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Mac Pro Desktop 2011?

Robert Horwell

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So come on.....before i do this...

Just about to jump on a new macpro with 32gb ram. Anybody have any insider
whiffs of info. Is there going to be a new Mac Pro Desktop with thunderbolt??:w00t:
 
The current iteration is not that old and it was well over a year waiting for that one. I'm guessing at this point, with a 4 core portable on the market, Apple is gonna wait and see if people forget about towers.
 
Product: Mac Pro

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Thunderbolt is going to mac pro, that's kind of a guarantee... not sure if there will be any more improvements beyond that, I'm hoping for a full through and through overhaul. but that's a lot to hope fore. But I don't think there's ever knowing when, they just drop the system out of the blue.

I had no clue thunderbolt was every gonna come to a macbook pro, and they just did as they always did, just have it show up on the apple store out of nowhere. It's not a easy decision. The question is can you hold out, or do you need this system now and work and make money? cause that's #1 over anything else.
 
Intel has new workstation/server chipsets and CPUs that will release later this year, including 10-core Xeons. I wouldn't count on any real Mac Pro update until those new chips are ready. Anything between now and then would be a minor specification and price adjustment. I would be surprised if they make any changes and offer Thunderbolt before the new CPUs and chipsets are available.
 
Well now seeing that link it makes me want to sell my new imac soon. thanks for the link, very useful
 
So are the E7's actually shipping yet? If not when do you think we'll see them?

The thought of a couple of these chips in a new revised Mac Pro tower with Thunderbolt is making me smile :o) Add to this FCP 8 + Lion and Apple may be about to kick ass!!!

Best wishes

Scott
 
OEMs can now place bulk orders (1000 units+) for the E7's. That's one piece of the puzzle. Intel still has yet to release the new host chipsets with support for Thunderbolt, faster RAM, PCIe 3.0, etc..

If those chipsets are still a ways off, it's possible that Apple may do a small spec bump for the Mac Pro in the mean time. But don't expect Thunderbolt, probably just some new CPU options and maybe a few other things to keep them price competitive. But I would expect the new chipsets are not too far behind if the new CPUs are now available. While they're going to see more use with the upcoming chipsets, the E7's can be dropped into existing Xeon systems. Mac Pro systems would need the right EFI support, so it's not like we'll be able to just buy a pair of 10-core chips and drop them into a cheaper '10 Mac Pro we bought from some dude on ebay.... bummer.
 
It seems unlikely that Apple would bump the MPs without giving us Thunderbolt. Could be wrong, but it seems odd to me.
 
Justin Barham said:
It seems unlikely that Apple would bump the MPs without giving us Thunderbolt. Could be wrong, but it seems odd to me.
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If they did, it would only be a minor bump. But they will need the updated Intel chipset to incorporate Thunderbolt and to fully support the new E7-series CPUs. Those chipsets are not released yet....
 
well...if they introduce the new Final Cut , maybe will be launched with the new MacPro ....
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Or maybe they will try to convince us that we can use it on the iPad
 
Sandy Bridge seems like a very solid update from Intel, and Thunderbolt for RAID and video I/O will, at long last, essentially solve the problem of Apple not making a tower with more slots. I'd advise people to wait if possible.

Michele Gavazzeni said:
Or maybe they will try to convince us that we can use it on the iPad
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There's a lot of potential for using an iPad as a control surface for a Mac running Final Cut. People are already playing around with this with apps like Keypad Pro, but a fully integrated first-party solution could go way beyond just simulating keystrokes.

It would also be interesting to see a standalone app for offline editorial use, that could transfer timelines in either direction with desktop FCP. Think about that in conjunction with Red's H.264 module -- you could be editing footage on set on an iPad, seconds after it was shot.
 
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