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MP All Models The "I just ordered/bought/got my new/refurb Mac Pro" thread [Merged]
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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.
I was all ready to order a 27" Thunderbolt display today, but I've really spent enough on equipment recently and need to wait (especially as those Thunderbolt screens haven't been updated for ages and some kind of update and/or 4K display from Apple is bound to happen at some point).
Apple are sending me a replacement adapter. I hope it arrives tomorrow, but should be a day or two according to the person I spoke to. They don't want the old one back so they've been pretty helpful about it. Can't grumble.
The support person I spoke to said he wasn't aware of problems with the Dual Link adapter although I've read the same comments as you, so I'm not convinced. Mine lasted less than a week.
I'll give it another go and if this one dies then I'll revert to plan B. Hopefully by then either Apple will have updated the ACD or released an affordable 4K version (yeah, right). It'll also give the bank balance a bit of time to recover from the nMP purchase (no regrets about that, though!!!)
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That's interesting. I saw that offer and was tempted too. I couldn't help feeling that if I'd gone for it, I'd think it was too much money when it goes up to the full rate after 12 months (which is what happened to me with the full CC).
As I said previously, I'm not at all set in my ways about this. I'm sure you've done the right thing and I could very well end up doing something similar if my experiments with Pixelmator don't work out.
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It's a difficult one, that's for sure. I think I remember reading somewhere that not all 4K displays are equal and a cheap one may be cheap for a good reason - but don't quote me on that I can't for the life of me remember where I read it.
Whatever happens, 4K has got to be the "next big thing" and is bound to drop in price rapidly once it gets some traction. Finding a cheaper way to go for now is probably a good idea. Then wait until 4K settles down a bit (and our respective bank balances recover) before dipping toes in that particular water. I'm going to try a new adapter for my 30" ACD and see if I can eek out a bit more life from it until that happens.
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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.
I've used the dual adapter with a 30" ACD and a 30" NEC (with only DVI input) for two years with no problems whatsover.
So, I ordered on December 19th (six Core upgraded to 32 gib of RAM) and there's been not a word from Apple since.
My order still says "Available to ship February." Starting to lose patience...
My order still says "Available to ship February." Starting to lose patience...
Just got it delivered today UK (ordered 1st Jan) base stock model.
(Its not as silent as my mini - a high pitched hum)
Hardest part is installing Windows again (downloaded 32 bit version only later for OSX to tell me only 64 bit version supported)
(Its not as silent as my mini - a high pitched hum)
Hardest part is installing Windows again (downloaded 32 bit version only later for OSX to tell me only 64 bit version supported)
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Englishman - I do not see you on the spreadsheet. When did you order your base model? It's funny we're calling them "stock" models since they obviously did NOT build them to stock!
I noticed yesterday that there's a pending charge on my credit card for the nMP I ordered on 19 December. My order status still shows available to ship in February. I'm not sure how this works but I'm hoping this is the last step Apple does prior to begin building my CTO and that the order status will change at least by the end of the week.
That's good to hear, BillyTrimble. My first adapter must've been a faulty one. It's being replaced by Apple and hopefully will get here tonorrow. I intend to stick with it for as long as I can as I'd miss my large 30" display if I had to replace it.
Good to hear a positive report for a change. I guess I'll order one. But if you read the comments on the Apple Store you'd think the things would run off with your woman.
I guess although there's margin in high-end displays, there's probably no volume. All the other OEMs seem to be releasing sub-$1K UltraHD TN displays with 30Hz refresh. Ugh.
I'd really like a pro (matte, decent gamut, IPS, 60Hz, IGZO if you feel generous) Apple 4K display with Thunderbolt, but I think what we will get is an update to the existing Thunderbolt display, probably late in the year. Or whenever Apple updates the iMac.
Of course, at the rate they're shipping it might be the end of the year before I see my nMP!
...just a short update for all of you waiting patiently:
the Mac Pro is really sensational and if you don't really really really push the system everything happens when the micro switch inside your mouse was barely touched. Aperture (110GB library), Handbrake converting movies, FLAC playback, activity monitor - everything parallel is not even a minor demand for the system. Yesterday my brougher visited me and showed me the terminal stress test (http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/02/stress-test-mac-cpu/.
He said, that running two of these processes makes his MacBook Air (latest gen) nearly fly in terms of fan speed.
I ran 44 processes......and live tv...... and a full hd movie on iTunes with the Aperture library open
....and the beast got slightly (!!!) warmer. Activity monitor showed all cores at 100% but working smooth, and playback of movie and live tv (Elgato) was without any interruption.
I am still grinning
BTW: I ordered (for optical reasons) the Logitech K750 Mac keyboard in black and after one day the "M" key got loose. I will send it back. It seems as if Logitech still has quality issues (like some comments at Amazon show).
Cheers....
the Mac Pro is really sensational and if you don't really really really push the system everything happens when the micro switch inside your mouse was barely touched. Aperture (110GB library), Handbrake converting movies, FLAC playback, activity monitor - everything parallel is not even a minor demand for the system. Yesterday my brougher visited me and showed me the terminal stress test (http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/02/stress-test-mac-cpu/.
He said, that running two of these processes makes his MacBook Air (latest gen) nearly fly in terms of fan speed.
I ran 44 processes......and live tv...... and a full hd movie on iTunes with the Aperture library open
....and the beast got slightly (!!!) warmer. Activity monitor showed all cores at 100% but working smooth, and playback of movie and live tv (Elgato) was without any interruption.
I am still grinning
BTW: I ordered (for optical reasons) the Logitech K750 Mac keyboard in black and after one day the "M" key got loose. I will send it back. It seems as if Logitech still has quality issues (like some comments at Amazon show).
Cheers....
nMP Sleep Consultant?
Actually with the apparent slow down in nMP deliveries since the beginning of February, I am wondering if the Sleep Consultant that Apple hired for the is consulting in the Mac Pro assembly, test, and deliver department.
Actually with the apparent slow down in nMP deliveries since the beginning of February, I am wondering if the Sleep Consultant that Apple hired for the is consulting in the Mac Pro assembly, test, and deliver department.
Englishman - I do not see you on the spreadsheet. When did you order your base model? It's funny we're calling them "stock" models since they obviously did NOT build them to stock!
I've entered it now hope that helps.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...bXQ2Q3BwbXc2S2NhWUVzVlAxUEE&usp=sharing#gid=5
Lol, let hope hes giving them Pro Plus or something similar to keep them awake and making our nMPs!
It is being made in USA. I don't think they care how fast of the production is. Unlike China, they don't care about people condition, which results fast production.
this is preposterous... now I have no idea what to do since I'm planning to order in this week...
lets hope it doesn't affect the people who've been promised Jan,feb and March dates. that would be disasterous.
You can add me, I'll update if/when it arrives.
3.5GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5
16GB 1866MHz DDR3 ECC - 4X4GB
512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
Dual AMD FirePro D700-6GB VRAM
Ordered December 31
Available to ship: February
that upsets me, i ordered dec 26th soooooo if you don't have yours yet its looking like end of the month delivery for me
Guess what - my replacement mini display port to Dual Link adapter arrived today (well done to Apple support for getting it to me in under 24 hours) however IT DOESN'T WORK EITHER!
I'm sure it's the cable both times as I tried it on both my nMP and also my MacBook Pro with the same result. I have a standard mini display port to DVI adapter and that works fine on both computers, plus the 30" works fine when plugged in via DVI to my old Mac Pro. That only leaves the adapter that can be at fault.
I'm waiting for a call back from the guy at Apple I spoke to yesterday. Looks like I may be buying a Thunderbolt display after all.