Pro Users Petition Apple for Info on Future of Mac Pro

[tonymacx86]

Check this out- a new petition to Apple for info about the Mac Pro.

Mac Pro Petition Gains Traction as Pro Users Seek Information
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12 ... ation.html

According to an informal poll posted to the page last week, 267 people are willing to wait until "shortly after" the Worldwide Developers Conference in mid-June, while 47 people said they would wait until the end of this year. 143 respondents said they would wait until the Mac Pro was "officially discontinued" before taking the next step.

A second poll found that 197 people are willing to wait because their "current computer still works fine." 131 others said they would build a "Hackintosh," a custom-built computer running an unauthorized copy of OS X. Finally, 47 people said they would switch back to Microsoft Windows.

 

[ybt2009]

I would not be very happy at all with apple if they discontinued the mac pro line, neither would a lot of pro users that rely on them. Although I cant afford one yet, I do plan to get a mac pro some day.

 

[Soko251]

"A second poll found that 197 people are willing to wait because their "current computer still works fine." 131 others said they would build a "Hackintosh," a custom-built computer running an unauthorized copy of OS X."

Correct me if I'm wrong.. but I thought our copy of OS X is authorized.. I remember paying for it..

 

[Blah101]

I really hope they refresh the line. Even though I don't plan on buying one (I run a nice G5 Case), Apple would lose a ton of business. And, if they did revamp it, would be nice if I ever needed one

 

[p8blr]

"A second poll found that 197 people are willing to wait because their "current computer still works fine." 131 others said they would build a "Hackintosh," a custom-built computer running an unauthorized copy of OS X."

Correct me if I'm wrong.. but I thought our copy of OS X is authorized.. I remember paying for it..

Paying for Mac OS X is a good idea, hackintosh users don't want to be associated with pirating software, so that's cool. But we're still violating the EULA, I'm not sure if it's illegal, but I don't think Apple would be pleased.

 

[tonymacx86]

2008 Mac Pro redesign concept:

 

[tonymacx86]

 

[RoKsTaR]

I know countless musicians, graphic designers, architects, urban planners, photographers, illustrators, film editors, etc who's business run solely on MAC Pro's. What is their solution for all these types of users then?

 

[2-4-5 Trioxin]

I know countless musicians, graphic designers, architects, urban planners, photographers, illustrators, film editors, etc who's business run solely on MAC Pro's. What is their solution for all these types of users then?

I've heard a lot of negativity about the latest version of Final Cut Pro. Apparently, people working in film and television say it's been "dumbed down" and that it doesn't really feel very "Pro" anymore. Some people have theorized that this is because the whole professional designer/musician/photographer/etc industry isn't very lucrative from a financial standpoint for Apple. Based on the way the company's focus has shifted so much to their iOS devices, I wouldn't be surprised if they do discontinue the Mac Pro line and leave the professional software they develop to rot. Of course it would be a huge mistake since so many people are drawn to Apple products because they are so closely associated with creative professions, even if they are not involved in any such endeavors themselves.

 

[stratmaster458]

I would not be very happy at all with apple if they discontinued the mac pro line, neither would a lot of pro users that rely on them. Although I cant afford one yet, I do plan to get a mac pro some day.

I really hope they refresh the line. Even though I don't plan on buying one (I run a nice G5 Case), Apple would lose a ton of business. And, if they did revamp it, would be nice if I ever needed one

If you really think about it, the Mac Pro is not really necessary in their lineup, it hasn't been updated since 2009 anyways its still running socket 1366 Nehalem based Xeons. The current iMac when configured with the fastest processor will outperform the current Mac Pro, also with two Thunderbolt ports its more than upgradeable.

A lot of folks make the argument that the Mac Pro is necessary and important because it is upgradable, hate to break it but it really isn't. All you can do is add some add on cards, maybe a new video card, and up to 4 hard drives. Thats not very much to upgrade. What you get for your money when you buy Mac Pro isn't very much, but the 27" iMac gets you a lot, you get a high performance computer that runs OS X with no hiccups (unlike hackintoshes) but you also get a high resolution IPS display that can cost over 1000 bucks on its own, thats a pretty good deal.

Most folks in the pro community that are using the macintosh platform buy a machine and use it until it doesn't do what they need, few upgrade a long the way, when the machine can run what they need they buy a new one. Myself and my friends do the same with PCs except maybe upgrade the GPU/RAM but most of us do a rebuild and recycle some parts.

Another point to be made is that nowadays one can get Thunderbolt / Gig ethernet NAS boxes that hold all the harddrives anyone would need in the pro world, music or video editing. You can now get external Pro Tools HD compatible interfaces and DSPs to run TDM plugins that connect over serial interfaces such as firewire and soon USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt.

Yes I agree that it is sad the Mac Pro is going to be discontinued but its not going to leave the Pro community with nothing, the current and future iMacs are equipped with some of the best Intel chips around and extremely fast serial I/O. A future without the Mac Pro isn't that bad so relax folks.