^ 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.

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

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.

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Also confuse your friends/co-workers with the Sea Lion wallpaper now. 

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.

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

Thinking the absence of FW could be the larger shock

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 ports

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 ports

True. 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

Have we talked about how absolutely fucking awful 'Mavericks' is as a name?

No, you East Coast city boy. 

 

 

Edited June 12, 201313 yr by blessingx

Have we talked about how absolutely fucking awful 'Mavericks' is as a name?

Agreed. This trend may drive me back to Windows.

Better than OsX Broadway!

Dude, Chillax Bro

 

Better than OsX Broadway!

That is still better than OsX Fresno.

But think how awesome it would be to use OsX Fairfax in Fairfax

Ok, you got me with that one.

 

I was holding out for OsX Grumpy Cat

osx el camino real

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?

 

That's all I could think of.

I'm finding myself kind of wanting an 11" MBA.  No need for it whatsoever.

Save up your pennies for the super cool Mac Pro

 

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.