Comments on: Mac Pro MIA? Report suggests otherwise http://isource.com/2013/02/07/mac-pro-mia-report-suggests-otherwise/ #1 Source for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac and AppleTV Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.6 By: rambler http://isource.com/2013/02/07/mac-pro-mia-report-suggests-otherwise/#comment-52204 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:36:00 +0000 http://isource.com/?p=59603#comment-52204 In reply to camelsnot.

Compared to other work stations (HP, Dell) I’ve usually seen that the Mac pro is competitively priced. You might spend a few hundred more on one or the other. I’m not sure how you can say the pro is outdated. It has everything that you would get from other workstations such as ECC memory (at least 16gb) also you get all the advantage from the Xeon processor (processor scaling, ECC support, ect.) Saying the software is “dated” makes absolutely no sense, if you prefer another operating system for whatever reason (stability, ease of use, etc.) does not mean the one you don’t prefer is “dated.” Also your statement about Apple selling dated hardware after a year can be said for any company. HP and Dell don’t upgrade there workstations every few months, and they could give a damn less if you bought one of there “new” 14 month old product that will be soon replaced. The only Mac product I’ve owned is a Mac mini (core2 duo model) and albeit being a little older it’s able to run all the programs you stated that are giving you issues.

]]> By: camelsnot http://isource.com/2013/02/07/mac-pro-mia-report-suggests-otherwise/#comment-52202 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:55:00 +0000 http://isource.com/?p=59603#comment-52202 sorry but who really cares at this point. We bought a “new” macpro last year when the “new” ones were out. Dated hardware, dated video card, dated OS. We had nothing but issues using Maya, FCP, AE and even photoshop for long periods of time. Apple needs to quit pretending they care about pros. Most of us have moved on to PCs where you get faster refreshes, speedy machines and cheaper cost. By the time a “new” Mac Pro hits the street it’s already 6+ months behind competing workstations. Apple continues to sell the Mac Pro at a markup for over a year. So if you buy one 14 months after its release, and they still list it as “NEW” on their site, you’re paying even more of a markup for dated technology. A year old workstation with dated parts shouldn’t cost the same as a new workstation with up to date parts. People need to quit Apple, period.

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