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Re: Mac Pro

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Post by vacri »

ansimionescu wrote: post #71

I love watching people moan about this yet unreleased product. I think the new Mac Pro episode will resemble the iPad one - lots of "ohemgee it's like just a bigger ipod, lol, how stupid do they think we are, kthx?" reactions, when in fact this product will probably push a new paradigm shift in the way workstations are built i.e. moving away from the plastic pieces of shit ubiquitously sold now. Seriously, I dare you…

Come on. If you're getting a customised PC, the items have to interoperate, but you gain flexibility. The Mac Pro customises... how? You're comparing apples and oranges.

Besides, while the new design has some interesting features (well... one plus a different look), it's not like you could have built an 'all-in-one' with your dad 20 years ago. Stop with the hyperbole.

Re: Mac Pro

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Post by mpyne »

ansimionescu wrote: post #71

I love watching people moan about this yet unreleased product. I think the new Mac Pro episode will resemble the iPad one - lots of "ohemgee it's like just a bigger ipod, lol, how stupid do they think we are, kthx?" reactions, when in fact this product will probably push a new paradigm shift in the way workstations are built i.e. moving away from the plastic pieces of shit ubiquitously sold now. Seriously, I dare you…

Honestly I saw the page after seeing the 'trash can' comments and expected to be unimpressed. But I actually quite like the concept, though maybe that's the nuclear engineer in me talking.

Re: Mac Pro

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Post by squidsoup »

The more I look at this design, the more I think it's absolutely brilliant. Increasingly we're seeing fantastically small form factors for mid-ranged desktop computers like the Intel NUC and the Mac Mini, yet high end workstations are still stuck in massive, ugly ATX towers.

This seems to elegantly solve the problem of squeezing components that tend to run very hot, into a relatively small space. The shared heat sync and cooling pipe is really clever.

Re: Mac Pro

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Post by qqg3 »

kbenson wrote: post #158
bhauer wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Odd that they implemented a web site for a desktop PC for consumption via the input devices of a laptop, and not a... desktop PC.

Don't their mice have a trackpad built into the top now?

Yes, magic mouse is pretty much a trackpad

Re: Mac Pro

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Post by yoster »

Personally, I have been waiting a very long time for this. PC users need not read this. I love this company as they have revolutionized many things. Just the App Store alone gives me enough reason to be loyal forever. iOS... just beautiful. The Mac Pro... mind blown..

Re: Mac Pro

#196

Post by 1rae »

untog wrote: post #6

This page is a fantastic example of great development skills used in a way that is utterly infuriating to use. I don't want it to animate when I use my scroll wheel. I want the page to scroll. Off topic, but were this and the Air the only product announced? If so, I'm disappointed- I was hoping to pick up an updated Macbook Retina 13". Oh well.

the animation is terribly slow on my 1mbps african internet connection... completely unusable.

Re: Mac Pro

#197

Post by Samuel_Michon »

bjz_ wrote: post #159
jroseattle wrote: post #122

First thing I noticed was all the dark -- what, did someone turn off all the lights? Where's the white that has dominated Apple material for so long? But hey, give Tim Cook some credit here. This is literally the first significant product release during his tenure as CEO where the major elements of the update weren't simply screen-size or resolution. I don't have a lot of confidence this is earth-shattering, but it w…

Indeed. Despite how the product fares, this kind of courage makes me hopeful about his leadership into the future.

This product must have been in development for years. In his biography (2011), Steve Jobs said he was working on an exciting new product, I think this was it. He also said Ive had already made the designs for the new products of the next 3 years.

That’s not to say that Cook has to prove himself, he’s already done that for years. However, this product has Jobs written all over it (he was mad about powerful workstations with outrageous designs).

http://www.forbes.com/sites/briancaulfield/2011/10/25/steve-...

Re: Mac Pro

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Post by pasquinelli »

kevincrane wrote: post #109

It took me embarrassingly long to figure out how that website worked. The text telling me to scroll took like 10-15 seconds to show up, so I kept exiting the page and looking at these comments to see if there was more than just a picture. Eventually I figured it out, but still had to scroll slowly and methodically through to see everything.

yeah, i felt like a bit of an idiot because i couldn't figure out how to go to the next slide. then i found that i could click the dots on the right side.

later, i accidentally scrolled and it took me to the next slide. i was all like, "ah, that's what they meant by scroll".

Re: Mac Pro

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Post by pilooch »

mojuba wrote: post #130
ansimionescu wrote: post #71

I love watching people moan about this yet unreleased product. I think the new Mac Pro episode will resemble the iPad one - lots of "ohemgee it's like just a bigger ipod, lol, how stupid do they think we are, kthx?" reactions, when in fact this product will probably push a new paradigm shift in the way workstations are built i.e. moving away from the plastic pieces of shit ubiquitously sold now. Seriously, I dare you…

Curiously, my first association was "jet engine", was amused to learn that to many it's a trash can. Am I the only one whose breath was taken away by this new design? Power desktop seriously revisited for the first time since the 80's, anyone?

Someone here said 'Champagne holder' ;)

Re: Mac Pro

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Post by vacri »

notatoad wrote: post #102
glenra wrote: post #70

"Okay, we COULD just label the ports with regular high color contrast paint. Say, white paint on a black background or black paint on a white background. But that would be TOO EASY and the panel would then really 'pop' against our otherwise monolithic clean design. Which would be distracting." "But during actual use the ports are going to be on the BACK of the device (so you won't see it) and will have random stuff p…

considering the labels are totally unnecessary, i don't see the problem. it's not like people are going to be plugging USB cables into the thunderbolt ports or the power cable into the HDMI port by accident.

A USB jack can fit into an RJ45.

Still, there is something of a problem in that sometimes people plug things in while the power is off, and computers are often kept tucked away in dim corners. Looking at the machine from an angle, it's not always obvious which connectors are where, especially if you're not a techy who could name ports in their sleep.

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