51–60 of 91 posts
Earlier quoted context omitted.
not what I'd call a bargain for $5k. seems like more Apple tax than usual.
Apple is trolling to see how much they can really fetch. It's a back-to-the-80's kind of computer price, for the snoots. It's going to end as well as last time they did that.
> the $4,999 'starter' model ships with an 8-core Xeon processor, 32GB of RAM, 1TB of solid-state storage and a Radeon Vega Pro graphics chipset with 8GB of RAM
This include the 5k display right? Are the keyboard and mouse included as well?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I've got a beast of a rig that has been flawless. Can you guarantee that ? Who is responsible if an upgrade doesn't work or bricks your machine ?
That's why you wait a few days. The hackintosh community is very active. Also, at this point, the things that would brick you in the past are no longer applicable with a modern hackintosh.
That may be fine for a home user, but if my livelyhood was dependent on this machine I'd rather buy something less hacked together and with actual support options.
This is not about wether or not it will actually work, it's about liability.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Think about it for a moment: you get a decent computer with solid performance, with an incredible screen, a great software ecosystem (from both Unix and Mac) and a very nice OS to run everything. You can't build a Dell to match that, even if you rip Windows out and install Linux or a BSD.
Think about it for a moment: 5 years ago you could have gotten more for the same price, relative to the GPU and compute power at the time. Of course you can't build a Dell to match that. The point is this is less of a computer for the longevity that the Mid 2012 Mac Pro originally priced at $2,499 provided. (Guess what, the Apple Thunderbolt Display then was also priced at only $999.) Why in the hell would I pay twic…
Provided you don't go for the lowest spec one, it's probably more than enough to cover most needs of most power users for the next 5 years or so. Even if you go for the low-spec one, it'll be fairly decent 5 years from now just like my aging MacBook Pro is.
If you live in Photoshop, Lightroom and Illustrator, with the new subscription service that Adobe has for their apps, the switching cost is almost nothing (your time costs you of course).
Capture One is very good on Windows, 4k works fine, etc.
My brother has been obsessed with Apple products for the past 20 years, he was the one who convinced my parents to get one in 1998. He's been a professional photographer since 2001 and has worked on different iterations of Mac Pro machines ever since. This Thanksgiving he finally gave in and asked me how to build a PC for his work studio. He just can't justify working on desktop Mac Pros anymore. He'll keep the mac l…
I agree and have taken time to build a PC recently, after living in Mac world for 10 years. The hardware you can get is quite amazing (this is what I built https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/b/6FXPxr ). Everything works and it's rock solid, it's also very quiet (something a lot PC users aren't so concerned about). Windows however I'm finding a lot harder to get on with. Windows 4K support is awful. So many broken and blurry…
Edit: Also, that's a rad build!
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Coworker who does 3d and video content here has an old Mac Pro tower with an aftermarket GPU (remember when you could upgrade those?), his next computer will be Windows. Apple might have had an edge back in the day thanks to QuickTime, but Premier, After Effects, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, all these things are basically equivalent across platforms. Except for the fact that on Windows they can run faster on cheaper hardware.
What happened to rendering farms? When I did 3D (3D Studio DOS, long time ago) I had a couple beefy rendering slaves. My desktop was not even the fastest machine on the group - it just happened to have a better graphics card (a Matrox one IIRC). If I had to do it now, I'd have an iMac on my desk (because the screen is so incredibly awesome) and a bunch of Dells (or custom built) boxes on a rack at the other end of a…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
this is not the main point of his comment.
sure it is.. it's all under the sentiment of Macs not producing products with performance parity with PCs.. What's wrong with just using a high-end windows laptop for field? Is that gap in the laptop space that big that warrants dealing with two distinct platforms that do not work well together?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Coworker who does 3d and video content here has an old Mac Pro tower with an aftermarket GPU (remember when you could upgrade those?), his next computer will be Windows. Apple might have had an edge back in the day thanks to QuickTime, but Premier, After Effects, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, all these things are basically equivalent across platforms. Except for the fact that on Windows they can run faster on cheaper hardware.
What happened to rendering farms? When I did 3D (3D Studio DOS, long time ago) I had a couple beefy rendering slaves. My desktop was not even the fastest machine on the group - it just happened to have a better graphics card (a Matrox one IIRC). If I had to do it now, I'd have an iMac on my desk (because the screen is so incredibly awesome) and a bunch of Dells (or custom built) boxes on a rack at the other end of a…
Yes, seriously
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Which pros? Every video editor, graphic designer, photographer, and web designer I know still uses a Mac...
I know a few folks who work in pretty reputable firms (their clients include BMW and Mercedes benz), they all use windows. I think 3D artists prefer windows (I know c4d and maya work on apple, I wonder if Houdini works on apple)