Mac Pro Fans Launch Facebook Campaign For Upgrade - LIKE IT!

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bump

[6strings]

should be a sticky.



It's a crime Apple's still selling a Mac Pro with a discontinued CPU.

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seriously, weak apple, weak

[Chris_455]

Link?

[6strings]

Well, they can't upgrade the Mac Pro with a chip it doesn't have yet (thank, Intel for dragging their ass on that one!), but I think the Facebook page helps send a message to Apple that the pro community would appreciate some sort of communication on this issue.

@Chris 455

https://www.facebook.com/MacProsPlease

2144 "likes" so far. A potential $5 to $6 million in sales right there alone?

[nott]

www.facebook.com/MacProsPlease

is this the right link??? it's offline.

[LeMauce]

Originally Posted by nott

We Want a New Macpro | Facebook

is this the right link??? it's offline.

Works fine here! I'm with them. We need a new one!

[OwDU7]

I posted there a few days ago. Was hoping it was much bigger by now

Z.

[xgman]

can't hurt, but Apple's mind is elsewhere...

[wildstar]

Nice. Liked. Now we can only hope and wish and dream . . .

[Firechild]

...This will definitely tell Apple to stop making Mac Pro´s... is it possible to fake the numbers... add 3 zeros and they may consider making mac pro´s again.

[skira]

Utterly useless. This has been going on for a while, most recently here. But at least it's not hurting anyone....

[work2do]

The current 12 core/6 core Mac Pro's are more than powerful enough to do anything you need to get done in the native world. There will be tons of headroom left. Some people are more in love with the idea of a new Mac Pro and reading new specs than the practical application of what you can do with the current model.

Thunderbolt is not a big deal if you have your PCIe slots already on the current Mac Pro. Plus a magma PCIe expander is cheaper than jumping into thunderbolt if you need more PCIe slots.

[xgman]

Originally Posted by work2do

The current 12 core/6 core Mac Pro's are more than powerful enough to do anything you need to get done in the native world. There will be tons of headroom left. Some people are more in love with the idea of a new Mac Pro and reading new specs than the practical application of what you can do with the current model.

Thunderbolt is not a big deal if you have your PCIe slots already on the current Mac Pro. Plus a magma PCIe expander is cheaper than jumping into thunderbolt if you need more PCIe slots.

My car can get from point A to point B too, but I still would like a new one after a couple years. To each his own. I want to buy a new MP.

[6strings]

Originally Posted by work2do

The current 12 core/6 core Mac Pro's are more than powerful enough to do anything you need to get done in the native world. There will be tons of headroom left. Some people are more in love with the idea of a new Mac Pro and reading new specs than the practical application of what you can do with the current model.

Nobody wants to spend >$2000 on a computer with a discontinued CPU.

[auxReturn]

Originally Posted by xgman

My car can get from point A to point B too, but I still would like a new one after a couple years. To each his own. I want to buy a new MP.

Go write a good song. You can do that on a 7 year old Core 2. Or some paper. or an old guitar.

[The Oracle]

Originally Posted by work2do

The current 12 core/6 core Mac Pro's are more than powerful enough to do anything you need to get done in the native world. There will be tons of headroom left. Some people are more in love with the idea of a new Mac Pro and reading new specs than the practical application of what you can do with the current model.

Thunderbolt is not a big deal if you have your PCIe slots already on the current Mac Pro. Plus a magma PCIe expander is cheaper than jumping into thunderbolt if you need more PCIe slots.

I see your point and agree to be honest. However, the main issue with the current line up of Mac Pro's is that it's old and the processors will soon enough be discontiued but the prices remain the same.

This is certainly my grumble anyway with purchasing one of the current line ups. If Apple don't release a new Mac Pro, I'll be moving over to a top of the range PC built for a DAW which will cost a lot less than the current top of the range Mac Pro and give similar performance if not better with Pro Tools.

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Its at 12,704 likes now. good start.

[Rufuss Sewell]

I'm betting on a whole new line up of Macs at WWDC. MP and MBP especially.

[Machinetooth]

check it out:

Reliable source says no chance Apple will ax Mac Pro

[Marcus909]

Originally Posted by work2do

The current 12 core/6 core Mac Pro's are more than powerful enough to do anything you need to get done in the native world. There will be tons of headroom left.

Oh really? Try running just a couple instances of Nebula, FG-X, Ozone 5, DCAM Synthsquad (with oversampling), etc... and you'll run out of headroom real quick! CPUs still have a loooong way to go to catch up with modern software.

[Machinetooth]

check it:

Mac Pro petition gaining steam on Facebook | Apple - CNET News

https://www.facebook.com/MacProsPlease

Its at 17,543 likes.

It was at like 2,000 when i first posted this thread.