New "picture" of 2013 Mac Pro

[VirtualRain]

One cool aspect to the design is that the aluminum cover can probably be re-annodized in a colour of your choice for very little. I suspect it won't be long before ColorWare offers this. Who knows, maybe Apple themselves will offer the Mac Pro C (in a variety of bright colors)!

 

[MattInOz]

Cheese is on the wrong side

Yep, clearly Photoshopped

 

[sjinsjca]

it really does look like a trash can unfortunately.

Harrumph. No, it looks like one of these:

 

[flat five]

After examining that photo, doing some advanced calculus and measure - it appears that if one was to take a mechanical pencil and run an outline of the Mac Mini shown in the photo, it IS possible to put a round peg into a square hole.

I am sold on the new Mac Mini Pro.

the saying is the other way around.. round will fit in square.. square won't fit in round
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[drewsof07]

Anyone else think they had a piece of fuzz on their screen when looking at the picture? lol

 

[slughead]

One cool aspect to the design is that the aluminum cover can probably be re-annodized in a colour of your choice for very little. I suspect it won't be long before ColorWare offers this. Who knows, maybe Apple themselves will offer the Mac Pro C (in a variety of bright colors)!

 

[Goftrey]

it IS possible to put a round peg into a square hole.

the saying is the other way around.. round will fit in square.. square won't fit in round

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[handsome pete]

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He's saying that the original quote had the arrangement wrong. It's commonly said "like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole" and NOT the other way around. Given that the diameter of the circle and the width of the square are the same (like in the pic that was posted), you can technically fit a round peg into a square hole. Hence the wrong quote originally.

 

[flat five]

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I thought his capitalized 'IS' was meant to contradict the (backwards) saying.. otherwise, he's just pointing out the blatantly obvious which is that, yes, a round peg will fit in a square hole.

 

[Mr Rabbit]

It bet it still can't grate my Applewood Smoked cheese of an evening though, can it?

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I'm sticking with my 1,1.

This just made my day.

 

[Saltymac]

Well the price per pound will certainly be higher on the NEW MPro - thank goodness. I think a bunch of matching teepee shaped hard drive enclosures will be an interesting setup on my desk.

 

[VirtualRain]

I thought his capitalized 'IS' was meant to contradict the (backwards) saying.. otherwise, he's just pointing out the blatantly obvious which is that, yes, a round peg will fit in a square hole.

And in fact, a round peg is a tighter fit in a square hole than a square peg in a round hole Which I'm sure we can use to conclude the new Mac Pro is better than the old!

http://plus.maths.org/content/peg-and-hole-puzzle-solution

 

[pertusis1]

Well the price per pound will certainly be higher on the NEW MPro - thank goodness. I think a bunch of matching teepee shaped hard drive enclosures will be an interesting setup on my desk.

Actually, on a per pound basis, the current pro is the cheapest computer on the market. Metal recycling companies are going to maintain a depreciation floor price for years.

Boy, this thread has deteriorated.

 

[phrehdd]

He's saying that the original quote had the arrangement wrong. It's commonly said "like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole" and NOT the other way around. Given that the diameter of the circle and the width of the square are the same (like in the pic that was posted), you can technically fit a round peg into a square hole. Hence the wrong quote originally.

Oh I was just having fun with twisting the phrase given that the Mac (Mini) Pro is more 'in' line with a Mac Mini. Sorry if some didn't catch the joke. In any case, I still feel the Mac Pro is being phased out and the new device has far more in common with the Mac Mini.

 

[JesterJJZ]

Kill it with fire...

 

[Erasmus]

Kill it with fire...

Nah, just pull out the fan. Then it'll kill itself with fire.

 

[ElectronGuru]

If it is correct that the house is machined out of a compact piece of an aluminum alloy, I can just say that this matter alone will make the new Mac Pro very exclusive and expensive.

I for one am looking forward to this machine. Built many tower MPs for clients and considered the size and power requirements to much for my needs. Now if they can just nail the price. For comparison, keep in mind that the tower was not (that I ever saw) assembled in china, so it should come down to complexity, materials, technology, and scale.

Maybe I missed something since, but all the initial reports described a process of forming sheet metal. Start with a square and force it through a special form. Shouldn't itself be $$. Now if they can find some econo video cards or offer a version with just one, for 1.5x 4k displays worth of power.

 

[jamesjingyi]

...it IS possible to put a round peg into a square hole.

Just had to quote this... From Here's to the Crazy Ones 

I am sold on the new Mac Mini Pro.

Me tooo I want This pic has made it look so cute :3

 

[slughead]

One cool aspect to the design is that the aluminum cover can probably be re-annodized in a colour of your choice for very little. I suspect it won't be long before ColorWare offers this. Who knows, maybe Apple themselves will offer the Mac Pro C (in a variety of bright colors)!

Just had to quote this... From Here's to the Crazy Ones 

Me tooo I want This pic has made it look so cute :3

 

[jamesjingyi]

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Awwwwwwwwww

Purple please, more manly

 

[flat five]

Oh I was just having fun with twisting the phrase given that the Mac (Mini) Pro is more 'in' line with a Mac Mini. Sorry if some didn't catch the joke. In any case, I still feel the Mac Pro is being phased out and the new device has far more in common with the Mac Mini.

yeah.. flew right past me

(though i still don't get the thing about the new mac having far more similarities to the mac mini.. do one of those side by side comparisons so i can see what you're getting at?)

 

[imjoee]

Seeing it next to an ipad and a mac mini really does put it perspective... made my heart sink a little actually. Is this machine really going to have the headroom that users are looking for?

trashcan?

 

[SeattleMoose]

I really want to find out the actual cost of this machine. $2999 for base model would be nice, one can hope.

Gulp....anything over $2499 and it is no-go for me. Fingers crossed...

 

[VirtualRain]

Sold! I just hope they offer a matching keyboard

 

[phrehdd]

yeah.. flew right past me

(though i still don't get the thing about the new mac having far more similarities to the mac mini.. do one of those side by side comparisons so i can see what you're getting at?)

I believe it has more in common based on being all inclusive. Other than RAM, the Mini was not designed to have anything changed internally (perhaps for those more venturous they change the drive). Neither have disc rw built in and both are expected to have "additions" or "expansion" done on the outside. The Mac Pro can have additions and expansion internally and externally which is very different than the Mini and the new Mac (mini) Pro. If the new MP came in a square that was 2-3 times the height of the present Mac Mini but same footprint, what would you say it was? - Either a Mac Midi Pro or Mac Mini Pro most likely.