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PRADA SLUT posted:I'm just lolling at all the comments from people who bitched for years about needing a 'pro' machine, then were upset that apple made a pro machine that starts at $6k and needs probably $10k into it to really shine Yeah it’s not a hobbyist, prosumer tower. For the market it’s in (VFX, editing, pro audio, data viz, simulations) it’s expensive but not crazy and most large orgs don’t give a poo poo about hardware costs as it’s a capex that depreciates. So, yeah it’s a pro workstation.
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It feels like the iMac Pro or an upgraded Mac Mini are the replacements for the entry level Mac Pro, and why it’s now priced higher. Anyone who balks at the cost probably isn’t in the marker for one.
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Jun 4, 2019 02:35
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Bob Morales posted:Wheels are $499 Please tell me this is a joke.
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EL BROMANCE posted:Anyone who balks at the cost probably isn’t in the marker for one. have you ever seen an apple product announcement
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Pivo posted:The original cheesegrater had a mid-range model that sold for $2499, per Wikipedia. In 2006 dollars, that's ~3100 today. So the new Mac Pro starts at twice that. I wonder if the $6k base model price is missing the point of an upgradeable computer a bit. I’m kinda surprised no one’s made a wacky elaborate expansion chassis for it with a PCIe slot or two and some storage bays and more I/O, but perhaps the $5000 price gap to the entry level Mac Pro is the motivation they need. Or just a regular TB3 box with more stuff, the Mac mini is small enough to just plop on top really. I think there’s a few eGPUs that are multi function already. BonoMan posted:Well the frustrating point to me is that you aren't even starting with something that's overkill. It's weak. Those are really weak specs for $6k. Instead you are essentially paying for potentiality. It's dumb. You're overpaying for the idea that you can someday overpay some more. Related side note with the Mac mini and MP low entry spec, I think you might be able to get reasonably close with a $2000-2500 Mac mini setup  Bob Morales posted:Wheels are $499 
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Jun 4, 2019 02:42
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of course it's $499
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you will probably be able to get third party casters for your mac pro lol
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an actual dog posted:you will probably be able to get third party casters for your mac pro lol
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EL BROMANCE posted:It feels like the iMac Pro or an upgraded Mac Mini are the replacements for the entry level Mac Pro, and why it’s now priced higher. Anyone who balks at the cost probably isn’t in the marker for one. Maybe all I want is a Mac Mini that has room to put in more RAM (not replace the existing sticks in it), and one more slot for another SSD.... it's too much to ask, I know
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PRADA SLUT posted:have you ever seen an apple product announcement Enough that I don’t really care about what they put out these days because I’m still satisfied with my ancient rear end Macs. It’s fun to see what crazy poo poo they’re up to when money is no limit and play ‘guess what the nerds are moaning about this time’. Astro7x posted:Maybe all I want is a Mac Mini that has room to put in more RAM (not replace the existing sticks in it), and one more slot for another SSD.... it's too much to ask, I know Yeah understandable. Could always sell the existing sticks though at least.
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Jun 4, 2019 02:54
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Wait wait WAIT. The monitor doesn't come with a stand. It's $1000 extra (and the VESA mount adapter, to use a different stand, is $200). This is the most Apple thing ever. Bold move. https://www.theverge.com/circuitbre...wLCd_c0nFtiFLn0
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Jun 4, 2019 03:43
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yeah we've been over that a few times now.
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can’t wait to see some redditor post shots of one just propped against the wall on his parents’ basement floor
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BonoMan posted:Wait wait WAIT. Still apparently way cheaper than the alternatives on the market. I think Apple just expects most people in need of a “normal” display to go with the new LG 4K one or another third party brand. I guess people who want a companion to their 5K iMac display can go gently caress themselves for now at least.
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If there is one thing that I think we can all admit... it's an loving incredibly awesome stand. It attaches the screen to the stand with a magnet and holds the whole weight of the monitor. Nevermind the fact that I've only taken my monitor off the stand once. It's just a completely unnecessary Apple way of doing things. That said, I can't wait for the same concept to be copied by another company for a fraction of the price.
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Astro7x posted:Maybe all I want is a Mac Mini that has room to put in more RAM (not replace the existing sticks in it), and one more slot for another SSD.... it's too much to ask, I know Doesn't one of the more recent minis have room to shove two drives in there and two sata ports? I could swear the one I was fiddling with the drive in the other day had that.
