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Apple announces redesigned modular Mac Pro (up to 28 core Xeon, 1.4kW PSU, 1.5TB of RAM, wheels)
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Would have bought at 50% of this price. We came to a point where a lot of "pros" are already doing their work on macbooks so the handful of people who need 1000 tracks in Logic should not have been the baseline here. Would actually prefer a updated 2013 mac pro over this (was actually price combative when it came out).
A slightly more pro Macbook pro level of pro would have been cool for the mac pro.
A slightly more pro Macbook pro level of pro would have been cool for the mac pro.
Ok, so it seems 110°C throttle town was about right. How can a trillion dollar company not get cooling right?From appy
Corporations and big production houses don't purchase equipment by buying customize ones. Just throw all consumer logic out the window.
What really confuses me about this scenario is how the Mac Pro division can go all out with the features designed specifically to please power users, while on the laptop side, all we get is a keyboard that might not break this time and the same shitty touchbar.
There is something wrong with actual specs they are providing at the base price, regardless of how nice the rest of the tech is.
Okay, forget about constructing one.
Wouldn't there be cheaper options for completed builds? Unless your argument is that this is the price you pay for Mac OS.
Yes they tend to skimp out on purchases which is why a lot of enterprise is still stuck on XP or what the fuck ever. I can hardly imagine a company that's salivating at the prospect of replacing their workstations with $6000 monstrosities. There isn't infinite money for infrastructure upgrade you know.
Apple said on stage they're undercutting similar PCs by 2000 dollars so I'm not sure why era is mad
Ignoring the fact that being customizable is a selling point for this Mac Pro...
Stop talking out of your ass.
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The Herman Miller Monitor arm has more functions, and costs a lot less then apples thing.
They must be referring to the modularity aspect which is indeed a rarity in the space and you probably have to pay extra for experimental enclosures and parts.
In terms of raw power, however, this thing is about 200%-300% what you would look spend to make a similar build right now, with no fancy modularity.
I know, but I've worked for a FE500 company before and one department be getting new gear every 8-12 months, so idk anecdotal evidence that there are companies that upgrade often.
no, they were showing some Dell tower that is "comparably specced"
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But I'm not. We were talking about specifically the stand, which who wants to build a customizable stand.
How is this really any more modular though then any well designed PC case that allows you to easily remove all the panels and then just an atx board with lots of pci/sata/USB, etc. ?????
Design is growing on me, it's nice to see the modular Mac Pro back. The price makes sense from a business perspective, this is a very "niche" product for a very specialized market and that justifies the higher price. Less units sold, but make up for it with higher prices. People who want this will pay for it.
It's not meant for your average consumer at all.
It's not meant for your average consumer at all.
Why would Apple lie in front of people they want to sell an overpriced machine?
I really cannot understand the reasons why.
It should be in line with HP/DELL/Supermicro workstations at similar hardware (and without special promotion) : 8 PCIE slot, 6 channel 12 DIMM 2933Mhz ECC, very last Xeon model with 25Mo cache etc. You have to carefully compare each spec sheets.
Where you are right is that with other brands, there is plenty more choices for a lighter desktop configuration, when Apple only target the top of the line with this form-factor.
I'm going to assume it's a bit easier and there's no cabling involved and you just slot stuff in.
Also you can change the casing?
IDK.
I do like the wheel feature. I have a hard time moving my case around.
That's bullshit to the highest degree.
The starter config can built for wayyyyy cheaper
I mean it being ridiculously overpriced =/= "It's not for you"
I don't know in what universe a fucking metal VESA mount is $200, much less a customizable stand for $1000.
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Alright so maxed out Pro would be:
Guess the price
The monitor is actually not outrageously priced compared with what you get from eizo and similar. It's just things like VESA adapter and a fucking stand are accessories included in a box. I couldn't believe they made point to show that the screen can rotate and be positioned in portrait mode, of course. My $400 monitor does that too lol.
It's also misleading to compare it with Sony BVM monitor. That's a screen meant for movie production, like a real hollywood production and it's OLED and it's such an accurate EOTF behavior that you will never find it on anything else including this Apple screen. Those are literally handpicked and handmade in Japan, I bet these are not.
It's also misleading to compare it with Sony BVM monitor. That's a screen meant for movie production, like a real hollywood production and it's OLED and it's such an accurate EOTF behavior that you will never find it on anything else including this Apple screen. Those are literally handpicked and handmade in Japan, I bet these are not.
35,000$?
its not apple that is too expensive.. its us that are too poor! Think about it that way!
This was my original reaction, but I really can't excuse how Apple always cheaps out on their GPU and HDD options. 256GB and an RX 580X for $6K is some clown shit regardless of whether their corporate buyers will pay for upgrades.
Over 100k. The only reason you're buying 12x128GB of RAM is if you need some kind of server farm.
I can afford it. It is overpriced.
Same with the 999$ "Pro" Stand.
In the workplace, time is money.
If you're a company with a team of 10-30 post-production editors or modelers and so-on each making $100-150k annually, dropping ~$150k to get 15 completely blazing Mac Pros isn't really that big of a deal.
This isn't meant for you to buy and keep under you desk at home.
If you're a company with a team of 10-30 post-production editors or modelers and so-on each making $100-150k annually, dropping ~$150k to get 15 completely blazing Mac Pros isn't really that big of a deal.
This isn't meant for you to buy and keep under you desk at home.
