Would that be a viable scenario? They did it with the iPod. I wonder if there would be sufficient interest from the users to sustain both lines.
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Nope, the Mac-ina-Can would languish unsold.
Apple believes in stacking the deck, and they learned from The Cube.
When people had a choice between limited upgrades at higher cost but "cool looking" or useful and upgradeable but heavy, they went with.....
So, no choice means Mac-ina-Can has better odds.
Apple believes in stacking the deck, and they learned from The Cube.
When people had a choice between limited upgrades at higher cost but "cool looking" or useful and upgradeable but heavy, they went with.....
So, no choice means Mac-ina-Can has better odds.
The cube was still better than the " lamp" mac, the one that couldn't hold the weight of it's screen over time...
Not sure what you mean by that...
My 20 inch "lamp" has been happily purring along for 10 years
(with 2GB of ram) and currently serving useful duty as a music server.
Hasn't fallen over yet...
As far as MP's I'm keeping my 2009 and 2010 in service as long as possible,
Love the idea of MP classic, but unfortunately it will never happen.
Jury's still out on the "mac in a can" but I'll wait year or two after it's out to see if it's a worthy replacement.....
Quite unlikely, because the XEON CPU used in the 5.1 Mac Pro are going out of production in September 2013.
http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2013/...ues_Xeon_3500_and_3600_server_processors.html
Yeah, I did not mean in the strictest sense of the word, more like JesterJJZ said. Conceivably with Sandy/Ivy Xeons but maintaining the current form factor for those who favor a traditional workstation.
Just thinking out loud here.
Yeah, I did not mean in the strictest sense of the word, more like JesterJJZ said. Conceivably with Sandy/Ivy Xeons but maintaining the current form factor for those who favor a traditional workstation.
Just thinking out loud here.
Would be a dream, but I doubt it...
I'll take dual processors, pci slots and internal storage space over thunderbolt any day.
Yep seems like it. Either that or the built this thing for a very specific market or client.
All we need is a new motherboard
1) Find a low volume motherboard maker with an existing ATX Ivy Bridge motherboard that needs business.
2) Describe a layout change from ATX to Mac Pro. (Board needs to be split into two, holes and slots need to line up, use existing power, add traces for GPU power rated for 2x8-pin, components need to be OSX/hackintosh friendly, etc.)
3) Get a quote for the layout design work and different quantities of runs.
4) Launch Kickstarter campaign to see if there is enough interest and to fund the project if there is.
5) If Kickstarter succeeds, we all upgrade our existing MP cases.
Or, more likely:
4.5) Apple flings lawsuits at everyone involved.
1) Find a low volume motherboard maker with an existing ATX Ivy Bridge motherboard that needs business.
2) Describe a layout change from ATX to Mac Pro. (Board needs to be split into two, holes and slots need to line up, use existing power, add traces for GPU power rated for 2x8-pin, components need to be OSX/hackintosh friendly, etc.)
3) Get a quote for the layout design work and different quantities of runs.
4) Launch Kickstarter campaign to see if there is enough interest and to fund the project if there is.
5) If Kickstarter succeeds, we all upgrade our existing MP cases.
Or, more likely:
4.5) Apple flings lawsuits at everyone involved.
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I wish they did this but is very unlikely to happen.
Because of this when I decide to upgrade I will just get a old 4,1 8 core and put two hex's in it.
Because of this when I decide to upgrade I will just get a old 4,1 8 core and put two hex's in it.
i'd be happy if they released all updated components in the current case and also extremely angry since in the last 6 months I've purchased a 5.1 12 core and a 5.1 quad and i would feel super compulsively to buy the new computer
What do you call "sufficient interest"?
Would that be more than the 69 users who voted in the recent video card thread by someone hoping to convince Apple that they should use the card he prefers? (Be Tim Cook for a day, which GPU brand for new Mac Pro?)
Would that be more than the 69 users who voted in the recent video card thread by someone hoping to convince Apple that they should use the card he prefers? (Be Tim Cook for a day, which GPU brand for new Mac Pro?)
I also think it would be great if we could get the latest and greatest hardware in the old Mac Pro case. But it will never happen. I still love the design and functionality of the current Mac Pro though, even if it's a decade old. Internal expandability is great! And the sheer size of the case makes for better air flow and a cooler running, and more silent computer.
I'm definitely worried that the tiny trash can will be very loud when working hard. All my MBPs, including the latest rMBP, have been very loud for example, especially in the summer when it's warm inside. My 2010 Mac Pro is always quiet.
I'm definitely worried that the tiny trash can will be very loud when working hard. All my MBPs, including the latest rMBP, have been very loud for example, especially in the summer when it's warm inside. My 2010 Mac Pro is always quiet.
I'd much rather have today's case with new hardware. I have no use for an non-upgradable machine.
With the current price.....
of Thunderbolt tech, me too will take these things over TB and for granted.....
of Thunderbolt tech, me too will take these things over TB and for granted.....
Apparently ASUS is/was working on http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asus-thunderbolt-Z77-H77-pcie,15925.html, so Thunderbolt may be possible even with a Classic Mac Pro... not that Apple would have you hear this of course.
That card would not work in a Mac Pro. Thunderbolt needs to be natively integrated into the chipset, so upgrading the current MP is not possible. That ASUS card requires Z77 H77 chipset motherboards (ivy bridge), so older chipsets don't work, sadly.