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Except that Dell is now using the newer Sandy Bridge E5 Xeon processors while Apple's using models over 2 years old. One simply can't compare what Apple's now

Except that Dell is now using the newer Sandy Bridge E5 Xeon processors while Apple's using models over 2 years old. One simply can't compare what Apple's now offering with other workstations.

cageface 14y ago
Exactly. Plus, for the kind of people that really need a machine this powerful +/- $1000 isn't decisive. And the cloud of uncertainty hovering over the Mac Pro has got to have a lot of people worried. It's bad enough that you can't get anything resembling a roadmap from Apple but it really looks like the Mac Pro is headed for extinction.
- mjwalshe 14y ago
  Your right I recall a few years back that sound on sound (pro audio industry bible) Mac columnist was getting worried that Apple was going to abandon the creative industrys. Looks like Apple is transitioning from a tech to a consumer company.
  - astrodust 14y ago
    They made that transition when they dropped "Computer" from their name. The rest is just logical follow-up.
    - mjwalshe 14y ago
      Presuambly EVGA and the Other Workstaion Class kit makers will be holding a viking funeral for the Old Apple Woz would be invited to light the funeral pyre