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Author:  pcernie [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Cool tech destined for Apple's next-gen Macs
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing ... acs-622626

Haven't read all this myself yet, but it's good as a quick synopsis of where the tech seems to be heading in general, if nothing else :)
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:39 am ]
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Separate upgradeable box and screen would be a nice feature!
Author:  ProfessorF [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:46 am ]
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They have those, it's the Mac Pro. ;)
Author:  saspro [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:07 am ]
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ProfessorF wrote:
They have those, it's the Mac Pro. ;)


Should have said "user upgradeable"
Author:  ProfessorF [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:18 am ]
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The Pro isn't user upgradeable?
The only thing I can think of that would be a pain to swap are the processors. :)
Author:  Nick [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:22 am ]
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Affordable please.

A 'Mac pro' for the rest of us.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:49 pm ]
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Nick wrote:
Affordable please.

A 'Mac pro' for the rest of us.

A 'Mac I'm paying for with my own money'?

Jon
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:34 pm ]
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Not really a Mac Pro - I have no need for Xeon CPU's, the consumer i7's are good enough. Consumer i7, 6 RAM slots not 4, choice of GPU's from this century and spare PCI slots!
Author:  Nick [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:27 pm ]
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jonbwfc wrote:
Nick wrote:
Affordable please.

A 'Mac pro' for the rest of us.

A 'Mac I'm paying for with my own money'?

Jon


What do you mean? I don't quite follow.

Quote:
Consumer i7, 6 RAM slots not 4, choice of GPU's from this century and spare PCI slots


This sounds like the sort of thing I'm after!! The Mac Pro is just far too expensive!!
Author:  jonbwfc [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:06 pm ]
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Nick wrote:
jonbwfc wrote:
Nick wrote:
Affordable please.
A 'Mac pro' for the rest of us.

A 'Mac I'm paying for with my own money'?
Jon

What do you mean? I don't quite follow.

I have a feeling the majority of people who are using Mac Pros are using ones bought by their business not themselves and the best most people can manage out of their own pocket is a top spec mac mini or decent iMac.

Jon
Author:  big_D [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:35 pm ]
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jonbwfc wrote:
I have a feeling the majority of people who are using Mac Pros are using ones bought by their business not themselves and the best most people can manage out of their own pocket is a top spec mac mini or decent iMac.

Jon

I think that sums it up for most people. This is where the PC wins, in having something in the bottom and middle space (mini and iMac), where the user can specify exactly what they want, not what Apple think they should have.

It is really my main critiscism of Apple, apart from their total unreality when it comes to competitive pricing.
Author:  ProfessorF [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:44 pm ]
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big_D wrote:
It is really my main critiscism of Apple, apart from their total unreality when it comes to competitive pricing.


Still, it's a pricing strategy that has left them in rude good health.
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:10 pm ]
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ProfessorF wrote:
big_D wrote:
It is really my main critiscism of Apple, apart from their total unreality when it comes to competitive pricing.


Still, it's a pricing strategy that has left them in rude good health.


As has their unwillingness to pay overtime to staff, but it doesn't mean it is right!
Clicky
Author:  Nick [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:30 pm ]
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jonbwfc wrote:
I have a feeling the majority of people who are using Mac Pros are using ones bought by their business not themselves and the best most people can manage out of their own pocket is a top spec mac mini or decent iMac.


Ah yes, I'm sure that's true!

I've never seen a Mac Pro, except for those on show in stores.

I could only dream of being able to afford one!! :lol: :lol:
Author:  saspro [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:17 pm ]
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Nick wrote:
jonbwfc wrote:
I have a feeling the majority of people who are using Mac Pros are using ones bought by their business not themselves and the best most people can manage out of their own pocket is a top spec mac mini or decent iMac.


Ah yes, I'm sure that's true!

I've never seen a Mac Pro, except for those on show in stores.

I could only dream of being able to afford one!! :lol: :lol:



I've built 2x core i7 PC's both overclocked to 4GHz, 1 had 12GB RAM & the other had 6GB RAM. I've probably spent about as much as a base model mac pro but have far superior specs & graphics
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