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Apple Unveils All New Mac Pro at WWDC
- rarecoil 7y agoAside from the questionable industrial design, I think this is very close to what Apple really needed to do. Pro users don't just want modularity/expandability, they actively need it. While CPU performance has kind of stagnated, GPU design is still evolving and those that use them heavily swap them out often. I'm happy to see something resembling a "real" pro device for creative use. They have clearly rethought the thermal design a bit as well, and this feels like the true successor to the old Mac Pro towers. I'm sure it will be exceedingly expensive, but IMO it is a bit of a return to old form. Now we can finally forget about the trash can.
- reallydude 7y ago> I think this is very close to what Apple really needed to do. Nope. It's jewelry for people who don't know anything about computers. Corporate aren't as naive in costing, so there's no traction there either. 800$ of hardware with a bunch of custom expansion slots. SSD is probably soldered on to the case or motherboard. It looks like a cheese grater. GL with that dead body.
- gridlockd 7y agoStarting at 6000$ for the performance of a sub-1000$ PC. I wonder what the maxed-out version will cost. I also think it's pretty ugly. What's with those ultra-prominent handles? Who's hurling 6000$ machines around the office on a regular basis?
- blacksmith_tb 7y agoSeems like the missing discussion is what GPUs Apple will suggest people pop in all those PCIe slots. Without working with Nvidia, their potential will be somewhat limited... I am still using a dusty old 2010 Pro, but I can't upgrade to Mojave without getting rid of my Nvidia card, which so far hasn't seemed worth it.
- boromi 7y agoWill the monitor work fine on windows?
- gridlockd 7y agoPure speculation: Yes, but the required dongle will cost 999$.
- room271 7y ago$6k for 32gb ram and a 256gb SSD?