Return-Path: Received: from [69.93.139.19] (HELO gateway01.websitewelcome.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4747272 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:33:17 +0200 Received: by gateway01.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id AC8D8873E4380; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:36:01 -0500 (CDT) Received: from gator1184.hostgator.com (gator1184.hostgator.com [174.121.151.98]) by gateway01.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2029873E4360 for ; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:36:01 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [24.167.166.243] (port=56339 helo=Neptune) by gator1184.hostgator.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1SfGlt-0007ur-Df for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:36:01 -0500 Reply-To: From: "Stephen van Vuuren" To: "'After Effects Mail List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [AE] [OT] The Mac Pro is dead Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:35:39 -0400 Organization: SV2 Studios Message-ID: <02a201cd4a6d$4332dd30$c9989790$@sv2studios.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02A3_01CD4A4B.BC2311F0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQHfA1Xa5YlVWTGgeULOzkAVEwD3apbW0LrA Content-Language: en-us X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator1184.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - sv2studios.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: (Neptune) [24.167.166.243]:56339 X-Source-Auth: stephen@sv2studios.com X-Email-Count: 5 X-Source-Cap: c3RlcGhlbnY7c3RlcGhlbnY7Z2F0b3IxMTg0Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02A3_01CD4A4B.BC2311F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > And I know in all seriousness that you don't have a million bucks :-) That is true but here's a raised glass to Moore's Law and my wallet. > But computing power generally has an inverse proportion to size. In order to become more powerful, they must shrink Yes and no - heat. The shrinkage only really applies if computer power needs is static. Smartphones are getting larger, not smaller. Even with all the focus on Mac Air and Ultrabook, a few years a back I eBayed my Zeos Pocketbook 386, smaller and lighter than any of these and similar performance to a Mac Air vs. a Desktop in early 1990's. Ran on AAA batteries all day. Ran DOS3 and WP off Flash memory. Had a modem to boot. Cost about the same as a Macbook Air in adjusted dollars. Ivy Bridge is a good example. To get more SoC style setup and to keep die size small, turns out it's hotter and harder to OC than Sandy-Bridge. Shrinkage always has costs. > That instead of buying one Monster Truck of a computer, you'd be better served by buying a fleet of FIT's. Architecturally, I agree. But form factor, I think that "fleet of FITs" will be cheaper, faster and cooler in a larger form factor. In otherwords, pros need trucks. You don't move freight from state to state in a Prius and you don't move huge amounts of data on a smartphone. > And I suspect that in the long run, that's Apple's point I suspect in the long run, Apple's point is that pros don't matter. Some may argue that long run was this week. 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 ------=_NextPart_000_02A3_01CD4A4B.BC2311F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

> And I know in all seriousness that you don't have a = million bucks :-)

 

That is true but here’s a raised glass to Moore’s Law and = my wallet.

 

> But computing power generally has an inverse proportion = to size. In order to become more powerful, they must shrink

 

Yes and no - heat. The shrinkage only really applies if computer = power needs is static. Smartphones are getting larger, not smaller. Even = with all the focus on Mac Air and Ultrabook, a few years a back I eBayed = my Zeos Pocketbook 386, smaller and lighter than any of these and = similar performance to a Mac Air vs. a Desktop in early 1990’s. = Ran on AAA batteries all day. Ran DOS3 and WP off Flash memory. Had a = modem to boot. Cost about the same as a Macbook Air in adjusted = dollars.

 

Ivy Bridge is a good example. To get more SoC style setup and to keep = die size small, turns out it’s hotter and harder to OC than = Sandy-Bridge. Shrinkage always has costs.

 

> That instead of buying one Monster Truck of a computer, = you'd be better served by buying a fleet of FIT's.

 

Architecturally, I agree. But form factor, I think that “fleet = of FITs” will be cheaper, faster and cooler in a larger form = factor. In otherwords, pros need trucks. You don’t move freight = from state to state in a Prius and you don’t move huge amounts of = data on a smartphone.

 

> And I suspect that in the long run, that's Apple's = point

 

I suspect in the long run, Apple’s point is that pros = don’t matter. Some may argue that long run was this = week.

 

stephen van vuuren

336.202.4777

 

http://www.sv2dcp.com/<= /b>

http://www.sv2studios.com/<= /span>

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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