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I have a dell 4K whose stand goes up and down with little force, tilts, rotates laterally, pops on and off the panel with the push of a button, is VESA compatible from the factory, and rotates to portrait mode easily. It was included in the cost of the sub-$500 monitor. They aren’t exactly breaking any functional ground here.
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Spime Wrangler posted:I have a dell 4K whose stand goes up and down with little force, tilts, rotates laterally, pops on and off the panel with the push of a button, is VESA compatible from the factory, and rotates to portrait mode easily. It was included in the cost of the sub-$500 monitor. They aren’t exactly breaking any functional ground here. But is a magnet? Methinks not. EDIT: The monitor sounds good but I think it's going to take some testing to make sure it's comparable to those it's comparing itself too. They usually include things like scopes, lifetime calibration (we can return our FSI anytime for recal) and a multitude of other inputs. BonoMan fucked around with this message at 04:54 on Jun 4, 2019 |
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Jun 4, 2019 04:52
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gently caress.
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Is it 32”?
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If Apple had ended their blood feud with Nvidia, Nvidia would have been prominently mentioned in the Mac Pro presentation as a graphics option. (The Mac Pro once featured both ATI and Nvidia cards as BTO options.) And it sounds like many developers received financial and technical support from Apple to port CUDA-first stuff to Metal. The new Pro Display's design feels like a preview of an upcoming iMac redesign. The bezels are 9mm thick, which is a space that the Face ID camera setup can absolutely fit into.
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Godzilla07 posted:If Apple had ended their blood feud with Nvidia, Nvidia would have been prominently mentioned in the Mac Pro presentation as a graphics option. (The Mac Pro once featured both ATI and Nvidia cards as BTO options.) And it sounds like many developers received financial and technical support from Apple to port CUDA-first stuff to Metal. I feel like the fancy cheese grater holes are probably reserved for the Mac Pro and the 6K display tho. Unfortunately, because I think they look killer.
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Bob Morales posted:Wheels are $499 Bonobos posted:Please tell me this is a joke. It's no joke. Goes up to $1499 if you want the diamond encrusted 24k gold plated handle to attach to those wheels. For only $4999 more, Tim Apple will come to your house or place of business and install them for you.
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A co-worker told me about the $999 stand and the $200 VESA option. I didn’t believe her. They can honey comb the back of the monitor but can’t include a built in VESA mount? Edit: not complaining about the price of $5000 for the monitor just the vesa mount option... should be built in Rabid Snake fucked around with this message at 06:04 on Jun 4, 2019 |
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If the monitor attaches to the stand with a magnet, wouldn't it be some special plate with a big magnet in it that attaches to the VESA arm, so the monitor still attaches with a magnet?
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Astro7x posted:If there is one thing that I think we can all admit... it's an loving incredibly awesome stand. It attaches the screen to the stand with a magnet and holds the whole weight of the monitor. Nevermind the fact that I've only taken my monitor off the stand once. It's just a completely unnecessary Apple way of doing things. I can't wait for someone to sell a $99 copy that completely destroys somebodies $6k monitor when it comes crashing down off of it.
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PRADA SLUT posted:in NON MAC PRO NEWS, are there any performance specs on the new MBP? I'm hearing nothing but conjecture about ~thermal throttling~ but haven't actually seen data to back up any point of view. Are there details here? Yeah, it’s fine last I heard.
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https://barefeats.com/rmbp-2019-8c-throttling.html
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AlternateAccount posted:Doesn't one of the more recent minis have room to shove two drives in there and two sata ports? I could swear the one I was fiddling with the drive in the other day had that.
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obligatory Ive video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl4Hg23RQHQ
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Electric Bugaloo posted:I think Apple just expects most people in need of a “normal” display to go with the new LG 4K one or another third party brand. I guess people who want a companion to their 5K iMac display can go gently caress themselves for now at least. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Planar-...dwAAOSwab5c8asQ
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Lazyhound posted:the cMP is booting the Catalina DP with a one-line edit I was gonna ask about that seeing as now my 5,1 is on the shitlist. I don't think I can get my boss to buy me a 6 grand base model mac pro, let alone the monitor stand haha. Saying that Catalina isn't gonna be massively different from Mojave anyway?
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I'm looking forward to Catalina on my 14 MBP solely because of sidecar, being able to use my iPad as an external display natively will be pretty awesome
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Sidecar needed to be a thing like two or three years ago, or whenever the iPad Pro came out. This is the first thing that makes me actually want an iPad. Then again, I'm sure iPads never needed any help in the sales department.
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