http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/ Engadget Comments for Apple said to be preparing 12-core Mac Pros and 27-inch LED Cinema Displays http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 7:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 7:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
Some of that is to do with the fact it uses workstation-class CPUs rather than consumer CPUs]]>Mar 19th 2010 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/These machines are targeted at professionals and businesses, ie: customers that don't care about the initial price tag of the machine, since they are often planning to make money using the machine, instead of playing Crysis on them. ]]>Mar 19th 2010 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
Not that they will, given the margins they would make on the iMac, but there it is.]]>Mar 19th 2010 7:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
I think Apple's view is that towers aren't as consumer friendly as all-in-ones. For most people having everything lumped into one package is the best option, and so Apple's consumer desktop is therefore the iMac. I guess they think that only professionals have real need for a tower.]]>Mar 19th 2010 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
I'm very interested in how Steam is going to change that opinion though. It's not quite the second coming, but it shows that a major developer and owner of a popular distribution channel is serious about gaming on the Mac. Apple can't help but notice that.

Call me one of those hopeless optimists for a proper consumer Mac tower ;)]]>Mar 19th 2010 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
They'll either offer a cheaper Mac Pro as they did with the 15" MacBook Pro, but maybe only offer it with an i7 and a couple of HDD bays, or they'll be forced to add better cards to the iMac.

I'd probably put money on the second one. As it is now there's about a $300 difference between the top-end iMac and the bottom end Mac Pro, if they offered a more competitive Mac Pro they may well cannibalise sales of the top-end iMac.]]>Mar 19th 2010 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
both.

There will possibly by both a single CPU MacPro with an i7, as well as the single and dual slot versions. Plus, the iMac line is overdue for a CPU and GPU change, bringing the i7 down to the 22", and bringing more powerful CPU options (new chips are available in the same thermal envelope that fit in the same internal slot). Prices should remain the same, and core2s should get bumped to i5s across the board, and i3 in the mini if they update it. ]]>Mar 19th 2010 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
I'm probably in a minority but if Apple fills that gap, I'm willing to buy.]]>Mar 19th 2010 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/I already smell the burning ash coming from my wallet.]]>Mar 19th 2010 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 7:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/No gamer will need 12 cores....not yet anyway

....but the price is actually alright, just depends on how much they hike it up for that extra 6 cores...it might prove to be cheaper than other high-end PCs.........might, but knowing Apples greediness, it wont.
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*sarcasm*]]>Mar 19th 2010 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/




Now limp like a dog for your Starbucks conversation piece. ]]>Mar 19th 2010 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
4 consumer towers vs. a professional-class workstation...there is a difference]]>Mar 19th 2010 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
I work from home most days and the deal I had to cut was that if I bought (built) the computer they would purchase the software for it. Buying a mac Pro would have provided absolutely no advantage in price or (more importantly) speed.]]>Mar 19th 2010 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
And on month 6 of my rig... no problems. If you have the need for a Mac Pro then, more likely than not, you have the ability to assemble your own system... properly.]]>Mar 19th 2010 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
The fact it's a workstation isn't just advertising spiel, it related to the fact that the machine is built with server-grade hardware. The whole ethos is reliability, a workstation is designed to be left on 24/7 being pushed very hard. That is why server-grade hardware exists and why you pay a premium for it. Not to mention the additional abilities provided by a workstation based CPU.

You can built a tower yourself, but using sever grade parts would get the price up pretty high. That's why these machines exist. Piece of mind that the hardware is as bullet-proof as it gets and will last a long time.]]>Mar 19th 2010 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
You can EASILY put together a more than comparable system for less than a third of the price. So actually you have $5k-$6k to spend on software alone.]]>Mar 19th 2010 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
Huh? I checked newegg and a Intel Xeon X5570 Nehalem 2.93GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 95W Quad-Core Server Processor is $1439.99

Two of those alone would be almost 1/3rd of your $10k cost so how are you going to build a whole comparable system (including $2000 for monitors) for 1/3 of the cost? ]]>Mar 19th 2010 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Current MacPro parts list: (going from cheapest available parts on NewEgg)
Xeon 5550 2.66GHz: $999 (Fan $30 more).
Dual LGA1366 mainbord w/ at least 8 DDR3 ECC slots and 3 full length PCIs: $449.
Triple Channel 3GB RAM kit ECC at or above 1066: $110
640GB SATA Drive, same specs or better: $70.
Case that can support board and 4+ internal 3.5s, plus 2+ 5.25: $60
Power supply supporting up to 2 Xeon CPUs and up to 4 GPUs: $289.
Comparable basic DVD RW DL: $40
Additional Fans: $60
GPU: $40
Firewire adapter: $30
MIMO Wifi N adapter: $80


You're already over $2250. You have no OS, no kbd/mouse, no bluetooth, (on OS alone you're over Apple's price). You have no warranty or support (other than OEM warranties on individual parts). And you;re using the cheapest components available for each task, none of which are tested and optimized to be together, so odds are it won't perform as fast as the MacPro.

You can not BUILD a MacPro cheaper. Bump to the 8 core and the MacPro parts list is cheaper EXCLUDING the OS by $200. ]]>Mar 19th 2010 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/1: no one buys RAM and HDD upgrades from the Apple store... The MacPro Apple Care Plan covers after market components too.

