RE: [Fed-Talk] Predicting the end of the Mac Pro
RE: [Fed-Talk] Predicting the end of the Mac Pro
- Subject: RE: [Fed-Talk] Predicting the end of the Mac Pro
- From: "Fairbanks, Lee (contr-its)" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:34:07 -0400
- Acceptlanguage: en-US
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] Predicting the end of the Mac Pro
You aren't the only one - I would certainly appreciate a normal tower mac, as I'm sure would many businesses.
BTW you can actually stuff 16GB in a mini. Not suggesting that as an alternative to getting a proper tower Mac, but it can be done.
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From: fed-talk-bounces+lee.fairbanks.ctr=email@hidden [mailto:fed-talk-bounces+lee.fairbanks.ctr=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Danziger, Alan D.
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 9:41 AM
To: Todd Heberlein; email@hidden
Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Predicting the end of the Mac Pro
I'm only slightly exaggerating when I say I'd be horrified if someone bought an iMac to replace a Mac Pro.
>From a "computer" standpoint it makes a certain amount of sense. But they REALLY need an intermediate form factor - not as compressed as a mini, but not the "integrated monitor" of an iMac.
I trust that Jony Ive and crew can come up with a nice form factor that will shrink the Mac Pro capabilities (multiple powerful CPUs, lots and lots of RAM, >2 HD, 'Superdrive') + Thunderbird for the 'full chassis expandability', into a sleek box roughly the size of a toaster. ;-)
I just hope there's a choice between "limited to 8gigs RAM" and "Integrated monitor". And I doubt I'm the only one.
From: Todd Heberlein <email@hidden>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 20:29:37 -0700
To: "email@hidden" <email@hidden>
Subject: [Fed-Talk] Predicting the end of the Mac Pro
A well written and well reasoned piece that left me just a little melancholy. I suspect in 2 years time the top of the line iMac with Thunderbolt expansion will have everything I need, but I will miss the tower.
Todd
Scaling down the Mac Pro
http://www.marco.org/2011/11/02/scaling-down-the-mac-pro
But I think it's clear, especially looking at Thunderbolt's development recently, that Apple is in the middle of a transition away from needing the Mac Pro.
Fewer customers will choose Mac Pros as time goes on. Once that level drops below Apple's threshold for viability or needing to care, the line will be discontinued.
I bet that time will be about two years from now: enough time for Apple to release one more generation with Thunderbolt and the new Sandy Bridge-based Xeon E5 CPUs in early 2012, giving the Mac Pro a full lifecycle to become even more irrelevant before they're quietly removed from sale.
A few power users will complain, but most won't care: by that time, most former Mac Pro customers will have already switched away.
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