Chris Harlan
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[Gary Bettan] “I’ll go back to the original post. I don’t see Apple releasing a new Mac Pro this year. I’d love to see them push technology forward, but I just don’t see it happening. Big high end hardware does not match up with their current corporate strategies or goals. Of course, that can change at any time, and with Apple NO ONE knows anything, we are all speculating. “
I pretty much agree with you. The one bit of hope I do see for a newer, brighter Mac Pro is that the blowback at the last Developers shindig seemed to get management’s attention. I think Cook and company were genuinely surprised by the damage the lack of attention to the workstation workspace was creating among developers. It may have sunk in that having a strong workstation in the line would pay off in terms of morale.
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[Brett Sherman] “I only posited a differing theory about why Apple would not abandon the pro market and got called out for “wishful thinking”. Which was perhaps not the best phrasing, but was the phrasing that was thrown at me for some reason.
“Sorry. I apologize for being such a b@st@rd to you there, Brett. As for phrasing, I don’t think wishful thinking is such a bad thing. I do it all the time. I don’t think I “called you out” either; I was simply defending Gary from what I thought of as a vaguely defamatory statement. But, I do concede that that may be wishful thinking on my part.
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[Michael Phillips] “OK – credit when credit is due – Avid did do a very nice follow up refinement with the latest point release (6.5.2) to the select left or right feature with an option modifier to not select filler. So while I may be critical to features taking many version to be refined from the v1 release, this one was done within a 12-18 month period.
“Dang. I would like that. Time to upgrade from 6. Have to say, once I got the hang of it, I’ve been really enjoying MC.
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[Brett Sherman] “I didn’t realize they didn’t sell PCs. I never intended to besmirch anybody. I think I was clear in saying there is nothing wrong with selling things.”
Glad to hear it. I agree with you that there is nothing wrong with trying to sell things. Where we disagree, however, seems to be on the legitimacy of offering supposedly neutral advice or opinion that is formed not by the facts at hand, but is arranged solely for financial gain. That may be OK with you, but the sense I’ve gotten from Videoguys over the years is that strive to rise far above that.
[Brett Sherman] “I don’t think I have any more wishful thinking than those who dislike Apple. I have to say there’s quite a bit of wishful thinking on the other side also.
“I’m not sure at all what you mean by this. I personally own 7 Macs, a string of phones, 3 Apple TVs, numerous iPods, 2 iPads, and the networking guts to connect them together. I enjoy using them all. But, I also believe that Apple has taken a far more consumer-oriented path in the last few years, and that they no longer have the incentive to support the needs of the high-tech artistic community. I also believe they don’t have much desire to do so anymore. So which “side” am I on? Do I dislike Apple because I believe they no longer have my core needs in their sights? Wishful thinking on my part would be for Apple to build a fully competitive MacPro. I just doubt that they are going to.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “I know we all like to think that the Mac was the highest performance machine on the planet, but it simply wasn’t and never has been.
“Totally agree with you, but remember back to the early G5s when, just by pushing the power button, you could totally ride it across the living room and through the closed door into the tree in the yard? Now that was fast! There was no way you could ride a Wintel box like that.
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[Andrew Richards] “only then will it no longer be able to run on the newest Mac to come.”
Andy, I agree with your general assessment, but I don’t think you are at all at odds with what Gary is saying. Prior to 2008, or so, improvements in clock cycles and RAM access were pretty much the only ways that a new computer could boost the performance of FCP. This was still true in 2010 for NLEs, though other graphics programs were beginning to get a boost from GPUs. Since then GPUs have become far more important. I think Gary would have no problem agreeing that FCP7 would gain from a boost in cpu speed, but that his point is that much of the recent speed gains are do to changes in GPU usage, and legacy FCP will not garner anything from that. Also, your point about OS X is of course correct, but I think Gary implies that as well. Far more than Microsoft can, Apple tailors it OS to current and recent machines. We all know that it won’t be long until an OS upgrade no longer supports Legacy. If there hadn’t been such an outcry, it might already have happened.
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[Brett Sherman] “”If you require more power than a single CPU iMac or DIY build then a dual Xeon CPU workstation is for you. The new HP z620/820 or Dell T5600/7600 workstations blow the current Mac Pro out of the water. They are more powerful and more cost effective. Plus you get a level of flexibility and configurations that Apple simply does not offer.”
It’s pretty clear in the post he’s trying to sell PCs. Maybe he’s right or not, but it’s definitely a sales pitch. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
“Nope. You’re wrong. They don’t sell PCs. AND the majority of what they do sell works on both Windows on OSX OSs. They are trying to give the best advice they can to their customers. I’ve used them for years. I know them as a company. Disagree with their assessment if you like, but don’t besmirch them just to buoy up your own wishful thinking.
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[Herb Sevush] “Gary –
I love reading your DIY blogs. I have no interest in ever building one for myself but I find it invaluable for understanding what’s going on in world of PC components. Thanks.
“I’ll second that! I’ve been buying from Videoguys for years, and I particularly recognize their contribution to our little community. I also believe Gary’s assessment is a fairly realistic one.
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That was fabulous, John! I just put my daughter’s haul out under the tree, and sat down and watched that. It was quite a bit of fun. I couldn’t stop smiling. Thanks!
Merry Christmas!