June 11, 201313 yr ^ Oh thank god! Trying to get PCs to interface with our Mac file servers at work can be painful. Hopefully things get easier with 10.9. The Mac Pro's lack of PCIe slots is going to send shockwaves through the pro audio and pro video markets. Especially with AVID and Pro Tools customers. I guess they are trying to push everyone towards thunderbolt? Considering that its hard to even find a PC motherboard with thunderbolt on it I wonder if Apple isn't a little too out-in-front on this one.
June 11, 201313 yr The Mac Pro's lack of PCIe slots is going to send shockwaves through the pro audio and pro video markets. Especially with AVID and Pro Tools customers. There are Thunderbolt PCIe expansion chassises that should work, though that'll add few hundred dollars to the cost. Edited June 11, 201313 yr by Salt Peanuts
June 11, 201313 yr Alright, let's go, then! Edit: Done. MBA 11" , i5, 8 GB, 256GB Your turn, Ric! Waiting on Amazon to burn some old GCs. Will also allow the head to cool. I guess they are trying to push everyone towards thunderbolt? Considering that its hard to even find a PC motherboard with thunderbolt on it I wonder if Apple isn't a little too out-in-front on this one. Thinking the absence of FW could be the larger shock. Not a mobile machine, so Apple adapters laying around maybe less an issue, but a ton of data moving back and forth on FW drives in those circles. Hopefully on the drive side GoFlex, etc. adapters will also decrease in price. ______________________ Also confuse your friends/co-workers with the Sea Lion wallpaper now.
June 11, 201313 yr I like that every other port was replaced with thunderbolt. Especially PCIe. It means legacy people can buy a cage, and new developers just go with TB.
June 11, 201313 yr Will Apple give you a free copy of Mavericks when it's out? My brother is looking at new 13" Air Edit: my question is for those who are getting new Air now Edited June 11, 201313 yr by Cankin
June 11, 201313 yr Thinking the absence of FW could be the larger shock Going on memory, I thought the Mac Pro had FW?
June 11, 201313 yr tb to fw is $29 adapter, that's not really going to impact anyone when you have 6 tb ports
June 11, 201313 yr Going on memory, I thought the Mac Pro had FW? tb to fw is $29 adapter, that's not really going to impact anyone when you have 6 tb portsTrue. I meant less the price (except on the drive side where it's often $100), than convenience - where is that adapter again??? Course on a static desktop system likely less an issue than a mobile situation. Still finding a FW800 to FW400 cable or Mini USB to micro adapter is surprisingly difficult where I work. They're here... somewhere... they just get 'borrowed' all the time. Harder to borrow a port. Course we've been through this before, so I guess it shouldn't be a surprise. Edited June 11, 201313 yr by blessingx
June 12, 201313 yr Have we talked about how absolutely fucking awful 'Mavericks' is as a name? Agreed. This trend may drive me back to Windows.
June 12, 201313 yr At 59:00 in the WWDC they say "6 firewire 2 ports" followed by applause. I didnt look just listened probably a pretty unfortunate slip up?
June 12, 201313 yr Oooh, we should call it the Mac Pro Keg. Also, it won't cool as well sideways. Unless you're in a wind tunnel. I was holding out for OsX Grumpy Cat Okay, now that I would be on board with.
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