Introducing the All New Mac Pro-The Most Radical Mac Ever

[xvi]

Sooo… Spec matching the rebrands...

D300 = FirePro W7000 ($650) or 7870 ($180) with 1280sp
D500 = 7870XT ($250) with 1536sp
D700 = w9000 ($3k) or 7970 ($300) 2048sp

I somehow don’t think apple is paying full price for any of these.

CPU is E5-1xxx those are cheaper than the 2p variants ofc.

I run dual e5-2680s with a 7970… I yawned at this release.
Too little too late.... and fugly...

I don't think you understand the finer details of purchasing Apple equipment. Here's the proper way:

Spoiler

 

[1d10t]

MacPro getting more expensive each year

I'm just wondering tho....is there a need to use FirePro's on a Mac?
Seeing as most of the CAD work is done on windows.

Shared workload is horrible on Windows platform,I choose this anytime over any windows offering.

Not everyone works in the "CAD" industry,
There's applications out there purposely written to run ONLY on/with firepros
(PACS, SPEI, DICOM, gamification, data acquisition & analysis, simulation, etc)
which is quite certainly the type of pros apple is targeting with this machine.

I know people say is better or more cost efficient to build one from the ground up
perhaps even a pre-built one from a large vendor but, there's mission critical deadlines
that you simply dont have the time to be dealing with and/or handling a build, tweak, or troubleshooting.

(HP workstation division is the worse, even if you purchased large scale blade-based infrastructure,.... compare this versus walking to the nearest apple store and simply saying "here... fix this for me or give me a new one")

Well said
Even FirePro "lackluster graphical performance" in some benchmark out there,they perform nicely in EDS,assembling database and other specific data migration and analytic displaying.

HP is the worst considering Dell at the same price,but they have vast amount of workstation and server related peripherals.So it's down to your own if you decided to choose them or building your own ecosystem

 

[Solaris17]

wait did the os x 10.9 release get slipped into this article? because I havent heard anything about it. my mind is kinda blown i think i need a min.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Thanks Apple, Now I have a convenient trash can to toss my apple cores into.

Its a computer and a trash can at the same time.

 

[ensabrenoir]

For the Alpha male in us...

...gotta admit that thing is cool. Symbolically.... its a phallus..... Buy one today....subjugate the office tomorrow.....

 

[Wile E]

I really like this as a desktop, but not as a Workstation. Workstations need more room internally for expansion.

 

[Solidstate89]

I still have to see what the temps are - I just refuse to believe one central chamber and a unified heatsink is a good idea. Most companies have stopped doing that for laptops with a dedicated GPU because they learned long ago that placing one fan on a unified heatsink that is supposed to cover both the GPU and the CPU was a stupid idea and lead to tons of overheating.

 

[repman244]

Not everyone works in the "CAD" industry,
There's applications out there purposely written to run ONLY on/with firepros
(PACS, SPEI, DICOM, gamification, data acquisition & analysis, simulation, etc)
which is quite certainly the type of pros apple is targeting with this machine.

I know people say is better or more cost efficient to build one from the ground up
perhaps even a pre-built one from a large vendor but, there's mission critical deadlines
that you simply dont have the time to be dealing with and/or handling a build, tweak, or troubleshooting.

(HP workstation division is the worse, even if you purchased large scale blade-based infrastructure,.... compare this versus walking to the nearest apple store and simply saying "here... fix this for me or give me a new one")

That's what I wanted to know, thanks!

It is cost efficient for 2-3 machines but not when dealing with 50+ or semi HPC machines - like you said you don't have the time or the knowledge do deal with it alone.

I didn't have bad experience with HP's workstation department yet (the consumer is a different story).
Depends who you're dealing with I suppose, and you don't even have to go anywhere since you have on-site support/replacement

 

[Prima.Vera]

How's the expansion and upgrade capabilities on this one??

Ah, sorry I forgot is an Apple....

 

[Deleted member 24505]

If I was loaded I would buy this as a desktop ornament.

 

[Frick]

I still have to see what the temps are - I just refuse to believe one central chamber and a unified heatsink is a good idea. Most companies have stopped doing that for laptops with a dedicated GPU because they learned long ago that placing one fan on a unified heatsink that is supposed to cover both the GPU and the CPU was a stupid idea and lead to tons of overheating.

I actually think it'll work fine. They now how to build stuff at that place. Yes they've had things in the past that overheated like dogs of the female persuasion in heat, but the past tense is the key statement there.

We will have to see it in action before knowing for sure though.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I actually think it'll work fine. They now how to build stuff at that place. Yes they've had things in the past that overheated like dogs of the female persuasion in heat, but the past tense is the key statement there.

We will have to see it in action before knowing for sure though.

The machine itself is a smooth cylinder that emits almost no noise at all. The dim rush of air being expelled from the circular vent hole on top was nearly impossible to hear over the demo room noise. And it was warm enough to take the chill of the cool October air out of my hands as I hovered them over the vent. The sides were on the hotter side of warm but not unpleasant to the touch. It’s such a small package that the heat has almost nowhere to go. It’s a testament to the vent system with an intake underneath and port on top that it’s as cool as it is.

from-
http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/22/hands-on-apples-new-mac-pro-is-an-insanely-quiet-thermal-wizard/

 

[buildzoid]

I actually think it'll work fine. They now how to build stuff at that place. Yes they've had things in the past that overheated like dogs of the female persuasion in heat, but the past tense is the key statement there.

We will have to see it in action before knowing for sure though.

My mac book averages 85c running minecraft with the fan at 100% so no they have no idea how to make coolers. Apple chassis on the other hand are pretty good for looks.

 

[Frick]

from-
http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/22/hands-on-apples-new-mac-pro-is-an-insanely-quiet-thermal-wizard/

Yeeees, that is how it works. So what was the workload and exactly how hot was it? In any case that is the sort of thing we'll find out in a couple of months/years, when they start to have some hours on them. If the design holds up I mean.