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I’m guessing this is the new Mac Pro. Just add an eGPU and max out the other specs — I have a feeling the price will be right up there with regular Mac Pro pri

by xienze 8y ago

I’m guessing this is the new Mac Pro. Just add an eGPU and max out the other specs — I have a feeling the price will be right up there with regular Mac Pro pricing. Edit: yep, maxes out around $3900. Without an eGPU. Edit again: I know asking about downvotes is a downvotable offense, but what’s the deal? What did I say that was wrong or even inflammatory? This thing tops out in Mac Pro price territory, I would not be at all surprised if this becomes the new Mac Pro with the addition of an eGPU.

ascagnel_ 8y ago
Maxing out the CPU (comes w/ 256GB SSD & 8GB RAM) is $1300USD. Bumping to 16GB RAM totals out to $1500USD; bumping to 64GB RAM totals up to $2700USD.
- xienze 8y ago
  Now add in the 2TB SSD and 10gb Ethernet.
  - ascagnel_ 8y ago
    The 10Gb ethernet was an extra $100, the 2TB SSD an extra $1400. If you want a fully loaded, i7/64GB DDR4 RAM/2TB SSD/10G ethernet system, it'll cost you $4200USD, with more than half of that from RAM & SSD pricing.
    - xienze 8y ago
      OK, so more than I thought. I think I was in the education store. So I stand by what I said — maxes out in Mac Pro price territory.
bitL 8y ago
You can get a quad-core 28W NUC for $500 with TB3, so there is already a cheap precedent that is as powerfull (though limited to 32GB RAM with current SO-DIMMs).
- yborg 8y ago
  How's macOS run on that?
  - bitL 8y ago
    Not sure about 8i5/8i7 as I haven't ordered one yet, but previous generations worked like out of the box with very small changes - perfect Hackintoshes actually. You just needed to understand how to install Clover and a few drivers properly, then after each OS update needed to re-run a script changing 4K display timings while Intel GPU was disabled during the boot (if you wanted retina-style display).
    - oarfish 8y ago
      Do you have a link with this kind of knowledge for persistence?
screye 8y ago
I wonder if the Mac-mini has the thermal capacity to avoid CPU throttling on tasks that push a 1080Ti eGPU to its peak. Also, at that price, might as well buy the iMAC
HillaryBriss 8y ago
I don't know why people downvoted your comment. I didn't. I don't understand the theory of downvoting on HN anymore (if I ever did). But, I also don't quite agree with your comment. I mean, won't the new Mac Pro now be free to reach even higher prices than the existing Mac Pro? (Also, FWIW, my guess is the new Mac Pro will be in a different form factor than the mini, use xeon chips and ECC memory.)
greedo 8y ago
If the new Mac Pro doesn't have Xeons inside, it'll get laughed off stage.

by xienze 8y ago

ascagnel_ 8y ago

Maxing out the CPU (comes w/ 256GB SSD & 8GB RAM) is $1300USD. Bumping to 16GB RAM totals out to $1500USD; bumping to 64GB RAM totals up to $2700USD.

xienze 8y ago
Now add in the 2TB SSD and 10gb Ethernet.
- ascagnel_ 8y ago
  The 10Gb ethernet was an extra $100, the 2TB SSD an extra $1400. If you want a fully loaded, i7/64GB DDR4 RAM/2TB SSD/10G ethernet system, it'll cost you $4200USD, with more than half of that from RAM & SSD pricing.
  - xienze 8y ago
    OK, so more than I thought. I think I was in the education store. So I stand by what I said — maxes out in Mac Pro price territory.

bitL 8y ago

You can get a quad-core 28W NUC for $500 with TB3, so there is already a cheap precedent that is as powerfull (though limited to 32GB RAM with current SO-DIMMs).

yborg 8y ago
How's macOS run on that?
- bitL 8y ago
  Not sure about 8i5/8i7 as I haven't ordered one yet, but previous generations worked like out of the box with very small changes - perfect Hackintoshes actually. You just needed to understand how to install Clover and a few drivers properly, then after each OS update needed to re-run a script changing 4K display timings while Intel GPU was disabled during the boot (if you wanted retina-style display).
  - oarfish 8y ago
    Do you have a link with this kind of knowledge for persistence?

screye 8y ago

I wonder if the Mac-mini has the thermal capacity to avoid CPU throttling on tasks that push a 1080Ti eGPU to its peak. Also, at that price, might as well buy the iMAC

HillaryBriss 8y ago

I don't know why people downvoted your comment. I didn't. I don't understand the theory of downvoting on HN anymore (if I ever did). But, I also don't quite agree with your comment. I mean, won't the new Mac Pro now be free to reach even higher prices than the existing Mac Pro? (Also, FWIW, my guess is the new Mac Pro will be in a different form factor than the mini, use xeon chips and ECC memory.)

greedo 8y ago

If the new Mac Pro doesn't have Xeons inside, it'll get laughed off stage.