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It’s official! New Mac Pro
The relevant bits from Macrumor’s live blog:
Processor, graphics and memory are inside. New generation Intel Xeon.
Double the CPU performance of the previous generation. 1766MHz DDR3, 60GBps bandwidth memory.
Flash internal storage. New Flash PCIe-based. 1.25GBps read, 1.0GBps write. 10x faster than any hard drive put in a Mac Pro.
All expansion is external. (NOTE: Get out the popcorn.)
Supports 4K displays. Multiple streams. 3 4K displays on built-in dual workstation graphics.
Graphics: First Mac ever to include dual workstation GPUs. AMD FirePro Graphics.
7 teraflops over OpenCL. 528GBps total bandwidth.Final Cut Pro X will support performance and graphics capabilities of the new machine.
Uses Thunderbolt 2, 20Gbps throughput, 6 devices per port, backwards compatible. 2x of industry leading Thunderbolt 1.
Audio, 4 USB 3.0 ports, 6 Thunderbolt 2 ports, Gigabit ethernet, HDMI out, and motion sensor that lights up the back panel when its turned.
Is only 1/8th the volume of the old generation Mac Pro.
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Sorta reminds me of the old SGI O2 desktop.
Unless maybe it’s like those hand towels that expand when you get ’em wet…. HEY PHIL!…. do we dunk it water to turn it into a real workstation?
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[Bob Woodhead] “Sorta reminds me of the old SGI O2 desktop.
Unless maybe it’s like those hand towels that expand when you get ’em wet…. HEY PHIL!…. do we dunk it water to turn it into a real workstation?”
Probably won’t feel quite as small when you have all of those Thuderbolt devices you need for expandability hooked up. Instead of one honking tower that rises like a skyscraper, you will have a veritable city of small boxes surrounding your workspace.
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There have been a number of cylindrical computers manufactured since as far back as 2005 (the Tube comes to mind, from 2008), the Mitra, which could be powered in the field by a hand crank, and had a built-in projector, and several others, including the Sony TP-1, laughed out of existence because it looked like a roll of toilet paper (or a Roomba). A bad naming choice…
While the new Mac “Pro” looks more like a suppository than anything else, I can’t malign the power inside. What bothers me is what the video card options will be, plus the fact that there will be no user serviceable parts inside – the Apple Computer meets the Apple Phone. And the fact that the ports light up when you spin it around is just laughable to me – pick it up – it’s small – way too small…calling anything slightly larger than a beer can “Pro” smacks of arrogance.
Joe Bourke
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“Up to 12 cores” means it’s a single cpu machine. And the rest… fail.
Have fun rackmounting it. And I thought they couldn’t get any whackier but that thing… is… wow…
They really have lost it. Feel like cuddeling my HPs right now. So glad you’re there, buddy.——
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[Joseph W. Bourke] “it’s small – way too small…calling anything slightly larger than a beer can “Pro” smacks of arrogance.”
Why does something have to be big to be considered “pro”?
Andy
https://www.timesavertutorials.com
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Frank – wait a second! You can rack mount it using a series of cup holders. Once again, Apple’s “industrial design” runs roughshod over practicality and standards. But you know this opens up a whole slew of “only could be designed by Apple” accessories to make this fit into a pro environment…
Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
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Love seeing the naysayers and I am reminded of this quote:
“They have no taste. And I mean that in an important way.”
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I’d certainly get it.. The specs sound very impressive.
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Can’t you just put these on a tray in a rack mount like some people do Mac Minis?
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At least it won’t take up much room.
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