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>> This isn’t just for pros, Apple seems to claim; it’s for capital-P Pros. paying $15K for a Mac Pro (without screen) to be tethered to a desk isn't a very cr
by al_be_back 3y ago
>> This isn’t just for pros, Apple seems to claim; it’s for capital-P Pros.
paying $15K for a Mac Pro (without screen) to be tethered to a desk isn't a very creative solution in 2023, WFH / remote working requires agility. MacBook Pros are very powerful already.
Plus, consumers are going to want more Energy Efficient / Green products, and that means long-lasting too (reduce waste).
- AdamN 3y agoTethered to a desk is useful though for fixed assets where there are multiple users on the device (post-production studio, etc...).
- al_be_back 3y agoI agree. demand for richer media Content is only going to grow, wouldn't be surprised if post-prod and the like didn't become the sole focus of Mac Pro over the next few years.
- tsmarsh 3y agoI really enjoy the luxury of both. I have a MacBook Air that I use when I'm traveling or sick of being at the desk, but 80% of my computing is done at my desk with my Mac Studio. git, icloud, airplay and basically all corporate work happening in office360 means that I'm not really tethered to any one machine. Why have the desktop? Power. M1 Ultra is a beast, throwing a little more money at a device that isn't going to die because the battery expired or I crack the screen made sense to me. I'm also mostly at my desk, mostly for ergonomic reasons: I hurt _less_ if I'm in a good chair where everything is tuned to my height.
- al_be_back 3y agoOh dear, don't tell me about the cracked screen - damaged two in 3 years :( I like the energy efficiency of apple silicon chips, I think they've hit jackpot with that. True, you get raw power from a high-end desktop/workstation, but cloud services have eaten-up missive chunks of of dev work. MacBook is a good medium (Jack of all trades)