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New Mac Pro rumor – is this a joke?
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Sadly a lot of “tech” is coming later this year. Thunderbolt 2 and Xeon’s based on IvyBridge. SATA Express I also think isn’t to far off but that’s probably 2014 or 2015. Then we have 4K monitors on the horizon also.
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Yup. We’re definitely at an inflection point for hardware- but then again not everyone is going to need to be producing for 4K in the near term. Theatrical, yes. TV, any show that wants to have legs in 5 years should at least be considering 4K post. Corporate and commercial have lifespans short enough that 1080 delivery will be fine for at least a few more years.
Until a 4K delivery system hits [when h.265 gains traction] there’s not much fire behind the display push. Though it is somewhat satisfying to see the entry price of 4K drop so rapidly in just the last 2 years. By the end of next year, you’ll probably be able to get a good-sized 4K display for a couple grand. Much faster than 1080 took to reach reasonable pricing.
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“4k” Computer Display on a RetinaMBP: https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/4/4394294/asus-4k-monitor-price-release-date-and-retina-compatibility
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For me though, this points to the concern about the lack of user upgradable GPU. While I don’t expect that in a laptop, one certainly may need to upgrade the GPU in the new MacPro if one were to go to a three monitor 4k setup.
Of course I’m only reacting to the rumors on the lack of internal expandability but, more than any other computer component, one’s GPU needs may grow significantly year over year. It’s not practical to replace what might be a $4000 computer, every year or two, to improve one’s GPU.
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[Bernard Newnham] “Some suggestions –
Asus Z87 motherboard (or whatever)
Intel Core i7-4770K S1150 3.5GHz 8MB Haswell Quad Core Processor Unlocked (or whatever)
NVidia GeForce GTX 680 – two if you want (or AMD if you prefer)
As much memory as you can afford
As many drives as you want + optical and SSD if you wish
Big monitors, small monitors – take your pick.
“Can you run OSX on this system?
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
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What about that 4k Seiko? 1.5K is cheaper than any Flanders screen (although way less accurate.)
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Avid MC, PPro CS6, FCP7 – wasting away on my SSD.
I just can’t quit X.
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