New Mac Pro? I’m waiting patiently

[Steve Connor]

It is frustrating and there’s been a lot of speculation on here about when and if they are coming.

Hopefully it’s soon, a lot of countries don’t have MacPros in stock on their Apple stores at the moment so that could be a sign?

Steve Connor
“FCPX Professional”
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[Shane Ross]

I’ll say it here and now… I have heard from two reliable sources, unofficially, that the MacPro will not be updated. What is out now is it. And that the MacPro will be discontinued by the end of Q4 2012.

EOL.

Take that as you may. I for one believe it…and did before I was told this. That’s why I’m looking hard at PC boxes and…shudder…Windows options.

Shane
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[Steve Connor]

[Shane Ross] “I’ll say it here and now… I have heard from two reliable sources, unofficially, that the MacPro will not be updated. What is out now is it. And that the MacPro will be discontinued by the end of Q4 2012. “

I hope you’re wrong but I wouldn’t be surprised if you are right!

Steve Connor
“FCPX Professional”
Adrenalin Television

[Andrew Kimery]

Shane,

Do you think it’s just the MacPro that is EOL or do you think Apple is exiting the pro desktop market entirely?

With Thunderbolt there’s been speculation that Apple could ‘re-envision’ what a higher end desktop computer looks like. I’ve tossed out the idea of a ‘super mac mini’ of sorts that is modular and relies on ThB for expansion as opposed to PCI slots.

-Andrew

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[Shane Ross]

They’ll stay in the Desktop computer market…with the iMac and the MacMini. Other than that, they’ll have the MacBook Air…and might still stick with the MacBook Pro. Too many people buy that model to kill it off. Unlike the MacPro…which is a VERY small part of their market. Too small to be bothered with. Like the Broadcast professionals were too small of a “niche” market to be listened to when it came to FCX.

I think they envision Thunderbolt to be the thing of the future…the thing to replace PCI slot needing devices.

Shane
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[Thomas Frank]

They would be stupid if they drop it… the reason why everybody wants Apple product is because it is and might have been used by the high end.
If they drop it another will come around and they will get the demand Apple had… besides wasn’t there hints for update after the new Intel chip?

[Andrew Kimery]

[Thomas Frank] “They would be stupid if they drop it… the reason why everybody wants Apple product is because it is and might have been used by the high end.”

I feel like that was true at one time but I don’t know if it still is. For example, Apple sold more iDevices in 2011 than they have sold Macs in the history of the company. When Jobs came back to Apple he said that the PC wars were over, that MS had won and Apple was looking for the next big thing.

-Andrew

2.9 GHz 8-core (4,1), FCP 7.0.3, 10.6.6
Blackmagic Multibridge Eclipse (7.9.5)

[David Lawrence]

[Shane Ross] “I think they envision Thunderbolt to be the thing of the future…the thing to replace PCI slot needing devices.”

Agreed. Here’s the best explanation I’ve seen yet of why this is wishful thinking for pros and will probably remain so for a long time from Carey Dissmore. Well worth watching:

The future of the Mac Pro in video post (and why Thunderbolt is not the answer)

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[Andrew Richards]

Carey nails it.

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Andy

[Phil Hoppes]

[Thomas Frank] “They would be stupid if they drop it… the reason why everybody wants Apple product is because it is and might have been used by the high end.”

Sorry but no. 99.9% of Apple customers would not know what FCP or FCPX is let alone who uses it. Last years revenue was $109B of that, on a sun shine day with the wind to your back, MacPro and FCP sales combined probably did not top $100M. Apple customers know what an iPhone is, an iPad, an iPod and an iMac. That’s it. $100M sounds like a lot…. until you realize that it represents %0.0917 of their annual income and heading LOWER. Get over it, this market, as crucial and important as it is to you and everyone else on this board, means nothing to Apple. If you can use iMacs and FCPX to do your work, Apple is very happy to have you on board. If you need something outside of what they have determined are THEIR target market needs, then you will be SOL as they say. This is not a personal attack it is simply a statement of fact.