What would you do if apple discontinued the Mac Pro?

[Tutor]

Clean up

 

[goferit]

cry!!

 

[linuxcooldude]

Originally Posted by Flash SWT
"Is the Mac Pro dead?"
http://www.cringely.com/2011/08/is-the-mac-pro-dead/

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Stopped reading after the part about Mac Pros being "expected" earlier this summer.

This statement completely discredits him.

No one with even a modicum of knowledge of the industry and the Mac Pro refresh cycle expected them.

I stopped reading at the part where he thinks the primary use for high end graphics cards are for gaming:

It exists primarily to allow users to pack their Macs with extra drives and third-party graphics cards for high-end gaming

how about 3D graphics or video editing among other things?!?

 

[R3k]

Why would Apple abandon the Mac Pro line? They won't unless it no longer is making a profit for them.

And even then, Id bet they'd continue it for a while. More than just profit, it helps define their brand by association of a certain type of user, and hey, maybee a little because of tradition.

 

[Macman45]

Since Mine Is Brand New

I't would have no immediate effect, but when it comes time to replace my Pro, I'd be pretty confident that Apple will have a range of high spec. notebooks on offer by then....My upgrade cycle is usually around 3 years....Plenty of time for the design teams to come up with a new offering.

I'm pretty confident we will see high capacity SSD's replacing the current HDD's in the not too distant future. My Pro is a great machine, but it's a heavy beast (17") so I would welcome any improvement that reduced the weight a little.

For now I carry both my Pro and my MBA around.

 

[dh2005]

Mini almost viable now.

Pffffft! Speak for yourself, mate...

... the Mini's gonna have to do a lot more in its next iteration to hit my radar. Right now, it's underpowered, overpriced, and oppressively limited in its upgradeability. Aside from being overpriced (controversial...?!), I don't see how it's a valid substitute for the Mac Pro at all.


But hey, let's not get ahead of ourselves. I reckon there's another Pro on the way.