Return-Path: Received: from p3plwbeout04-05.prod.phx3.secureserver.net ([72.167.218.226] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5324903 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 19:43:35 +0100 Received: from localhost ([72.167.218.244]) by p3plwbeout04-05.prod.phx3.secureserver.net with bizsmtp id 3umY1n0025GyNsw01umYeg; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:46:32 -0700 X-SID: 3umY1n0025GyNsw01 Received: (qmail 3140 invoked by uid 99); 20 Dec 2013 18:46:32 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" X-Originating-IP: 142.129.187.88 User-Agent: Workspace Webmail 5.6.45 Message-Id: <20131220114630.89259f98f291d771214680e8971719cb.67f4b63bfc.wbe@email04.secureserver.net> From: "Robert W. Walker" To: "After Effects Mail List" Subject: RE: [AE] (OT) New Mac Pro - Who's getting =?UTF-8?Q?it=3F?= Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:46:30 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 FCPX and now this. I miss Steve Jobs. Perhaps only Apple misses him=0Amor= e.=0AIn other words, yes, we will be passing on new Mac Pros.=0A=0ARobert W= . Walker=0ALos Angeles=0A=0A=0A> -------- Original Message --------=0A> Sub= ject: Re: [AE] (OT) New Mac Pro - Who's getting it?=0A> From: Teddy Gage =0A> Date: Fri, December 20, 2013 1:31 pm=0A> To: "After= Effects Mail List" =0A> =0A> =0A> Not interested = in starting any mac vs. pc debate, but unless you have=0A> unlimited money = they don't really make much sense. I'm not sure exactly who=0A> Apple desig= ned them for. Freelancers can't afford them (256 GB SSD and 16=0A> GB RAM f= or $2999? no thanks) and big studios want something better without=0A> the = hardware limitations and tangle of thunderbolt cables and breakout=0A> boxe= s. Not to mention lack of ability to self-service. Can you imagine if=0A> t= here is, say, a graphics card failure and it's a minimum 2 week period to= =0A> send the machine back to apple because it's soldered in place to the m= obo,=0A> while on a project? No studio would risk that.=0A> =0A> I imagine = they are mainly for rich nerds to show off?=0A> =0A> =0A> On Fri, Dec 20, 2= 013 at 1:20 PM, David Torno wrote:=0A> =0A> > Our off= ice was reviewing pricing and specs. They are WAY over priced for=0A> > wha= t you get. A single machine was coming in at 7-10k for anything worth=0A> >= while for production work. We are sticking with our current macs for now,= =0A> > with plans on moving to PC possibly. 10k for PC can at least get us = a=0A> > monster machine, not just a tiny shiny one.=0A> >=0A> > David Torno= =0A> > Visual Effects Professional=0A> > http://www.ghosttownmedia.com=0A> = > O: 213.739.2290=0A> > C: 818.391.6060=0A> > --------------------=0A> > ht= tp://www.sydefxink.com=0A> > http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com=0A> > http://mac= tex.blogspot.com=0A> >=0A> > "The most useless day is that in which we do n= ot laugh"=0A> > -Charles Field=0A> >=0A> > On Dec 20, 2013, at 10:13 AM, Ro= bert Houghton wrote:=0A> >=0A> > Hi all,=0A> >=0A> = > I'm planning on doing an upgrade next year and I'm wondering if I= =0A> > should even think of getting a Mac Pro. I do the usual AE and 3D stu= ff most=0A> > folks do here and when you put up the performance levels at l= east on a=0A> > macintosh basis, a maxed out iMac seems to perform pretty f= avorably=0A> > compared to CUBEtwo the sequel (I kinda miss that old clear = plastic box) as=0A> > well as including a really nice retina monitor. Is an= yone planning on=0A> > getting a pro and why do you want that over somethin= g else?=0A> >=0A> > -Rob=0A> >=0A> > +---End of message---+=0A> > To= unsubscribe send any message to =0A> >=0A> >= =0A> =0A> =0A> -- =0A> VFX & Motion Graphic artist=0A> NEW - teddygage.com =