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Who's anticipating buying a 2010 Mac Pro?

I'll get a 2010 model if I hit the lottery, keep your fingers crossed! lol
 
The waiting is killing me. We started ordering equipment for our new marketing/video post-production company back in December, and everything is now in place EXCEPT the main video editing computer. While I'm waiting for the mythical 12-core Mac Pro, I've been using my older 17-inch MacBook Pro laptop for video editing. Clients sitting over my shoulder while I'm editing have to be thinking "I'm paying $XXX per hour for him to edit on a laptop?"

I NEED APPLE TO ANNOUNCE THE 12-CORE MAC PRO ASAP! PLEASE! :)

I'm waiting until March 1st and if there's no announcement, I'm ordering from their current line up. (everyone cross their fingers that the beast is introduced sooner than later)
 
I'm getting one if I can get a dual CPU Mac Pro for under 3K. $3,300 + tax for todays low end 2.26GHz 8 core model is just too much.

Also, if they offered a single quad CPU (i7 or Xeon) for 2K, I would probably take that one instead. iMacs don't cut it since I need to add PCIe cards and HDs.

Apple once offered low end Power Macs for $1999. Bring that pricing back! For 3K, you really should be getting a top of the line Mac Pro. $4,700 for an 8 core 2.66GHz, what is that about when an 2K iMac is just as fast in single threaded applications?
 
Our motion graphics dept in which I work should be making the jump from crapppy old dual core xp pc's to mac pro's this year (sooner rather than later). Hoping the new 2010s will be announced soon as I think we'll get the go-ahead in the coming weeks.

Can't wait. Sick and tired of trying to film res graphics on pc's that are barely able to function.
 
Who thinks there might be an announcement tomorrow?

Tuesday is usually the day for new product announcements. If Apple gets a one month head-start on the sales of Gulftown as they did last year, and Intel still wants to meet a Q1 launch, then tomorrow may be the day.

Any takers? :p
 
VirtualRain said:
Who thinks there might be an announcement tomorrow?

Tuesday is usually the day for new product announcements. If Apple gets a one month head-start on the sales of Gulftown as they did last year, and Intel still wants to meet a Q1 launch, then tomorrow may be the day.

Any takers? :p
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It would certainly be nice to see, and put a lot of those waiting to buy a new system make a decision. But I've not seen the usual "new/reserved SKU's" that usually preceed new products (granted, its a MP, not an iPhone, laptop,..., but still ;)). So I'm not that confident tomorrow's the day. :rolleyes: :(
 
turning blue

I'm turning blue holding my breath. But Tuesday March 2 would also be nearly a full month before the end of the quarter.
 
I'm constantly hitting the 4GB limit of RAM of my Macbook Pro, and so I really need a new computer which I can put alot of RAM into.
 
I think I will keep my 08 for a long time. Got it on End of Life when the 09's came out for a great price.

Don't think I would trade it for a 2.26 09, even at a EOL deal.
 
Hmm.... I want to get a Gultown this Spring or Summer. I do music recording. Digital Performer. Will be getting Music software, etc. Should I wait. I have a G4, 400 Mhz. Can't do a lot of things but it's still works like a charm. 10 years old. eeh gads.... What is Sandy Bridge all about? It's getting me all curious
 
hoj said:
Looking forward to new hardware. It's been a _very_ long wait for me since the current machine is a 2001 733MHz G4 Quicksilver! I imagine that it will be several ( >>2) times faster. :D
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lol you'll have to put bungee cords to secure the G4 to the desk if you fire up even a 2009. :)

I have a dually g4 1.25 and it's not even fathomable as to how much faster my 09 (even my 06) is for that matter. :)
 
I get the feeling this announcement will come sometime in March.
 
Had to bite the bullet. Bought a 2.26ghz 8-core from B&H just now. I can put my 4870 in it, but I guess I better start shopping RAM.
 
I dunno. It depends on what comes out at the end of the day, and also whether it's at a price that's right for me. I'm actually more tempted to upgrade my MacBook this year, and then the Mac Pro next year because 16 cores would really be the sweet spot for me.
 
I'm currently editing video on my MacBook Pro - with clients sitting over my shoulder "trying" to watch what I'm doing....not good. I'm starting to think that Apple isn't going to release a 12-core Mac until late March. There's a change we just can't wait that long.

Anybody know of a review that compares the speeds of the three current Mac Pro models?

2.26 Ghz
2.66 Ghz (+$1400
2.93 Ghz (+$2600)

I'm trying to figure out a way to compare them to try and get the best bang for the buck. The Apple tech told me that they jump about 20% in speed for each upgrade. I'm leaning toward the 2.66 Ghz. The 2.93 is just too darn expensive.
 
If I was stuck waiting, I would just buy a 2008 and wait it out. If you really need one now, the small amount you would lose if any would be outweighed by using the computer.

Looks like Feb is over for any update to the Mac Pro.
 
Hmac said:
Had to bite the bullet. Bought a 2.26ghz 8-core from B&H just now. I can put my 4870 in it, but I guess I better start shopping RAM
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B&H Photo sell the base 2.26 ghz 8-core/6gig for $3069. Since shipping is free and they don't charge sales tax, that makes it a little cheaper than buying a refurb of that same machine from the Apple Store, I noticed.
 
Ill either be buying the 2010 mac pro base model if the price is the same or better and the specs are good. Or ill be buying a 2009 mac pro cheaper somewhere else if the price goes up.

Im hoping the base 2010 mac pro will have a 2.9 quad xeon, 6 gb of ram, 1tb hard drive,something like the 4870 as standard, for the same or similar price.
 
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