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| If you've got 10k+ in your budget, talk to Puget Systems about what they can build you. Robert W. Walker Walker/Fitzgibbon TV & Film Los Angeles CA USA > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [AE] We can order a new MacPro tomorrow. > From: "Teddy Gage" <AE-List@media-motion.tv> > Date: Mon, December 09, 2019 2:05 pm > To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv> > > > Not in a million years, I think it’s a dumb waste of money. You could build > a much faster PC for less. Don’t want to rehash tired mac vs pc BS though. > Also, even if I were getting one, say if someone bought us one, I’d still > wait at least 6 months to see how any major design flaws suss out. I’ve > been to studios where 5 out of 10 Mac pro trashcans were in the shop at any > one time for various issues. Ditto the iMac Pro with heat and throttling > issues. Their track record on new Mac hardware fresh out the gate is not > good. > > Also you won’t be able to add your own GPUs since they’re custom jobs made > by Apple. > > My 2c > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 12:45 PM Jim Curtis <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote: > > > Who’s getting one? > > > > I’m thinking about ordering a base model with all the cores I can get for > > $10K, and then adding my own RAM and GPU later, at half the cost. > > > > Also, thinking about ordering through a VAR, so I can get billed in this > > tax year, and take delivery in Jan. Apple doesn’t charge your card until > > the product ships. > > > > Anybody else? See anything wrong with my plan? > > > > . > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> > > > -- > _____________________________ > Teddy Gage > President > Shotgun Inc. > 360 VR | MOGRAPH | VFX > SHOTGUNPOST.COM > BKLYN NY 11215 |
