[Leica] OT: Some new Mac Pro details

[ric at cartersxrd.net (RicCarter)]

I'd be curious to know what boxes are being used currently by those 
disappointed in the power of this machine.

ric


On Oct 25, 2013, at 8:29 AM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote:

> I don't understand the necessity of putting drives internal to the 
> computer's case. With multiple terabytes of data an external RAID of some 
> kind is almost a requirement. Those external devices are seldom touched by 
> the user so they can be at a remove from the computer - they don't add to 
> the heat load.
> 
> And there ARE dual GPUs in this machine, you'll note. 
> 
> I don't see a "plethora" of wires being an issue here. For those who need 
> USB in bulk there are plenty of USB 3 connections. There are Thunderbolt 2 
> connections to go to monitors which can be daisy-chained.
> 
> I think the cable thing isn't real, it just seems real because it's 
> different.
> 
> The thing that needs to be fixed is a software update to OS X to support 
> greater than 8 bit displays. If Apple wants to play in the high quality 
> output game (and they'd better) this has to be fixed so wide gamut 
> monitors can easily be used. I know they can be now - but it's not trivial 
> to make happen.
> 
> I wonder if this is something holding up new displays from Apple.
> 
> Adam
> 
> On Oct 25, 2013, at 3:46 AM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> For me the biggest disappointment is the absence of built in hard drive 
>> bays. Yes it has pretty styling, yes it is small and yes it is quiet - 
>> but of course it is, all the big noisy bits are going to be hanging off 
>> it with a plethora of wires in disparate boxes of random styling.
>> Somebody missed the point here IMHO.
>> I guess it makes it more portable for use all around a network.
>> 
>> FD
> 
> 
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