Return-Path: Received: from mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net ([167.206.4.200] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4745432 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:25:16 +0200 Received: from [192.168.15.8] (ool-4575be1a.dyn.optonline.net [69.117.190.26]) by mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTP id <0M5K00AER5EDZGQ0@mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:27:58 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:53:17 -0400 From: Paul Girolamo Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] PCs (was The Mac Pro is dead) In-reply-to: To: After Effects Mail List Message-id: <7A21D98F-0AC7-4E77-9748-4F2824606AA2@pgacreative.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1257) Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_/Gw1GqeqIAxbQp4AEYY4fw)" References: --Boundary_(ID_/Gw1GqeqIAxbQp4AEYY4fw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable back to the original thread -- maybe not dead. = http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-apple-tim-cook-email-m= ac-pro-20120612,0,1504770.story On Jun 12, 2012, at 1:11 PM, James WIlson wrote: > Ya, I also noticed some heat sink configurations that were = non-standard. >=20 > On Jun 12, 2012, at 11:52 AM, Stephen van Vuuren wrote: >=20 >> > I'd like to note that you have to be careful with Dell because I've = found that their form factors are different than standard PC hardware =96 = they maintain some degree of propriety I guess >> =20 >> The smaller cases have had issues with this at times. But it=92s = pretty easy to find out if a particular model has standard case mounting = stuff =96 and this only really applies for motherboard/PSU change. >> =20 >> stephen van vuuren >> 336.202.4777 >> =20 >> http://www.sv2dcp.com/ >> http://www.sv2studios.com/ >> http://www.outsideinthemovie.com/ >> =20 >> A film is =96 or should be =96 more like music than like fiction. It = should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what=92s = behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. >> =96Stanley Kubrick >> =20 >> From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On = Behalf Of James WIlson >> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 9:30 AM >> To: After Effects Mail List >> Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] PCs (was The Mac Pro is dead) >> =20 >> I'd like to note that you have to be careful with Dell because I've = found that their form factors are different than standard PC hardware =96 = they maintain some degree of propriety I guess. So, the motherboards = won't necessarily fit into a standard tower, etc. if you ever decided to = take your existing parts and port them over to your own custom build. >> =20 >> =20 >> =20 >> On Jun 11, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Jim Tierney wrote: >>=20 >>=20 >> Personally for PCs, I prefer pre-built systems from a known = manufacturer (Boxx, Dell, HP, etc). They're usually tested very well and = support tends to be good, especially if you pay for Premium support. = Building a system or having a workstation custom built tends to involve = more problems and incompatibilities. I doubt many Mac users want to = become PC sysadmins, so buying something pre-built with good support is = probably a better option. PCs have enough quirks without sticking a = bunch of compenents together that haven't been tested together. >> =20 >=20 --Boundary_(ID_/Gw1GqeqIAxbQp4AEYY4fw) Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable http://www.latimes.com/business/t= echnology/la-fi-tn-apple-tim-cook-email-mac-pro-20120612,0,1504770.story


On Jun 12, 2012, at = 1:11 PM, James WIlson wrote:

Ya, I = also noticed some heat sink configurations that were = non-standard.

On Jun 12, 2012, at 11:52 AM, Stephen = van Vuuren wrote:

 I'd like = to note that you have to be careful with Dell because I've found that = their form factors are different than standard PC hardware =96 they = maintain some degree of propriety I guessThe = smaller cases have had issues with this at times. But it=92s pretty easy = to find out if a particular model has standard case mounting stuff =96 = and this only really applies for motherboard/PSU = change.
stephen van vuuren