haha, been lurking in here for weeks but had to post for this one. i ordered my machine in the exact same spec on the same day. impatiently waiting.
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When the weekends come around, I feel like there's little chances of status changing to " preparing for shipment " 
See, said AJClayton and Scissors would disappear now they have their nMPs. Splitters.
The splitter returns...
So who's is going, as good as you had hoped?
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not sure if its significant or not (probably not) but just checked my order and it now says 'Dispatched' February, until now it has said 'Dispatching in' February
I'm over the moon with it. I replaced a Mac Pro 1,1 that was still on Lion so you can imagine what a massive improvement it is. It is as small as they say it is and surprisingly heavy. It's a real quality product, which doesn't come as a surprise, of course. And so quiet you can't even tell when it's switched on.
I got fed up with Adobe's Creative Cloud (that's another story) so have gone back to CS5 (as well as looking around for replacements, but more on that in a moment). Photoshop took about a fortnight to open on my Mac Pro 1,1 but on my new kit it takes less than 2 seconds. Wow!
I was always a bit dubious about the port arrangement and the whole "swivel it round to plug things in" idea but to be honest having it on the desk rather than under it does make the whole plugging devices in thing much easier even if you can't really turn it around all that far without knocking your tea over.
The other advantage of having it on the desk is that I can keep looking at it and smiling.
So pleased with it. Well worth the wait.
My old machine is still on the desk while I migrate although I'm pretty close to shutting it down for good and can then enjoy the silence!
Hope yours ships soon!!
BTW slightly off topic, but have downloaded a trial of Pixelmator 3.1 as a possible Photoshop replacement. Unlike Photoshop, it uses the dual GPU's on the Mac Pro. Worth checking out.
Some aspects of the speed of Pixelmator are really impressive. Their use of OpenCL for some of the filters is amazing. I'm not used to gaussian blur or unsharp mask being a real-time effect. There are certainly things about it I don't like, but speed isn't one of them.
I'm over the moon with it. I replaced a Mac Pro 1,1 that was still on Lion so you can imagine what a massive improvement it is. It is as small as they say it is and surprisingly heavy. It's a real quality product, which doesn't come as a surprise, of course. And so quiet you can't even tell when it's switched on.
I got fed up with Adobe's Creative Cloud (that's another story) so have gone back to CS5 (as well as looking around for replacements, but more on that in a moment). Photoshop took about a fortnight to open on my Mac Pro 1,1 but on my new kit it takes less than 2 seconds. Wow!
I was always a bit dubious about the port arrangement and the whole "swivel it round to plug things in" idea but to be honest having it on the desk rather than under it does make the whole plugging devices in thing much easier even if you can't really turn it around all that far without knocking your tea over.
The other advantage of having it on the desk is that I can keep looking at it and smiling.
So pleased with it. Well worth the wait.
My old machine is still on the desk while I migrate although I'm pretty close to shutting it down for good and can then enjoy the silence!
Hope yours ships soon!!
BTW slightly off topic, but have downloaded a trial of Pixelmator 3.1 as a possible Photoshop replacement. Unlike Photoshop, it uses the dual GPU's on the Mac Pro. Worth checking out.
Thanks, really good to hear. Interested to hear your thoughts on CC as signed up a few months back and it's one of the reasons for getting the pro as were doing more graphics stuff for our dog and rabbit online store. Interesting about pixelmator too, what advantage do you get using the dual cards. Greater power I assume? Still need to decide on a monitor(s)!
Scissors, how's the clicking?
what didn't you like about CC? I'm going to need to upgrade from CS3
Ive had no issues with CC in the 6 weeks ive been using it
Credit card was just charged for my nMP, but online status still says processing. How long after card is charged does the computer actually ship (approximately).
I have been using CC since day one and have had nothing but a great experience. Some of the new functionality, especially in Photoshop, is so good that I can't see a way I'd ever go back. The only reason I might go back to CS6 (but nothing before) would be if Adobe starts to exploit me from a monthly cost perspective.
