MP 7,1 Anyone here who thinks new Mac Pro will come out prior to OS 10.15?

[BigBoy2018]

I know its all a guessing game (until maybe june 5th), but I would love it if the new Mac Pro is released prior to the release of 10.15.

If so, it would be a big deal to me since it would mean one last great mac that can still run Mojave and 32-bit apps.

I know, I shouldnt be running 32-bit apps, bla bla bla ... but its nice to have that option, imo.

Or is the general consensus that theres no friggin way apple would release the mac pro running monave?

 

[jscipione]

I know its all a guessing game (until maybe june 5th), but I would love it if the new Mac Pro is released prior to the release of 10.15.

If so, it would be a big deal to me since it would mean one last great mac that can still run Mojave and 32-bit apps.

I know, I shouldnt be running 32-bit apps, bla bla bla ... but its nice to have that option, imo.

Or is the general consensus that theres no friggin way apple would release the mac pro running monave?

It is conceivable that Apple could create a special build of Mojave for the modular Mac Pro but it is unlikely that the Mac Pro will ship before 10.15 does. My guess is December at the earliest. We find out on June 3. Get a Cheesegrater and run the version of macOS you want.

 

[BigBoy2018]

It is conceivable that Apple could create a special build of Mojave for the modular Mac Pro but it is unlikely that the Mac Pro will ship before 10.15 does. My guess is December at the earliest. We find out on June 3. Get a Cheesegrater and run the version of macOS you want.

I want a modern, very powerful mac. So the cheesgrater is a non starter for me. Obviously the iMac pro is there as an option, but for now I'll wait and see what the Mac Pro brings.

 

[jscipione]

The regular iMac with i9-9900K and no T2 chip might not be a bad way to go for a blend of future macOS compatibility and freedom from Apple's more recent restrictions. No T2 chip mean no audio issues or Secure Boot. 8 fast cores and an RX Pro 580 or Vega 48 ought last a while. The iMac has Quicksync unlike the iMac Pro (and presumably the mMP) which might be a big enough differenced depending on what programs you use.

 

[dcarmichael]

Is QuickSync what provides hardware video encoding acceleration? I plan to do a lot of live streams using mimoLive (http://boinx.com/mimolive) and hardware encoding would be beneficial for that use case.

 

[BigBoy2018]

The regular iMac with i9-9900K and no T2 chip might not be a bad way to go for a blend of future macOS compatibility and freedom from Apple's more recent restrictions. No T2 chip mean no audio issues or Secure Boot. 8 fast cores and an RX Pro 580 or Vega 48 ought last a while. The iMac has Quicksync unlike the iMac Pro (and presumably the mMP) which might be a big enough differenced depending on what programs you use.

Agreed. But obviously the upcoming mac pro will be a beast in comparison. In the unlikely event the mac pro comes with Mojave and WITHOUT the T2 ... then that would be some kind of miracle and make it a must buy for me

 

[frou]

Unless there are specific abandonware 32bit apps that you are attached to, I humbly suggest that you might be overthinking this

 

[MisterAndrew]

It’s possible the 7,1 will be released shortly after the announcement. Apple added the new machine’s graphics drivers in the current Mojave release. We’ll have to wait and see.

 

[JesterJJZ]

I think he meant get a Cheesegrater in addition to your current machine. If you just need to run old apps, I'm sure you can get a cheap one, probably even for free if you look in the right places.