Return-Path: Received: from asmtpout011.mac.com ([17.148.16.86] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4577147 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:17:39 +0100 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Received: from [192.168.1.103] (user-vcauqov.dsl.mindspring.com [216.175.107.31]) by asmtp011.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-23.01 (7.0.4.23.0) 64bit (built Aug 10 2011)) with ESMTPA id <0LX100CSP1NT1V70@asmtp011.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:23:54 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.5.7110,1.0.211,0.0.0000 definitions=2011-12-30_07:2011-12-29,2011-12-30,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=15 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1012030000 definitions=main-1112300184 Message-id: <7F9B74CE-A3CF-44BC-86F5-526E18757B0A@mac.com> From: Ko Maruyama To: After Effects Mail List In-reply-to: Subject: Re: [AE] Buy a new mac pro or wait and see? Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:23:45 -0800 References: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) I was thinking about the same thing around Thanksgiving, Rob. MacPro or (shudder) a PC? I was looking at the Asus - and their crazy tablet Eee Slate. But with Windows 8 (not dev preview) for tablets looming (lurking?) somewhere in the near future like my new MacPro - it's a a big shift for us Macheads. But the Wacom pressure sensitive Asus is appealing. Arrgh! MacbookAir? Ko On Dec 30, 2011, at 8:58 AM, Jim Feeley wrote: > Your call Rob, but when I've faced these now-or-later decisions (as > opposed to the I-need-it-now-for-this-job decisions), I've found the > Macrumors buyer's guide to be helpful and fairly accurate in its > predictions. Check it out: > > http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Mac_Pro > > Summary: > Recommendation- Don't Buy - Updates soon > Last Release- July 27, 2010 > Days Since Update- 521 (Avg = 348) > > And see the supporting rumors/announcements. Who knows what Apple's > going to do, but seems like it might be worth finding another outlet > for your EOY money. Maybe a Jura coffee machine? > > http://www.us.jura.com/home_us_x.htm > > > Jim "more of a French-press (and decaf) guy" Feeley > > > > > On Dec 30, 2011, at 8:43 AM, Rob Birnholz wrote: > >> It's the last day of the year I can spend $$ to deplete the company >> bank account. I'd like to upgrade the old 8-core MacPro 2.1 to >> something more contemporary with a modern graphics card (not that >> my current mac still isn't great -- it is). Question is should I go >> for a current MacPro, or keep the cash (and pay taxes) and wait to >> see what the near future brings regarding Apple's pro line. >> >> Advice? Opinions? Predictions? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Rob Birnholz >> Absolute Motion Graphics, Inc. >> www.absolutemotiongraphics.com >> Author of Pro Training for the After Effects Camera >> http://tinyurl.com/lf89t3 >> >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to