Still waiting on my nMP...patiently. I have even resisted checking out reviews or trips to the store to see it. I'm looking forward to one of those rare moments of surprise in life.
I hate to say it but don't necessarily get excited, look a few pages back
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It's off topic so I won't go into much detail - it does seems I've stirred up a hornets nest about Adobe CC though - that wasn't my intention. Let me explain myself. I think many of the Adobe applications are great. I've been a Photoshop user since version 2.5 and moved from Quark to InDesign when it was first released. My problem with CC is the cost - but it's very particular to me and your mileage will no doubt vary.
When I first started on CC it was with the first year's discount and I was using several Adobe apps. 18 months later I was still using Photoshop every day but other than that not much else (InDesign occasionally, Illustrator now and then and Media Encoder once in a while). The full whack I was then paying just wasn't worth it, so I cancelled and went back to my last boxed version (CS5). The reason I want to replace my Adobe software is that CS5 won't last forever so I will need to migrate to other things eventually.
There is an option to subscribe to CC for just one app so I could do that for Photoshop, however after a couple of years I'll have paid what I would've paid previously for an entire suite of software for just one app and won't actually own it which somewhat puts me off.
Don't get me wrong, I can see why Adobe have gone down the CC route and there are some advantages to it, especially if you use lots of their programs. It if you use one every day and others rarely then it doesn't add up IMHO. (And it is just my opinion, everyone has to do what's right for them.)
Right. Now back on topic. The expensive dual link mini display port to DVI adapter I bought so I could use my nMP with my 30" ACD stopped working today so I'm having to use a cronky old (and much smaller) Dell (luckily I had a standard DVI/mini display adapter handy). Not sure if I should just bite the bullet and get a 27" Thunderbolt Display or try to get Apple to replace the faulty adapter and carry on with the 30" until cheaper 4K's become available. Shouldn't really spend any more money...!
How goes the February orders?
When I first started on CC it was with the first year's discount and I was using several Adobe apps. 18 months later I was still using Photoshop every day but other than that not much else (InDesign occasionally, Illustrator now and then and Media Encoder once in a while). The full whack I was then paying just wasn't worth it, so I cancelled and went back to my last boxed version (CS5). The reason I want to replace my Adobe software is that CS5 won't last forever so I will need to migrate to other things eventually.
There is an option to subscribe to CC for just one app so I could do that for Photoshop, however after a couple of years I'll have paid what I would've paid previously for an entire suite of software for just one app and won't actually own it which somewhat puts me off.
Don't get me wrong, I can see why Adobe have gone down the CC route and there are some advantages to it, especially if you use lots of their programs. It if you use one every day and others rarely then it doesn't add up IMHO. (And it is just my opinion, everyone has to do what's right for them.)
Right. Now back on topic. The expensive dual link mini display port to DVI adapter I bought so I could use my nMP with my 30" ACD stopped working today so I'm having to use a cronky old (and much smaller) Dell (luckily I had a standard DVI/mini display adapter handy). Not sure if I should just bite the bullet and get a 27" Thunderbolt Display or try to get Apple to replace the faulty adapter and carry on with the 30" until cheaper 4K's become available. Shouldn't really spend any more money...!
How goes the February orders?
Have posted separately about CC. Hope I haven't upset any of my new friends on here with my opinions.
I'm not militant about it, it just isn't worth it for me any more.Apparently Pixelmator's use of the Dual GPUs means whatever you do is instant (usually) and things that have to be rendered in Photoshop can be viewed in real time in Pixelmator so you can get the exact result you want without having to keep going backwards and trying different settings. The interface looks like it'll take some getting used to and it doesn't yet have a full application frame (which I always use in PS).
I've been using Photoshop for 20 years so haven't quite found it in me to use the new software for a real job yet. Will do sometime this week, though. I'm a web developer and have lots of work on at the moment so have some designs to create.
