Return-Path: Received: from [208.97.132.74] (HELO homiemail-a95.g.dreamhost.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4577189 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:53:46 +0100 Received: from homiemail-a95.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a95.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 087DC1E071 for ; Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:00:17 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=desilence.net; h=subject :references:from:content-type:in-reply-to:message-id:date:to :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version; q=dns; s=desilence.net; b=iyF+HIQjPrmT0/A/W3ErYEr63OcBpnrTgoj9Emw+ijJpk1juR/RmlG8WES1lN rBcXbJ/b+HYnLc0RLnLtDZZc5Gjma0Qg0aF7DQBEAwpmVSCEh7u6PTLf2Snhve6d Yf0WXosYw05XC6RW/uC3N/TuukLpVKjXrzgz8TEmEE9uTQ= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=desilence.net; h=subject :references:from:content-type:in-reply-to:message-id:date:to :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version; s=desilence.net; bh=tiY 4Jsy4jYhcGUX3ctxQU5GdSlw=; b=PuuJKizF8PpuRuWFkG8YpIvZOLTiN+osMvC RE6br7IyCdQ5+vWjUAF5jD7FgmSA8EIErra3L+lBIDQq3+y50VoYZFTMeKfW1Lo4 QkOstAouvZ74zRctPI7uX2Lzub+RkX70KtipJPNhuuu3j9eB0wi2K/pXEDlfH0/+ RWfYJG1c= Received: from [10.210.190.26] (unknown [85.62.234.246]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: soren@desilence.net) by homiemail-a95.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 8299D1E06B for ; Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:00:14 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [AE] Buy a new mac pro or wait and see? References: From: =?utf-8?Q?S=C3=B8ren_Christensen?= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-592B2C34-F36B-418B-9718-54A10AAF9E90 X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9A405) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:59:57 +0100 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-592B2C34-F36B-418B-9718-54A10AAF9E90 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii My best and most stable workstation ever (comparing all mac and pc alike i h= ave worked long term on)has been and is my Mac pro.=20 I hope they release a new pro model line with the batch of new Xeon chips be= ing released in Q1 2012 Niche, yes. A market, sure. I am pretty sure if apple takes the pro out of the platform so will the soft= ware companies. And eventually the consumers will leave as well.=20 |||| MOTION & INTERACTIVITY |||| dslnc studio - www.dslnc.com |||| +34 93 268 0953 / +34 61 555 9963 (mobile) |||| SOCIAL: |||| facebook.dslnc.com |||| twitter.dslnc.com On 30/12/2011, at 18:31, Darby Edelen wrote: > The rumor mill has been pointing to Apple exiting the Pro market sooner or= later. I wouldn't be surprised to see another revision to the Mac Pro line b= ut I've already decided on going with a Windows box for my next machine. The= factors that led me to that conclusion include: >=20 > -OS X Lion > -Final Cut Pro X > -Woefully infrequent hardware revisions (see Macrumors buyers guide) and r= elative lack of options > -Price >=20 > That said, Apple is an easy out of box experience. I'm no longer willing t= o pay that premium though. Build 2x 12 core Windows machines for the price o= f 1x Mac Pro! >=20 > On Dec 30, 2011 9:00 AM, "Jim Feeley" wrote: --Apple-Mail-592B2C34-F36B-418B-9718-54A10AAF9E90 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

My best and most stable wo= rkstation ever (comparing all mac and pc alike i have worked long term= on)has been and is my Mac pro.

I hope they release a new pr= o model line with the batch of new Xeon chips being released in Q1 2012

Niche, yes. A market, sure.

I am pretty sure i= f apple takes the pro out of the platform so will the software companies. An= d eventually the consumers will leave as well.

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On 30/12/2011, at 18:31, Darby Edelen <dedelen@gmail.com> wrote:

The rumor mill has been pointing to Apple exiting= the Pro market sooner or later. I wouldn't be surprised to see another revi= sion to the Mac Pro line but I've already decided on going with a Windows bo= x for my next machine. The factors that led me to that conclusion include:

-OS X Lion
-Final Cut Pro X
-Woefully infrequent hardware revisions (see Macrumors buyers guide) and rel= ative lack of options
-Price

That said, Apple is an easy out of box experience. I'm no longer willing t= o pay that premium though. Build 2x 12 core Windows machines for the price o= f 1x Mac Pro!

On Dec 30, 2011 9:00 AM, "Jim Feeley" <jfeeley@gmail.com> wrote:

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