2: the 2.93 nahalems are $1439 each in retail box, not including the fan which is separate. That's $3K right there, not including the $290 PS to run them, and the cheapest available main board of $449. Also, few pop the extra $2600 for the 2.93 vs the 2.26 unless they REALLY have to have it. The 2.26 x 8 cores is a MASSIVE powerhouse. $1400 more might make sense to jump to 2.66, but very few people justify the upgrade to 2.93. Still, even at retail, Apple is only charging about a $400 premium for those chips to be pre-installed vs the price difference of the base 2.26 chip of $400 each (plus fans)

3: the additional display is only $1000 if you want/need IPS or ridiculous resolutions like 2560x1440. If you need that, you're paying for it on ANY machine you buy, so that cost does not count in your equations.

You're at $3500-3700 for an 8 core base Xeon, 5K for the mid-range. YOU CAN NOT BUY THESE PARTS CHEAPER SEPARATELY. ]]>Mar 19th 2010 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Do you do CAD? Exteme detail and resolution Photoshop editing? 1080P + Video editing with layering and special effects? If no, you don't need a MacPro, you need a 4core i7 and maybe a bunch of RAM. Yes, you can build a system for a lot less than a Mac Pro. You can NOT however, buy or even build a system of comparable performance and unreadability, on workstation class components for less, period. If you job requirement includes Xeon class workloads, then your job should pay for for that equipment (or you write it off as uncompensated work related expenses). ]]>Mar 19th 2010 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
Your argument sounds convincing but why would you wanna back it up using the words "YOU CAN NOT, IMPOSSIBLE etc...". If you look into human history. There has been a lot of impossible feats (man on the moon, polio vaccine, just to name a few) but yet people (you) still use those words.

You really think a desktop cannot be built cheaper/maintained at a cheaper price than a MacPro (outlined in your above argument)? I mean really? Deals around the holidays are the best time to purchase those items you specified and you can get them at rock bottom prices. Yes you can build MacPros/PC using those specs at a cheaper price. You have to know when to acquire those items.

FYI: I daytrade for a living. All we have sitting around us are PCs that'll run laps around MacPros. Core i7s 975 overclocked liquid cooled and maintained very well by our on site engineers. They last for 9-12 months before replace them. Macpros don't cut it in our industry cause theyre to slow. Im sorry but its the honest truth.

Ill leave the monitors out of the discussion. There's no arguing that :)]]>Mar 19th 2010 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
It's not by any stretch a normal consumer machine. Not that you couldn't use at as one, but the vast majority aren't likely to do so.]]>Mar 19th 2010 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
From my own personal experience. I enjoy 2-3 times maintenance on my desktops. They last me for 2-3 years so im patient enough to wait for the rock bottom deals. To each his own i guess. Maybe the average consumer yes but were here debating on a tech site so i had to throw my 2 cents in.]]>Mar 19th 2010 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
1: I own, and have owned many, MANY Apple products. The post was more of a joke than anything, simply exaggerating the typically larger premiums you pay for Apple products, WHICH YOU DO. Anyone denying this fact is simply showing their fanboydom tbh. I can buy a Microsoft slapped product (obviously getting an OS premium bump) that is pre-made and fitted with the SAME parts as my MBP (which I'm currently on) for $200-$400 less, and that's on AVERAGE. I'm a graphic designer, and an old school nerd, and have had at LEAST 10 Apple computers, and countless Windows and Linux machines. I can fit custom computers like the Mac Pro *coughalreadyhave* for HALF as much as what a Pro cost.

2: The human eye isn't strong enough to notice the difference in resolution once you go but so high, EVEN for CAD or PShop, and it's as simple as that. It's like mice with 3000+ DPI for no reason.

I'm a long time Engadget reader, but only recently started commenting, but if the some of you other readers are going to be so aggressive for such a silly comment, maybe I'll go back to avoiding the drama. ]]>Mar 19th 2010 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/At least the 30" is 16:10, not buying into this 16:9 nonsense they're trying to push.]]>Mar 19th 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Most top shelf soft can be quite expensive, so you'll be left with not that much money for your rig.
If we take the 2500$ pricing and you buy a 6core xeon processor, good aluminium box, ram etc it will definitely be cheaper than a Mac Pro, but I doubt you'll save much more than let's say 700 bucks? But I may be wrong :)]]>Mar 19th 2010 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Mar 19th 2010 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/
Always? They were doing Nehalem more recently.

Of course core i5s, i7s are the 'in' thing right now and for good reason, but I've got a quad xeon model that's done nothing but impress me. At this point they really have to be breathing down major dev's necks to go full 64 bit so pro users will have a reason to buy a monstrosity like a 12 core. Their own Logic application went full 64 somewhat recently and it's still quite buggy.]]>Mar 19th 2010 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/It can be confusing, I admit, but this is how it is for the current Mac Pro series from what I've gathered:
1CPU: Bloomfield, (i7 920-975 & Xeon 3500), 45 nm Nehalem.
2CPU: Gainestown (Xeon 5500 dual-socket), 45 nm Nehalem.

And the upcoming Mac Pro series being reported on:
1CPU: Gulftown, (i7 980X & Xeon 3600), 32 nm Westmere (Nehalem shrink).
2CPU: Westmere-EP (Xeon 5600 dual-socket), 32 nm Westmere (Nehalem shrink).

Basically, Nehalem (and its 32 nm shrink Westmere) is only the micro architecture Intel is basing their CPUs off of. Their successor will be Sandy Bridge by the end of this year.]]>Mar 19th 2010 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/apple-said-to-be-preparing-12-core-mac-pros-and-27-inch-led-cine/Typical ignorant Mac user.
Nehalem is the code-name for the microarchitecture.
Xeon is the "class" name of the chip.
Xeon CPUs are capable of multi-cpus per board.
Every single mac pro model since the FIRST one has used Xeon class CPUs.
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