by samatman on 12/31/13, 3:21 PM
Saying that it's 'shockingly un-apple-like' that the outer case can be removed, shows that the reviewer is handling his first Mac Pro. I still remember the glee I felt, every time I opened my G5 Mac Pro.
My lust for this machine is only growing. It looks like a cross between Darth Vader and R2D2. Love it.
by netcraft on 12/31/13, 2:53 PM
I hadn't realized how small this is. I was imagining something about 1.5x to 2x as tall from the previous pictures I had seen.
It is impressive how modular they have made it in such as small package, but the inability to expand without thunderbolt is a turnoff to me personally. Maybe once thunderbolt becomes more ubiquitous and cheaper it won't be as big of a deal. Apple wants $30 for a half meter cable http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD861ZM/A/apple-thunderbol...
by marknutter on 12/31/13, 3:51 PM
I'm probably going to be buying one of these today so I've been doing a bit of research. Turns out most everything is user replaceable; most importantly, the processor. So you can save your self a fair bit of cash by buying the base model and upgrading later as needed, which is what I intend to do.
by midgetjones on 12/31/13, 2:50 PM
That's a pretty good score, considering how unfixable the laptops have become.
by bane on 12/31/13, 3:06 PM
I wonder how many people will just run this with the case off. It looks so much better to my eyes.
Maybe an aftermarket clear case will show up?
I really hope a similar form factor takes off for custom computer builders.
by yeukhon on 12/31/13, 8:46 PM
This is a beautiful machine. It does look odd but every hardware built into the Pro looks amazing fit and stylish. The only complain, of course is when you need all those extra cables and just make the Pro looks uglier. I am going to one of these a year or later, like when the 2nd or even 3rd generation comes out. When iPod first came out, it was a big hit but it was a monster. 2 generations down it was slim.
by hashtree on 12/31/13, 7:35 PM
Seriously impressive design all around. However, I still can't pull myself to spend 10k on one when I can instead do a decked out iMac and then offload processing to ~4 custom built servers with far more total procs/ram/ssd. The only hard to replicate piece is the six channel PCI-E SSD (cost-wise).
This is what I have done for years now, and however much I might like to just for the design... I imagine sticking with it.
by thirdsight on 12/31/13, 5:26 PM
Much better than I expected. I've been concerned that they're making lemons recently with the total black box MBPs. iPads I can understand being sealed/disposable but not MBP line machines. Good on Apple for friendly engineering design this time.
Unfortunately for me though, I both can't justify one and can't afford one anyway.
by userbinator on 1/1/14, 6:34 AM
Those caps in the PSU are going to get pretty cooked judging from their position...
by codex on 12/31/13, 6:43 PM
Surprise feature: 512GB of DRAM associated with the SSD. Is this a write cache? If so, is it battery backed?
by stephann on 12/31/13, 3:09 PM
I hate apple products lately (macbook pro), well I love them but I hate you cant replace components like RAM and SSD.
I wish they improved soon. As for mac pro, I love design.
by mortyseinfeld on 12/31/13, 3:40 PM
Wow, that thing is freaking cool.
by jokoon on 12/31/13, 3:33 PM
I hope this is the most mucle-y windows-running computer.