Will Haswell-E mean lower prices for the 2014 nMP?

[artherd]

I've gotta say, I really wish Apple would have went with a 4-sided core design, dual Xeons, and dual GPUs.

 

[shoehornhands]

I highly doubt Haswell-E results in lower nMP prices.

Whatever small price difference there may be is likely offset by the increased DDR4 memory cost.

Additionally, even if there was a net gain going from Ivy to Haswell, I doubt apple would pass that on to the consumer. Look at the premium they are charging already for a processor upgrade (charging WAY more than the difference in price between the two CPUs).

and before somebody jumps all over me let me clarify, I'm not saying the nMP is overpriced (I do realize most computer manufacturers do the same thing).

 

[Gav Mack]

I've gotta say, I really wish Apple would have went with a 4-sided core design, dual Xeons, and dual GPUs.

Having had the core in my hands with the can in bits if they were to make a bigger can it would have to be a pent or hex shape rather than a square with a correspondingly larger diameter to fit the equivalent sized pcb's, PSU and fan assembly. I would have to start saving if they bought a bigger brother out, particularly if it had an even bigger can to host it and hold all the thunderbolt spaghetti inside and add on cards etc.

I'm getting that hair growing back feeling on my head again - wishful thinking that Apple would take the high end market back with a silent whirr which is a very quiet bang with a shot across the bows of the entire workstation market never mind just OS X.

 

[deconstruct60]

I started looking into the possibility Apple may skip Haswell-EP based on the fact they appear to have skipped Haswell on the Mac Mini which is another computer that doesn't benefit much from a Haswell refresh.

Only the Mini has been updated with Haswell.... so are you now on bandwagon of how Apple absolutely has to upgrade ? Broadwell options would have been nice to have for the Mini if available but they were not some " throw the product line under to bus to wait for" kind of option. Neither is the case for the Mac Pro.

Unlike the Mini, there won't be a price drop. Mini's price drop is far more so in riding the volume purchases of the MBA ( same CPU-GPU package in MBA , entry iMac, and entry Mini now) and in the rMBP 13" CPU-GPU options. No quads in MBA or rMBP 13" , no quad in Mini. That may change with Broadwell, but for now.

 

[VirtualRain]

Only the Mini has been updated with Haswell.... so are you now on bandwagon of how Apple absolutely has to upgrade ? Broadwell options would have been nice to have for the Mini if available but they were not some " throw the product line under to bus to wait for" kind of option. Neither is the case for the Mac Pro.

Unlike the Mini, there won't be a price drop. Mini's price drop is far more so in riding the volume purchases of the MBA ( same CPU-GPU package in MBA , entry iMac, and entry Mini now) and in the rMBP 13" CPU-GPU options. No quads in MBA or rMBP 13" , no quad in Mini. That may change with Broadwell, but for now.

I do believe it's more likely Apple will update the Mac Pro to Haswell now that they have done so with the Mini. Although the update to the Mini was arguably of zero benefit and actually to some detriment (Dual core only, HD storage standard, and what looks to be soldered RAM). The folks over in that forum have learned to be careful what to wish for. . What hasn't changed, is my assertion that an update to Haswell is largely a waste of time. The performance improvements are not interesting at all.