wouldn't be surprised by this!
Very likey indeed.Yeah, they'll up the base config to 6GB, in the process upping the price by $300
To keep prices at a more acceptable level, there's a good chance that the base memory will remain the same as the '09's (3GB for SP systems, 6GB for DP systems; 1x 1GB stick per channel per CPU).
Very likey indeed.
And another thing, I shouldn't have to pay a premium to get my 8 RAM slots! The past Mac Pros have done it, and we all know that the IMC of each CPU supports 6 modules. There is no excuse.
Actually, they can handle 9 (3x slots per channel).And another thing, I shouldn't have to pay a premium to get my 8 RAM slots! The past Mac Pros have done it, and we all know that the IMC of each CPU supports 6 modules. There is no excuse.
But it's only shown up on a few DP server boards, as the larger form factor has the physical space to accomodate them (I've seen E-ATX; SSI EEB or SSI MEB would also be able to as well). So 6x are more realistic as they can be fit to smaller boards (ATX or SSI CEB).Have you tried Windows 7?
You might find yourself quite surprised.
Yea, same here. I've used Windows 7 for a few weeks and just don't like it. It is ugly and clunky, though it feels faster to me than OS X does on the same hardware. I don't mind running it alongside OS X to take advantage of software and games not available for the Mac, but not as a replacement.
I have the 27" iMac now but I'm so sick of the problems that I'm going to sell it as soon as I can decide what to move to next. I also can't stand the high resolution and am ready to go back to a 24" screen. I'm kind of in a holding pattern now until the next update. I really don't need the power of the Mac Pro but since Apple eliminated the 24" iMac I don't really have a choice unless I want to switch to Windows, which I don't want to do.
Both come down to familiarity though (preference), and is an aspect that a user must determine for themselves.
For example, I'm more familiar with Windows and Linux than OS X (my Linux familiarity helps with OS X, but it's still not the same). So I end up having to hunt for things under OS X, nor am I nearly as familiar with the available software compared to Windows (Linux is something else all together, as there's little commercial software available comparitively speaking, but it does exist).
It seems such a situation is easily reversed (OS X feels more familiar/intuitive than another OS, as that's where the majority of a user's experience lies).
March 16th is the expected date for the launch the processors by Intel. That is all we know as far as dates go and Intel haven't confirmed it. New Mac Pros could be announced as early as this Tuesday but in the past it has been as many as 8 weeks afterwards.
What Apple are you thinking of? The one I know wouldn't pay more for processors than they charge for the entire machine
Seeing what apple charged for the last updated mac pro's, I think the price will go even higher. Seems we are being pushed to the consumer stuff for cloud base services. It was stated a few years back that the desktop computer will die out within 10 years and will be totally different than what we see today. What better way than to price it out of most peoples reach.
Will today be the day?!
Or will I have to spend further nail-biting Tuesdays endlessly refreshing Macrumors/Twitter and the Apple Store?
Or will I have to spend further nail-biting Tuesdays endlessly refreshing Macrumors/Twitter and the Apple Store?