Return-Path: Received: from asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net ([207.145.128.243] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4745104 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:17:17 +0200 Received: from mail7.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail7.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.52]) by asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2D0AA713B3 for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:19:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 29595 invoked from network); 13 Jun 2012 03:19:57 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.4.0 ppid: 11389, pid: 31005, t: 1.5756s scanners: clamav: 0.88.2/m:52/d:13513 spam: 3.0.4 Received: from c-67-185-28-214.hsd1.wa.comcast.net (HELO [192.168.1.125]) (albion@[67.185.28.214]) (envelope-sender ) by mail7.sea5.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 13 Jun 2012 03:19:55 -0000 From: James Culbertson Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-1-473134313 Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] The Mac Pro is dead Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:19:47 -0700 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <119B7BCA-C200-471C-A9F6-056106E497C7@speakeasy.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on mail7.sea5 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=8.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=disabled version=3.0.4 --Apple-Mail-1-473134313 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I'm thinking of buying the new Retina MBP. And waiting to upgrade my = current MacPro until the more major MacPro refresh in 2013. James On Jun 12, 2012, at 5:54 PM, Russel Fairley wrote: > As much as I'm disappointed that the Mac Pro writing appears to be on = the wall, is anybody (who isn't necessarily at update time in their = cycle) even just a TEENSY bit relieved that there isn't any pressure to = buy an "update-or-be-left-behind" system? I would love a wildly updated = Mac Pro too, and I hate that they're probably going to die off after = this version, but I bought two monster Mac Pros last year and spent a = bundle maxxing out on RAM, peripherals and better video cards. I am = happy to keep a few thou in the bank. =20 >=20 > So as much as it'd be cool to have a new one, at least I don't look at = them with the same disdain as I do my lovely-but-cooler-last-week MBP. >=20 > To those who really need to update, hopefully there will be some deals = on the last round of MPs - they're great. >=20 > From: Stephen van Vuuren > To: After Effects Mail List =20 > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 5:00:32 PM > Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] The Mac Pro is dead >=20 > I have to say, that "incremental upgrade" is a "do not buy" at the = price. > That's a substantial downgrade from current shipping tech and missing > internal and external SATA 6gb and Thunderbolt not mention old CPU = tech. > They should have dropped the price 25-40% if that's what they are = calling an > upgrade. Clearly, they wanted to use all the same parts and not even = upgrade > the motherboard firmware. That's a really, really lame "upgrade". >=20 > > This MacPro could also just be a stopgap system. They might (or = might > not) roll out something better when Mountain Lion is released. They've = done > that in the past. >=20 > Apple has almost never done that - they go big or not at all. This = looks a > lot like how they handled the demise of things like Shake, Logic on = Windows, > FCP etc. Spring/Summer is typically pro release window - everything = from NAB > to Adobe to many other vendors avoid holiday season releases. I really > expected at least more update to the Mac Pro given the engineering = ease of > doing it >=20 > stephen van vuuren > 336.202.4777 >=20 > http://www.sv2dcp.com/ > http://www.sv2studios.com/ > http://www.outsideinthemovie.com/ >=20 > A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It = should be a > progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the = emotion, the > meaning, all that comes later. > -Stanley Kubrick > > >=20 >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-1-473134313 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
As much as I'm disappointed = that the Mac Pro writing appears to be on the wall, is anybody (who = isn't necessarily at update time in their cycle) even just a TEENSY bit relieved that there isn't = any pressure to buy an "update-or-be-left-behind" system?  I would = love a wildly updated Mac Pro too, and I hate that they're probably = going to die off after this version, but I bought two monster Mac Pros = last year and spent a bundle maxxing out on RAM, peripherals and better = video cards.  I am happy to keep a few thou in the bank.  =

So as much as = it'd be cool to have a new one, at least I don't look at them with the = same disdain as I do my lovely-but-cooler-last-week = MBP.

To those who really need to update, hopefully there will be some deals on = the last round of MPs - they're great.

=
From: Stephen van Vuuren <stephen@sv2studios.com>
= To: After Effects Mail = List <AE-List@media-motion.tv> =
Sent: Monday, June = 11, 2012 5:00:32 PM
Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] The Mac Pro is dead
 =

I have to say, that "incremental upgrade" is a "do not buy" = at the price.
That's a substantial downgrade from current shipping = tech and missing
internal and external SATA 6gb and Thunderbolt not mention old CPU tech.
They should have dropped = the price 25-40% if that's what they are calling an
upgrade. Clearly, = they wanted to use all the same parts and not even upgrade
the = motherboard firmware. That's a really, really lame = "upgrade".

> This MacPro could also just be a stopgap system. = They might (or might
not) roll out something better when Mountain = Lion is released. They've done
that in the past.

Apple has = almost never done that - they go big or not at all.  This looks = a
lot like how they handled the demise of things like Shake, Logic on = Windows,
FCP etc. Spring/Summer is typically pro release window - = everything from NAB
to Adobe to many other vendors avoid holiday = season releases. I really
expected at least more update to the Mac = Pro given the engineering ease of
doing it

stephen van = vuuren
336.202.4777

http://www.sv2dcp.com/
http://www.sv2studios.com/
http://www.outsideinthemovie.com/

A film is = - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be = a
progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the = emotion, the
meaning, all that comes later.
-Stanley = Kubrick
>



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