Return-Path: Received: from mail-iy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.210.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4589877 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:38:07 +0100 Received: by mail-iy0-f169.google.com with SMTP id j38so1631778iad.28 for ; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:45:10 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.42.147.72 with SMTP id m8mr11376398icv.56.1326743110211; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:45:10 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from gutsblow-iMac-2.local (cpe-76-94-181-188.socal.res.rr.com. [76.94.181.188]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id py9sm34674438igc.2.2012.01.16.11.45.08 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:45:09 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:45:07 -0800 From: Satya G Meka To: After Effects Mail List Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: [AE] The Future of the Mac Pro in Video Post X-Mailer: sparrow 1.4.2 (build 959.4) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="4f147e43_6b94764_2ac7" --4f147e43_6b94764_2ac7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I think the current iMac is capable of handling 32GB RAM( officially 16GB) and has 4 slots. Their capacity will increase in the future, but the important issue is the locked-down nature of iMac which won't work well with the Pros. Can't upgrade the GPU, can't upgrade the Hard drive etc. Thunderbolt, solves some issues like storage and hard drive space, but I don't think its possible to connect a Quadro level GPU with Thunderbolt, atleast in the near future. And Eww, I hate those Glossy screens that come with iMac. Satya G Meka. On Monday, January 16, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Carey Dissmore wrote: > > On Jan 16, 2012, at 12:32 PM, Alex Czetwertynski wrote: > > > If the thunderbolt allowed you to add more RAM + a better graphics card + more hard drive space to you iMac, we are in business :) > > Alex...to your point... > See my video blog post for a clear explanation as to why Thunderbolt is fast enough for storage, video I/O and other stuff but nowhere near fast enough for things like RAM and GPU (at full speed). > > http://bit.ly/zFo58J > > > To Tim's point (below), I'd say you're on the money. The slow uptake is part of it (I believe they are now working to open the market faster), but also there are architectural issues with Thunderbolt that would limit certain high-bandwidth functions. (see above). > > Carey > > > > > On Jan 16, 2012, at 10:24 AM, Tsassoon wrote: > > > > > I think Apple would argue that with Thunderbolt, there's less need for the Mac Pro, but of course that would ignore a multitude of issues, not the least of which is the painfully slow uptake of that technogy. > > > > > > Tim Sassoon > > > SFD > > > Santa Monica, CA > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 16, 2012, at 6:16 AM, Carey Dissmore wrote: > > > > > > > we're getting to the point where we're going to know soon, one way or the other, if the Mac Pro (or some new incarnation of it) has a future. > > > > > > +---End of message---+ > > > To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > > > > > > > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > > --4f147e43_6b94764_2ac7 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline
I think the current iMac is capable of handling 32GB = RAM( officially 16GB) and has 4 slots. Their capacity will increase in th= e future, but the important issue is the locked-down nature of iMac which= won't work well with the Pros. Can't upgrade the GPU, can't upgrade the = Hard drive etc. Thunderbolt, solves some issues like storage and har= d drive space, but I don't think its possible to connect a Quadro level G= PU with Thunderbolt, atleast in the near future. And Eww, I hate those Gl= ossy screens that come with iMac.

Satya G Meka.<= /div>
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On Monday, January 16,= 2012 at 11:05 AM, Carey Dissmore wrote:


On Jan 16, 2012, = at 12:32 PM, Alex Czetwertynski wrote:

If the thunderbolt allowed you to add more RAM + a b= etter graphics card + more hard drive space to you iMac, we are in busine= ss :)

Alex...to your point...
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See my video blog post for a clear explanation as to why Thunderbolt= is fast enough for storage, video I/O and other stuff but nowhere near f= ast enough for things like RAM and GPU (at full speed).



To Tim's point (below), I'd say = you're on the money. The slow uptake is part of it (I believe they are no= w working to open the market faster), but also there are architectural is= sues with Thunderbolt that would limit certain high-bandwidth functions. = (see above).

Carey


On Jan 16, 2012, at 10:24 A= M, Tsassoon wrote:

I think Apple would argue that with Thunderbolt, there's less need = for the Mac Pro, but of course that would ignore a multitude of issues, n= ot the least of which is the painfully slow uptake of that technogy.

Tim Sassoon
S=46D
Santa Monica, = CA

Sent from my iPhone

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On Jan 16, 2012, at 6:16 AM, Carey Dissmore= <carey=40imugonline.com= > wrote:

we= 're getting to the point where we're going to know soon, one way or the o= ther, if the Mac Pro (or some new incarnation of it) has a future.
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