Return-Path: Received: from mailout04.yourhostingaccount.com ([65.254.253.37] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4745658 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:13:02 +0200 Received: from mailscan17.yourhostingaccount.com ([10.1.15.17] helo=mailscan17.yourhostingaccount.com) by mailout04.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim) id 1SeqES-0008Ns-L5 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:15:44 -0400 Received: from impout02.yourhostingaccount.com ([10.1.55.2] helo=impout02.yourhostingaccount.com) by mailscan17.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim) id 1SeqES-0002EI-EH for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:15:44 -0400 Received: from authsmtp11.yourhostingaccount.com ([10.1.18.11]) by impout02.yourhostingaccount.com with NO UCE id MsFk1j0070EKrUA01sFkQN; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:15:44 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=DNMNElxb c=1 sm=1 a=FHS5EXjTZM7+1XwNSJB9kg==:17 a=75GvQwZmPc4A:10 a=qD1w9f7OX9oA:10 a=0_W4_Jd4tm4A:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=O_RjZzbmAAAA:8 a=ar7_mbbEAAAA:8 a=MqKSN0MkAAAA:8 a=h0jTCRsuNY9GijY1c30A:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=S1MLFhTO56oA:10 a=mb-UJM2M1fEA:10 a=P1kjsdGu14vHIqzR:21 a=tQn8vmImFVMABD_E:21 a=5bnIr+R+vs56oWgm0tidcA==:117 X-EN-OrigOutIP: 10.1.18.11 X-EN-IMPSID: MsFk1j0070EKrUA01sFkQN Received: from mobile-166-147-108-238.mycingular.net ([166.147.108.238] helo=[10.64.117.175]) by authsmtp11.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtpa (Exim) id 1SeqES-0006fg-3V for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:15:44 -0400 Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] The Mac Pro is dead References: From: Rob Birnholz Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9A406) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:15:40 -0400 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) X-EN-UserInfo: 3263b505f22ef42aa13f4368ec338656:97e4707d2a90e257ec45a74de4eeb54c X-EN-AuthUser: absolutemotion Sender: Rob Birnholz X-EN-OrigIP: 166.147.108.238 X-EN-OrigHost: mobile-166-147-108-238.mycingular.net I last week took delivery of a refurb MacPro 5.1 8-core as an upgrade from m= y late 2007 model 2.1. The only real limit to the 2.1 is its official inabil= ity to host a cuda card (although I've been told certain cards will work wit= h a hack). Once I transition to the more recent machine I'll likely sell the= old one.=20 It may be two year old tech, but it's still an upgrade for me, plus I can mo= ve on to whatever the new standard is in a year or two. Yes, I'm disappointe= d in Apple but it's not like the world is ending. I'm pretty sure this won't= put me out of business.=20 Rob Birnholz Absolute Motion Graphics, Inc. www.absolutemotiongraphics.com (Sent from a mobile device) On Jun 13, 2012, at 11:47 AM, "Stephen van Vuuren" w= rote: > my choices are now hoping people will unload old Mac Pro=E2=80=99s cheap o= n eBay or look for a write off and donate one to the film. I certainly can=E2= =80=99t justify buying one of the current models at Apple=E2=80=99s price.