Sneak Peek at New Mac Pro 2013
Sneak Peek at New Mac Pro 2013
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Nice. I wonder if it'll run FCP7.
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You'll have to get a external USB DVD writer to even load FCP7. There's no optical drive in this machine.
Also, trying to use CUDA? Forget about it, It's AMD FirePro. |
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The biggest thing I can think of when I saw this was how expensive anything Thunderbolt still is.
Yeah Thunderbolt has great possibilities, but if I need a PCIe expansion enclosure I need to spend an extra $400-$600. I currently have three cards in the back of my Mac Pro at work, the cheapest enclosure I can find is $900 for three slots. If this new Mac Pro is $900 cheaper than the current one, then great. But if this new Mac Pro starts at the same price, then I need to add an extra 25-35% to the budget for a new machine. Even more if I want some Thunderbolt hard drives. If Thunderbolt accessories came down in price by 50-75% then I'd be really excited. As is, I'm disappointed. |
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This is is an engineering marvel but that is going to come at a price. I'm willing bet there will be more entry level versions of this machine but I think even the lowest end will have to have two video cards. If you get just a quad core version I doubt it will be any faster than a top of the line 27" iMac. In that situation you lose the 27"monitor but gain four extra TB ports and bragging rights. It may come in 6 core and 8 core versions which might be a nice in between but I still think that is going to cost a lot. I would love to get one of these but considering my quad core MBP handles most of the HD content I throw at it I may find it hard to justify the expected insane price point. Then again I am already invested in TB so maybe it will not be so bad. |
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I'm actually kind of relieved that I broke down and bought a new mac pro less then a year ago. This beast won't need to be replaced for a couple of years at least and by that time thunderbolt costs should be more reasonable.
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I've been through a couple iterations of the pro towers over the years where I bought one and within the year the expansion card standards changed. I couldn't upgrade to the newest cards in my year-old machine because the newest stuff used the newer card standards - and any cards I did have might not work in the new system if I upgraded. Quote:
Plus - we've only really seen thunderbolt devices hit the market in any volume recently. I expect the prices will drop within the year as there's both more competition and more demand from users buying these new systems. |
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