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New Mac Pro-will you buy one?
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Not this generation, and never again for production purposes. For that, I'll probably either take my chances with a hackintosh or bite the bullet on W8. I might look at the second generation for a 4k media server since I'll undoubtedly have a 4k TV by then, but that'll be the only reason.
Have given any thought about the price of 4x 32gb dimm compared to 8x 16gb?
I think it's quite a step.
I'm thinking its pretty safe to say the cost of this machine will be astronomical over here in sunny in England...
No for me as well. My immediate needs are for a server to host a number of virtual machines. Unfortunately the I/O and RAM limitations are very difficult to swallow. Also, I think that I will be stuck paying for two overpriced graphics cards that I don't need right now.
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Yup! Or maybe a little less ( http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BV1WOFQ ) And can you believe it, someone will likely pay that much for it only to have the price sink down to about $200 a DIMM in just a few months time. Man, that's gonna hurt (someone).
Yeah, the cost of RAM for new machines always hurts. That is (admittedly) a downside to the jump to a new machine generation. I do wish that it had 8 slots instead of 4 slots.... but in that case, I would surely be buying 8 * 32 = 256 GB of RAM instead, because I need all the RAM I can for the computations that I'm running. So the cost is going to hurt anyway.
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Strange poll, 4 no's, 1 yes an not a single maybe.
Anyway, it will all depend on the specs, the price and the overall performance before I make my decision.
Anyway, it will all depend on the specs, the price and the overall performance before I make my decision.
OSX doesn't support 256GB or 128GB currently. If you're not going to use OSX then I question buying a Mac.
This mostly reflects my "No": my oldest MP is a 2009 and the newest is a 2012, so from a lifecycle standpoint, I'm at a point in my hardware's lifecycle management that I don't need a new machine right now...I'm free to skip the 2013 and wait and see what will be offered in 2015.
Of course, if it offered a huge improvement in capabilities relevant to my specific use case, it would be worth reconsideration. However, the core apps I use are still CPU centric, so super GPUs do me little good, and the removal of local mass data storage from internal to external simply raises its cost per GB (and is an incrementally larger hassle to live with). As such, I don't see where the 2013 can, for my particular use case, successfully connect to score a purchase.
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How can anyone hate the very group that saves them so much money?Seems Hater's are in the minority .
I'm not going to buy an iMac, a Mini, or a whole host of products, but that doesn't mean I 'hate' any of them. If something has no value to me, I won't waste money on it. I certainly don't buy stuff just to have it first or show off, which is clearly what many others do. I've seen too many disposable Apple products come and go during the lifespan of my equipment to be suckered into that game. When my imagination and/or needs are limited by my tools, that is when I upgrade.
The 'haters' are the ones that tell people that everything they use today is 'dead', that they're 'holding back technology' and other ridiculous claims to justify their wasteful spending. It's always amusing to me when someone out-does another with tools that seem archaic to the one on the supposed cutting-edge. It can be argued that whatever one must to do in order to feel better about themselves is worth all the money in the world, so spend away if you're one of those people. It's great for the world economy, and all of the corporations that profit from your weakness appreciate it.
If Apple sells these new things faster than they can make them, it only helps make Thunderbolt grow into the technology it needs to become in order to survive. If that happens, and TB becomes better than PCIe slots, I may buy one someday, when I need it. Until then, thank you for working out the problems and improving the product, early fans!
I'm thankful to have the ability to see through most of the BS that gets shoveled around, and being in this minority.
No, but....
No; a Mac Mini is all the computer I need for now......
But if the Pro is what I needed, I would buy one.
No; a Mac Mini is all the computer I need for now......
But if the Pro is what I needed, I would buy one.
Definitely not. I want an expandable and upgradeable machine like the 2009-2010-2012, with space for at least 4 harddrives, a PCI-e graphics card and a blu-ray burner. I have never been so disappointed about a "Pro" machine as now.
I am taking a wait and see approach.
That said, I am leaning towards YES
Leaning towards yes or an intel Haswell imac maxed out. Mac pro 1,1 is holding it's own for our needs at the moment.