I'll be very interested to hear what you decide to do on the monitor front. As you'll know if you've read my War & Peace post about CC, I'm having doubts about using my DVI based 30" ACD now so am in the same boat.
Has anyone noted the difference in time between credit card authorization hold and ship date on nMP? (I always get an email from Amex when a auth hold goes through and my card is not present, as is the case with apple.)
they hit my card with the hold a week ago for nMP ordered Dec 19. I guess I would have expected eminent shipment.
they hit my card with the hold a week ago for nMP ordered Dec 19. I guess I would have expected eminent shipment.
I don't want to be the bearer of possibly disappointing news, however many of us on here (me included) saw credit card holds appear, got all excited that something was happening only for the hold to disappear after a few days with no progress at all.
Having said that, there seems to be no standard way that this goes so I wouldn't worry too much. At the very least Apple know you exist but at best there's movement on your order!
nMP and CC
AJClayton, FWIW, I surrendered to Photoshop and Lightroom CC last September when Adobe announced the US$9.95/month deal. I have no regrets at this point. I keep PSCS6 installed and updated just in case.
Now if I could just get the nMP delivered and try out Photoshop on it. My old MP 3,1 is gasping a bit.
AJClayton, FWIW, I surrendered to Photoshop and Lightroom CC last September when Adobe announced the US$9.95/month deal. I have no regrets at this point. I keep PSCS6 installed and updated just in case.
Now if I could just get the nMP delivered and try out Photoshop on it. My old MP 3,1 is gasping a bit.
Gah!
I have a 30" ACD which I wanted to use with the nMP whenever Apple gets it here... but as I wrote elsewhere before, I keep hearing bad things about those adapters. I'm starting to think I should just forget about using my 30" screen with the nMP... although that makes me sad.
Apple just needs to release a matte 32" 4K display already.
Gah!
I have a 30" ACD which I wanted to use with the nMP whenever Apple gets it here... but as I wrote elsewhere before, I keep hearing bad things about those adapters. I'm starting to think I should just forget about using my 30" screen with the nMP... although that makes me sad.
Apple just needs to release a matte 32" 4K display already.
Not to make anyone jealous, but I decided to get the 31.5" Asus PQ321Q 4K monitor. It's currently hooked up to my MacBook Pro (late 2013) via HDMI at 30Hz but as soon as my (February!) nMP arrives it'll be hooked up using a black Lenovo DisplayPort cable at 60Hz. I must admit that I'm blown away already by the monitor and it'll only get better.
I think I may go right out of my mind....
I live to close to Cupertino for this... If you guys see me on the news you'll know I finally cracked.
Order on 1/3 through SJSU educational order.
3.7GHz quad-core with 10MB of L3 cache
16GB (4x4GB) of 1866MHz DDR3 ECC
256GB PCIe-based flash storage
Dual AMD FirePro D300 GPUs
I live to close to Cupertino for this... If you guys see me on the news you'll know I finally cracked.
Order on 1/3 through SJSU educational order.
3.7GHz quad-core with 10MB of L3 cache
16GB (4x4GB) of 1866MHz DDR3 ECC
256GB PCIe-based flash storage
Dual AMD FirePro D300 GPUs
Ive narrowed my choices down to a single 27" (desk configuration doesnt really work for dual monitors) and its either a refurb dell U2713H (£419) or the viewsonic VP2772 (£630 ish)
Just cant decide if i like the idea of a refurb with 1yr RTB or new with a 3yr, plus will the 4k monitors come down in price rapidly or not? if so then dell seems the way as a stop gap but then im not sure i can justify another toy when they do drop
Almost half way through February and the progress is goin at snails pace.
If I was part of the dec 19 "January group", I would be REALLY angry but unfortunately, there is nothing any of us can do.
If I was part of the dec 19 "January group", I would be REALLY angry but unfortunately, there is nothing any of us can do.