Return-Path: Received: from mail-qe0-f42.google.com ([209.85.128.42] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5324890 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 19:29:09 +0100 Received: by mail-qe0-f42.google.com with SMTP id b4so2783022qen.1 for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:32:08 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=kkfYB7AbmifQ75twYmPjNDMuZc9ZducZE5Z5CCZF0To=; b=cRVmZnsiWJ6v+ncAzM7J9FM5x3/mv9uLo1EjMqtZGlYe4sfeW9qqUtChbQC++bD2q0 7Lni4D2ul7WjuVSF2YWF+tIwckgTCRebkY+LRHRzav82Ud0VtNcsLmp8JkgsXvNE/LWe zMAEMU4SYq+KNPRlgjkVQtjXIN/6zyaw+GtgYbL9ozQQ9TntpNW9kApN7Km9XI23VpGH 9m4ORSX+54xeS2y8Qvfz3vWji+LKFmQIkkHupOR428zZzUwrBGX84OZuovgLWyBxYjcp 0IFeKf5gLJEmL4mNWB3ReGxUk2nMy+Xx7XWA5zKllVAVF8gt87vGOZ39Ci5A/lF7CEF9 rFTA== X-Received: by 10.224.168.13 with SMTP id s13mr17060606qay.18.1387564328749; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:32:08 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.96.16.102 with HTTP; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:31:28 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:31:28 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] (OT) New Mac Pro - Who's getting it? To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e01493b2aeb0e1a04edfb7e09 --089e01493b2aeb0e1a04edfb7e09 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Not interested in starting any mac vs. pc debate, but unless you have unlimited money they don't really make much sense. I'm not sure exactly who Apple designed them for. Freelancers can't afford them (256 GB SSD and 16 GB RAM for $2999? no thanks) and big studios want something better without the hardware limitations and tangle of thunderbolt cables and breakout boxes. Not to mention lack of ability to self-service. Can you imagine if there is, say, a graphics card failure and it's a minimum 2 week period to send the machine back to apple because it's soldered in place to the mobo, while on a project? No studio would risk that. I imagine they are mainly for rich nerds to show off? On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 1:20 PM, David Torno wrote: > Our office was reviewing pricing and specs. They are WAY over priced for > what you get. A single machine was coming in at 7-10k for anything worth > while for production work. We are sticking with our current macs for now, > with plans on moving to PC possibly. 10k for PC can at least get us a > monster machine, not just a tiny shiny one. > > David Torno > Visual Effects Professional > http://www.ghosttownmedia.com > O: 213.739.2290 > C: 818.391.6060 > -------------------- > http://www.sydefxink.com > http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com > http://mactex.blogspot.com > > "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" > -Charles Field > > On Dec 20, 2013, at 10:13 AM, Robert Houghton wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm planning on doing an upgrade next year and I'm wondering if I > should even think of getting a Mac Pro. I do the usual AE and 3D stuff most > folks do here and when you put up the performance levels at least on a > macintosh basis, a maxed out iMac seems to perform pretty favorably > compared to CUBEtwo the sequel (I kinda miss that old clear plastic box) as > well as including a really nice retina monitor. Is anyone planning on > getting a pro and why do you want that over something else? > > -Rob > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > > -- VFX & Motion Graphic artist NEW - teddygage.com --089e01493b2aeb0e1a04edfb7e09 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
=A0=A0=A0=A0 Not interested in starting any mac vs. pc deb= ate, but unless you have unlimited money they don't really make much se= nse. I'm not sure exactly who Apple designed them for. Freelancers can&= #39;t afford them (256 GB SSD and 16 GB RAM for $2999? no thanks) and big s= tudios want something better without the hardware limitations and tangle of= thunderbolt cables and breakout boxes. Not to mention lack of ability to s= elf-service. Can you imagine if there is, say, a graphics card failure and = it's a minimum 2 week period to send the machine back to apple because = it's soldered in place to the mobo, while on a project? No studio would= risk that.

I imagine they are mainly for rich nerds to show off?


On Fri, Dec 20, 2013= at 1:20 PM, David Torno <torno@sydefxink.com> wrote:
Our office was review= ing pricing and specs. They are WAY over priced for what you get. A single = machine was coming in at 7-10k for anything worth while for production work= . We are sticking with our current macs for now, with plans on moving to PC= possibly. 10k for PC can at least get us a monster machine, not just a tin= y shiny one.

David Torno
Visual Effects Professional
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"The most useless day is that in which = we do not laugh"
-Char= les Field

On Dec 20, 2013= , at 10:13 AM, Robert Houghton <gfxguy74@gmail.com> wrote:

=A0=A0=A0Hi all,
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=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0I'm planning on doing an u= pgrade next year and I'm wondering if I should even think of getting a = Mac Pro. I do the usual AE and 3D stuff most folks do here and when you put= up the performance levels at least on a macintosh basis, a maxed out iMac = seems to perform pretty favorably compared to CUBEtwo the sequel (I kinda m= iss that old clear plastic box) as well as including a really nice retina m= onitor. Is anyone planning on getting a pro and why do you want that over s= omething else?

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0-Rob
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