Dom Silverio
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There are M2 to PCIe solutions out there. Assuming Apple does not go the proprietary route you can use those. I’m not sure if you can use it as a boot drive. That will depend on Apple’s implementation.
There are also SATA ports. While not as fast as NVMe / PCIe solutions, this would be the easiest to add SSD storage on the MacPro.
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[Steve Connor] “”The comments of – I can build a faster Hackintosh system or faster PC system my self are not to be taken serious. The power of Infinity Fabric as a hardware novelty should be clear by now and can not be copied at current state of affairs to self made systems, neither can the Afterburner unit.””
Yeah that is hard to quantify because NVidia is NOT allowed with 10.14 or newer Macs.
So you can’t use an NVidia GPU with NVLink.And I would guess that Infinity Fabric is not a big factor in a more “modest” 2019 MP – i.e. single or dual GPU and not the 2xDual GPU config.
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Apple going with Xeon W line bring clear delineation to its product line but at the expense of flexibility. i7/i9 and Gold/Platinum lines clearly compete with the W in terms of performance, often better.
The downside to going with the i9 is lack of ECC memory and 4 less PCIe lanes. I don’t think this is a deal breaker for most unless you are planning a fully loaded 2019 MP to begin with.
2019 MP is about the same price as HP z8G4 but less flexibility.
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It seems they are using the $800 version of the Intel Cascade Lake Xeon W. So The HP z8 is basically the same price as the 2019 MP.
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The problem with comparing it to the z8s is that HP uses Intel Bronze/Silver/Gold/Plat Xeons. And Apple is using the “W” line per their website. I can’t find the exact model Apple is using based on the released specs. But the 2019 W line with 8 core is around $1200.
If you go with specs, then you would need to spend $4K on the Xeon Gold. If you based it on price, then you are looking at Silver.
So it’s really hard to compare. I doubt Apple is using the $4K equivalent of Gold. They are likely using the $1200 version.
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How is it entitled if you are going to pay for it?????
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[Drew Lahat] “2. Expansion
8 PCI slots! I don’t think any Mac ever had more than 6 expansion slots, and I also counted up to 12 Thunderbolt ports. That’s some scary expansion capability.”There are only 4 TB ports per Apple’s spec (2 back and 2 on top). The other USB-C ports are just USB 3.x ports and not TB.
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1000 nits would have been impressive last year. Several gaming monitors and consumer TVs area already hitting it. But 1600 peak is nice though not a standard.
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It looks great!
Can’t believe Apple basically admitted that the 6,1 was a bad design. Too much form over function. Basically, Cube 2.0.
I doubt you can use NVidia cards. Unfortunate.
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My young son loves the Bear Gryll’s You vs Wild series. Not for me, but I can see the value in it for the younger gen, especially in streaming education/instruction videos.