New Mac Pro line anytime soon?

[Corey Culp]

One thing that's starting to drive me crazy is talk of the Post PC. Okay, yes, I own an ipad. I own an iphone. And a few years ago I switched over to a Mac Pro simply because I was tired of dealing with all the PC nonsense. And this is coming from one of the first CG animators, someone who loved building computers in the garage. I worked on Titanic, Star Trek an a whole lotta other things and it got to the point that I wanted to stop building machines and start creating art with the machines.

Now that my whole array of software is working on the Mac (except for one app), It drives me crazy to hear on one side, "Oh, you know the Mac Pro will be killed off," and the other, "The tablet is the PC of the future."

Well, the ipad is great. But I do more with my computer than browse websites, write e-mail and dabble with hobby photo editors. There are no professional tools for the ipad. And it will be years before any appear. And when they do, I'll probably want a mouse, a stylus and a keyboard to use them!

You can't change out the video card of an ipad, nor an iMac. That's sort of key for what I do (3D, video editing, photoshop, animation, etc). You can't add a second HD to an iMac without pulling the machine apart or stacking yet another external drive on the desk. And I also haven't found a way to hook up my 30" monitors to the ipad.

So, I hope everyone who professes the death of the expandable tower is dead wrong in their opinion.

And if they're right, I hope Apple is smart enough to offer OSX to the PC world. Tell me what cards you like and I'll (UGH) build my own mac. Whatever the case.... I not only want it.... I need it.

-Glen

Great points, Glen. Even if OS X were to come at a premium (with similar pricing of Windows), it would be a very nice option.

[joe hedge]

Apple Pulls Mac Pro Stocks from Most Retail Stores Ahead of WWDC

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/06/05/...ahead-of-wwdc/

[FrankMcPartland]

Mac Pro to Finally See Updates Next Week

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/06/05/...tes-next-week/

[Jeremiah Kuehne]

My day was just made. Thank you.

[Bob Gundu]

Allocating funds....

[Jeff Kilgroe]

New systems are coming... Can't comment on the Mac Pro as I don't have any details beyond potential product codes posted at the rumor sites. But it looks like there's also product numbers for Macbook Pro and Macbook Air systems too. One of my sources (who has proven very reliable) is saying the new MB Airs will sport retina displays, all new systems have Thunderbolt, USB3.0 and Ethernet (no Ethernet on the Air systems). And all have dropped support for FW800.

I'm getting so many conflicting reports and wild-ass rumors about specs on the new systems, there's jus no way to tell if any are legit. Some of the rumors are very believable and even exciting, but I think we'll have to wait for WWDC to open.

One interesting rumor that I have heard from three sources now is that the "Mac Pro" is dead, it's not the "Mac Pro" anymore. Apple will supposedly reintroduce a new system line that they will call the new "Mac". Prices start out about the same as the 27" iMac or even a bit less and ramp up as you add more options. I don't know how credible that rumor is, but it seems likely and seems a very Apple thing to do. Also seems to play into the hands of all those "no more Mac Pro" rumors that people who supposedly are in the know have been spouting for months.

[Joe Kleber]

I wish they would give us a dual CPU option on the new Macbook Pro. I'd be OK with them keeping the current form factor, if needed.

...looking forward to it, nonetheless.

[Sergio Perez]

One interesting rumor that I have heard from three sources now is that the "Mac Pro" is dead, it's not the "Mac Pro" anymore. Apple will supposedly reintroduce a new system line that they will call the new "Mac". Prices start out about the same as the 27" iMac or even a bit less and ramp up as you add more options. I don't know how credible that rumor is, but it seems likely and seems a very Apple thing to do. Also seems to play into the hands of all those "no more Mac Pro" rumors that people who supposedly are in the know have been spouting for months.

This makes sense. Tim Cook's recent interview referred to the computer line vs the mobile line as "the mac line" . By dropping the "Pro" name ( but keeping the features the "pro's" want) they open the space for potential new costumers looking for a little more "power" on their Macs, avoiding the somehow "corporate" "Pro" nomenclature that might put of some potential costumers. The Powermac brand, for example, was a name that didn't include the "Pro" word and worked for the pro market. The key question here is how are the slots designed, how many or if they went to a dual or triple thunderbolt enclosure? If its a complete redesign, will we see form over function? Anyhow, its my next "mac" :)

[Brian Merlen]

im just so happy it hurts lol

[Michael Matossian]

I can't wait for the Mac Pro update. Hopefully they include larger Cinema Displays with the update. Miss the old 30"