Re:New Mac Pro
by reaperducer on Monday June 03, 2019 @03:54PM
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I know this can be controversial but I do all my work at home on a computer I built myself for ~900 running macOS
Awesome. It's great that you choose to do that. You're also not the target market for this product.
This is a product for people and companies for whom increased performance equals increased revenue.
I’d like to think that the target market is people who want performance and a computer that is stable.
The price indicates that that is not the case
I don’t see how it does.
Re:New Mac Pro
by ultrarunner on Monday June 03, 2019 @05:41PM
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I know several people who were waiting to see what Apple offered for a pro desktop machine. I replied to a comment that said "I waited for Mac Pro announcement to decide whether I'll stay with Windows or jump to macOS". The whole issue is that there is a segment of the population demanding a product that Apple is, again here, not offering.
Had I been able to justify it, I could have also chosen n-core Xeon processors (some people do go this route) and I still wouldn't have been anywhere near $6000, and that's the base model here. That's obscene, and in that light I think that my original comment is relevant.
With the T2 chip this may not be an option forever, and the initial setup means it may not be an option for everyone. But right now it feels like a very stable and viable option for those who were never going to buy a $6000 cheese grater in the first place.