Return-Path: Received: from mail-qa0-f53.google.com ([209.85.216.53] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5325080 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:48:10 +0100 Received: by mail-qa0-f53.google.com with SMTP id j5so3073364qaq.19 for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:51:10 -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=yzyL3ShW+njaxb4ephJZYhJaxtUpAduLn8EvY1lTFbs=; b=SDPBBmXGAO0BFCsZSqKpQBhWd8bPdWf2TMB2MW7EG7ARd9FJ2gQYp0+LPDzsRX3UYV fShAcqx1y7evfg4uGtFh0b2hGrZju10u9qKWKALSy+OdWg5f/ocZh6Sn3zF8KJkDBy2V 6UbeFOwq+I5oRxreJLeYENlyJiGvY/qpCRGfpn5QLmOl12GVB7wboZmiicVgSCFeFTRl jYPTkrT26CdC66xcDkXWHeuG/aGYKiSlJJu5uX1NBeO4KwOIjNjE4MgmSgKrCW1ULYSg 1JAJKKkDpFDKElvHVHYSNOueBXYjscFvoRmyI0D8OOhXTR26Yk4Oj9fjWNDs/P+7woGs WGGg== X-Received: by 10.224.7.10 with SMTP id b10mr18321783qab.12.1387572670153; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:51:10 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.96.16.102 with HTTP; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:50:30 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:50:30 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] (OT) New Mac Pro - Who's getting it? To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c24d761ad63304edfd70b5 --001a11c24d761ad63304edfd70b5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hmm? the Mac Pro is up for orders as of wednesday I think. two week ship times, no in-store pickups. There are only 4 and 6 core models currently, with 64GB RAM max. But they are available now. On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:34 PM, dennis@reelsolutions.com < dennis@reelsolutions.com> wrote: > Isn't thus whole discussion about a Mac you can't buy now? > > On Dec 20, 2013, at 2:31 PM, Brian Higgins > wrote: > > You can't buy a Mac Pro with a 12-core Xeon right now. > > > On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 2:28 PM, dennis@reelsolutions.com < > dennis@reelsolutions.com> wrote: > >> The 3749.00 price from >> HP is only for the 12core Xeon processor (CPU only) that comes in the new >> MacPro. >> >> - Dennis Wilkins >> >> On Dec 20, 2013, at 2:17 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: >> >> OK I got a little carried away. Maybe I am a little bitter. But that 12 >> core xeon will run circles around the base New Mac Pro, and have tons more >> storage, for only $750 more. And if you built it yourself it would >> completely negate the price increase at all. >> >> However, I agree, it is a fast SSD with little to compare it to. But >> considering my base OS 10.9 + Apps takes up over 150GB on my laptop, I >> can't imagine it being functional to actually store projects on. And then >> you're back to using a RAID >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 2:20 PM, dennis@reelsolutions.com < >> dennis@reelsolutions.com> wrote: >> >>> You say "Not interested in starting any mac vs. pc debate..." Then >>> "I imagine they are mainly for rich nerds to show off?" ... Ok... >>> >>> >>> Count me in as a rich nerd I guess - I'll be buying one. I've never >>> regretted buying a Mac, when I've gotten a bad one (1 in 16+years, they've >>> been great at correcting the problem). >>> >>> I've made a couple PC purchases I'd rather not go into... >>> >>> Why make an assumption how long it will take to get repaired? I had a >>> MacPro way out of warranty that had a power supply go bad; I guess they >>> didn't have the part because they gave me a brand new base model MacPro for >>> no charge at all, they didn't even charge for the diagnostic fee. (And they >>> let me pay the difference to upgrade it to the fastest MacPro). What a >>> waste of money! >>> This was for a 4+ yr old machine, they weren't obligated to do anything. >>> Time to receive the new machine was about a week ( mainly because I >>> requested a non-stocked configuration). >>> >>> HP wants $3,749 for the 12 core Xeon chip, they're not cheap. >>> >>> 800.00 to upgrade from a 256GB SSD isn't bad considering it will do 1200 >>> MB/s. To match that speed, you can't really replicate it easily (RAID adds >>> latency). >>> >>> mho... Dennis Wilkins >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> VFX & Motion Graphic artist >> NEW - teddygage.com >> >> > > > -- > brian higgins | creative director > Flavor > 312.706.5500 > brian.higgins@flavor.tv > flavor.tv > > -- VFX & Motion Graphic artist NEW - teddygage.com --001a11c24d761ad63304edfd70b5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hmm? the Mac Pro is up for orders as of wednesday I think.= two week ship times, no in-store pickups. There are only 4 and 6 core mode= ls currently, with 64GB RAM max. But they are available now.


On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:34 PM, dennis@reelsolutions.com <= dennis@reelsolutions.com> wrote:
Isn't thus whole = discussion about a Mac you can't buy now?
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On Dec 20, 2013, at 2:31 PM, Brian Higgins <brian.higgins@flavor.tv> wrote:=

You can't buy a Mac Pro with a = 12-core Xeon right now.


On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at = 2:28 PM, denn= is@reelsolutions.com <dennis@reelsolutions.com> w= rote:
The 3749.00 price fro= m
HP is only for the 12core Xeon processor (CPU only) that comes = in the new MacPro.

- Dennis Wilkins

On Dec 20, 201= 3, at 2:17 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:

OK I got a little carried away. Maybe I am a little b= itter. But that 12 core xeon will run circles around the base New Mac Pro, = and have tons more storage, for only $750 more. And if you built it yoursel= f it would completely negate the price increase at all.

However, I agree, it is a fast SSD with little to compare it to. But co= nsidering my base OS 10.9 + Apps takes up over 150GB on my laptop, I can= 9;t imagine it being functional to actually store projects on. And then you= 're back to using a RAID


On Fri,= Dec 20, 2013 at 2:20 PM, dennis@reelsolutions.com <dennis@reelsolutions.com= > wrote:
You say "Not interested in starting any mac vs. pc debate..."= ; Then=A0
"I imagine they are mainly for rich nerds to show off?" ... Ok...=

Count me in as a rich nerd I guess - I'll b= e buying one. I've never regretted buying a Mac, when I've gotten a= bad one (1 in 16+years, they've been great at correcting the problem).=

I've made a couple PC purchases I'd rather not = go into...=A0

Why make an assumption how long it w= ill take to get repaired? I had a MacPro way out of warranty that had a pow= er supply go bad; I guess they didn't have the part because they gave m= e a brand new base model MacPro for no charge at all, they didn't even = charge for the diagnostic fee. (And they let me pay the difference to upgra= de it to the fastest MacPro). What a waste of money!
This was for a 4+ yr old machine, they weren't obligated to do any= thing. Time to receive the new machine was about a week ( mainly because I = requested a non-stocked configuration).

HP wants $= 3,749 for the 12 core Xeon chip, they're not cheap.

800.00 to upgrade from a 256GB SSD isn't bad = considering it will do 1200 MB/s. To match that speed, you can't really= replicate it easily (RAID adds latency).

mho... D= ennis Wilkins



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