New Mac Pro Available for Online Orders

Post by keithwarren » Thu, Dec 19, 2013, 4:00 PM UTC

gaius wrote: post #13

keithwarren wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You ever tried to edit 4K video? Real time editing is very important to post-production studios and when you are adding effects, rendering etc in a time sensitive environment - and you are a Final Cut person - then this is a great tool. This is not for your average dev or photo person, this is legitimately a 'Pro' machine aimed at very small a subset of Apple customers who actually mean quite a bit to the company. It…

If you're doing 4K check out Dell, they actually have a monitor for it.

Post by rch » Thu, Dec 19, 2013, 4:01 PM UTC

brianwawok wrote: post #8

rch wrote: post #4

Add $3000 for the 12 core. Really? Edit: actually , all together it still comes to what was projected. I just didn't expect so much of it to be in the CPU.

This is more Intel not Apple. http://ark.intel.com/products/75283/ Retail price for that CPU is 2.7k... you are paying maybe a $500 markup?

Post by k-mcgrady » Thu, Dec 19, 2013, 4:02 PM UTC

davisr wrote: post #11

mgkimsal wrote: post #5

Dunno why, but I've always felt Apple (and others too) seem to chintz out on the 'upsell' portion. I just configured a new Mac Pro for $13k, and I still need to tack on another $69 for a trackpad. WTH? Couldn't they say - "hey, you're buying a machine for over $5k - would you like a complimentary mouse or trackpad with this?" EDIT: yes, I do know why. It feels stingy. That's why.

Try looking at it from an ecological standpoint: if someone already has a working keyboard and mouse, why should they need new ones and create more waste?

Post by dangrossman » Thu, Dec 19, 2013, 4:03 PM UTC

keithwarren wrote: post #9

darkstar999 wrote: post #6

I don't get it. Who is the market for these, and why?

You ever tried to edit 4K video? Real time editing is very important to post-production studios and when you are adding effects, rendering etc in a time sensitive environment - and you are a Final Cut person - then this is a great tool. This is not for your average dev or photo person, this is legitimately a 'Pro' machine aimed at very small a subset of Apple customers who actually mean quite a bit to the company. It…

Post by jevinskie » Thu, Dec 19, 2013, 4:05 PM UTC

bigdubs wrote: post #12

darkstar999 wrote: post #6

I don't get it. Who is the market for these, and why?

Video editors, recording engineers, anyone who needs a super powerful desktop that runs os x and has a big budget for such things. I am baffled as to why apple went with such bespoke / underpowered hardware. It would have been relatively simple to update the internals of the existing mac pros and add thunderbolt 2 support.