Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I currently have my 3rd Mac pro with 3 Drobos and several backup discs. Believe me they are noisy, and the nest of cables for connection and multiple separate power supplies is a mess. USB cables need to be less than 5m long so remote discs are not on IMO. NAS drive connections are not very fast. IMO, FWIW >________________________________ > From: Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Friday, 25 October 2013, 13:29 >Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Some new Mac Pro details > > >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 > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >