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New Mac Pro
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I can’t tell if you want a serious answer to this question or not.
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Eric Hansen
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yes please.
and, if its possible, I can add one more.
how I connect my blackmagic multibridge without PCIe slots?I know the answer: I should buy a thunderbolt blackmagic video card,
as I should buy thunderbolt storage,
and more thunderbolt readers for anything I already have.the computer is a peace of a configuration we have for resolve.
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I totally agree that losing PCIe slots sucks. But this isn’t too different than the transition from PCI-X to PCIe. I had to replace perfectly awesome Kona and Fibre Channel PCI-X cards with equivalent PCIe versions without gaining any additional functionality. It’s the same here with your examples of BMD cards. But you have to decide which is more important to your workflow, upgrading your $1000 cards or $5000 workstation. Some years you have to do cards, some years it’s workstations and some years it’s both. And sometimes it’s OS platforms. Only time will tell
Eric Hansen
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There are also relatively cost effective ThB to PCIe enclosure you could put you card into.
Colorist | Online Editor | Post Super | VFX Artist | BD Author
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Unless it’s a bunch of GPUs. Juan, what are your plans? Hope that in time there’s a ThB solution or go hackintosh that still has (superior) pcie tech?
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My primary resolve machine is Linux… with my existing MacPro to support it. For editorial we’ll likely pick up new iMacs, MacMinis, or MacPro depending on need.
Colorist | Online Editor | Post Super | VFX Artist | BD Author
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What I dont understand is why you guys even care! This is a perfect opportunity to trash your old macs and buy a high end kick ass PC. Z820 is in the same price range, more CPU, 7 slots and works like s charm. Let Apple do what they can best, please the non-professionals. Stig
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You have a very valid point. Most of us that care however, care because we really don’t like Windows as an OS and / or have too much invested in a Mac infrastructure.
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Yeah I’m right here with Stig, which is why I ditched Apple last summer, waiting for this macpro to come around.
It’s the peripherals that scare me, not this ash tray computer. All those cords (only 4 USB ports? Really?), extra devices…it seems so hack. It’ll cost a lot of money, more time researching and building and waiting, etc.. I need more to work with one device that’s known to work well and get the job done- and affordably upgradable if need be. Let apple build a computer for its broader base of users.
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Only dilemma I find is not being able to produce ProRes files on a PC. Do you find that to be an issue Stig?
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