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Re:New Mac Pro by seanmcdirmid on Monday June 03, 2019 @08:04PM (#20090379)
The cheese grater was already pro, not consumer. The last consumer tower was probably the G4 era, afterwards the iMac, mini, and laptops took over consumer completely, leaving towers to the pro market.

There is "niche" demand for consumer towers, sure, but I don't think it would be worth Apple's effort. The iMac 5K is really good, and its even the cheapest option to get one of the best displays out there.

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Re:New Mac Pro by chaostheory on Monday June 03, 2019 @11:08PM (#20091430)
Yes the cheese grater was Pro and it was at a reasonable price starting at $2k- 3k depending on the model. Yes that’s adjusted for inflation.
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Re:New Mac Pro by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @12:17AM (#20091846)
$2400 in 2006 is just over $3k in 2019. Not sure if that is consumer, more like a higher end iMac sans display.
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Re:New Mac Pro by chaostheory on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @02:01AM (#20092318)
Yeah, you're paraphrasing what I wrote. It is not consumer. It was called a Mac Pro and it's half the cost of the new Mac Pro, accounting for inflation
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