Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

They removed the "New" tag from the Mac Pro at the Apple Store

Not only that but the refurb model costs more than the "new" model.

This is hilarious.

Refurbished Mac Pro 3.33GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon :

Originally released August 2010
One 3.33GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon "Westmere" processor
3GB (3 x 1GB) of 1333MHz DDR3 ECC memory
1TB Serial ATA 7200 rpm
18x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB GDDR5 memory

$3149

-------------

The "new" model :

One 3.33GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon processor
6GB (3X2GB)
1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive
ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB
One 18x SuperDrive
Apple Magic Mouse
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (English) & User's Guide


$2999
 
"So why did Apple discontinue the Mac Pro?", "Because NO-ONE bought it anymore". Gee, wonder why?
 
Maybe Apple does pay a little attention to the heat after all.
 
Now there treating it like the mistake it actually is. Now if we can only get them to write new drivers for those high end graphic cards they should be offering us.
 
Hmm, Maybe they realized that waiting until the end of 2013 for things like Sata3 PCI 3.0 because of a "Redesign" isn't the smartest idea and they are backtracking now.

I'd for one be happy with Sandy Bridge-E in current case with no Thunderbolt.
 
Maybe they were working on clearing inventory with that "new" tag.

If I bought one I'd slap a GPU from MacVidCards onto it. The 5770 is crap.
 
The problem with a possible backtrack is what about all the poor suckers (myself included) who badly needed whatever update they would give us and bought these 'new' Mac Pros? So now they aren't new? Does this mean another new one is a few months away? Just give us a statement or something, Apple!
 
We don't get an update for two years, now we get two in one week! I knew this was gonna be a good week.

----------
peabo said:
The problem with a possible backtrack is what about all the poor suckers (myself included) who badly needed whatever update they would give us and bought these 'new' Mac Pros? So now they aren't new? Does this mean another new one is a few months away? Just give us a statement or something, Apple!
Click to expand...

No, they have more fun playing around like this. They must be laughing there asses off.
 
Does it matter? They put insult to injury yesterday … I think twice before committing any further to the apple platform.
In fact, I just bought a copy of Sublime Text 2 with a license for Mac, Linux, Windows. Thinking about an exit strategy has become a real concern.
 
Simplicated said:
Now it's time MacRumors changed the recommendation in Buyer's Guide back to Do Not Buy.
Click to expand...

Yep. DO THE RIGHT THING, MR !!! CHANGE IT!!

Apple probably got rid of the "New" tag on it b/c they're afraid someone might bring a lawsuit.

What a total debacle.
 
Well, I will say it was a good laugh. This whole thing is farcical.

But it doesn't change the fact that Cook hinted at "later next year" for a new Pro. Well, he didn't even say that, he said "something great" which probably means something we don't think is very great, like a stack of Mac Minis bolted together or iCloud computing with an iPad as an interface. But in any case, we could be talking about 3rd quarter 2013 for this magical update. I don't think I can wait that long for a hardware refresh.
 
The right thing for Apple to do. They never should have called it "New".

If there is another MP later this year, I'll be pretty pissed (having just bought one), unless Apple jacks the price way up (quite likely, if the update is that close). I'm OK with and update in 12-18 months. Do I feel cheated? Sure, but I comfort myself with the thought that I'm not one of those poor sods (hopefully not too many) who bought a MP a month ago. Compared to them, I paid $700 less for my 6-core.
 
akadmon said:
The right thing for Apple to do. They never should have called it "New".

If there is another MP later this year, I'll be pretty pissed (having just bought one), unless Apple jacks the price way up (quite likely, if the update is that close). I'm OK with and update in 12-18 months. Do I feel cheated? Sure, but I comfort myself with the thought that I'm not one of those poor sods (hopefully not too many) who bought a MP a month ago. Compared to them, I paid $700 less for my 6-core.
Click to expand...
So there is a mid 2012 model of the Mac Pro but not an update?
 
akadmon said:
The right thing for Apple to do. They never should have called it "New".

If there is another MP later this year, I'll be pretty pissed (having just bought one), unless Apple jacks the price way up (quite likely, if the update is that close). I'm OK with and update in 12-18 months. Do I feel cheated? Sure, but I comfort myself with the thought that I'm not one of those poor sods (hopefully not too many) who bought a MP a month ago. Compared to them, I paid $700 less for my 6-core.
Click to expand...

You are still in the 15 days return timeframe...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back