New Mac Pros?

[mikebw]

mattkime wrote:
[quote=mikebw]
[quote=decay]
one of our clients orders iMacs for their graphic artists, and Mac Pros for the video production department.

best tool for the job, etc.

Give me an iMac that can run 3 screens, 24GB of RAM and an adapter for my 4gbps fibre connection to the SAN and we can talk about replacing my MacPro. I really don't need much internal drive space since everything is on the network.
so you're just waiting for the thunderbolt -> fiber adapter.
Think these do exist now but as a whole the state of affairs is not where it would need to be.

[mattkime]

can you be more specific?

[RAMd®d]

But if Apple changed the Pro to a smaller form, I'd get one just because.

I don't need them, but I love the ability to have 2-4 internal HDs and upgradeable video cards, and an empty slot or two for other whatever-cards.

And four slots or more for memory.

Realistically, I don't see anything more for the Pros than the aforementioned speed bumps, increased baseline RAM and HD capacity.

Does the current Pro have T-Bolt connectivity? I see mention of a T-Bolt display, but only a Mini Displayport actually listed.

The older minis had MDPs while the latest is listed as a Thunderbolt port.

[M A V I C]

Apple needs to drop the Xeon's - very, very few people need server CPUs in their desktop. That would help them drop the price.

I could never own an iMac as long as it only has one HD. I always have one for boot/apps, and another for data.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

M A V I C wrote:
Apple needs to drop the Xeon's - very, very few people need server CPUs in their desktop. That would help them drop the price.

The server motherboards are about 5% slower for the same clock speed, and they take more expensive RAM.

[kj4btkljv]

Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
[quote=M A V I C]
Apple needs to drop the Xeon's - very, very few people need server CPUs in their desktop. That would help them drop the price.

The server motherboards are about 5% slower for the same clock speed, and they take more expensive RAM.
I agree exactly with these two statements. The more expensive RAM part is the ECC stuff. Is that RAM and CPU type combo really necessary in the Mac Pro? That's a serious question...

Jeff