Apple Announces Updated Mac Pro With M2 Ultra

[R0H1T]

I don't, I'm just saying that if you are buying this thing you would should be well aware of the risks involved. I wouldn't buy it unless my employer pays the full cost & that's not happening. PC is so much better & my choice for anything that requires this amount of power, I don't give Apple's half an eff about their efficiency claims! AMD EPYC/TR all the way, always.

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Except when you're running it 3 years straight without a reboot

 

[AnotherReader]

I don't, I'm just saying that if you are buying this thing you would should be well aware of the risks involved.

You're right; if you're spending this much dough, you should know what you're getting, and to be fair, Mac Pros have their traditional audience who're usually wedded to the Apple ecosystem due to their tools.

 

[claes]

How are they using thunderbolt without Intel?

Thunderbolt does not require an Intel CPU.

Intel developed Thunderbolt in partnership with Apple

 

[Dr. Dro]

I'm honestly more interested in the Mac mini, it's one of the things I've wanted to have for some time now. Pricing is just atrocious in general, though.

 

[boomheadshot8]

Starting 7000 $ ?
ouch

 

[claes]

People keep complaining about prices but y’all should spec out a workstation from Dell and the like

Obvs who knows now that it’s Apple silicon and no ECC but the Mac Pro has historically been priced in-line with the competition, despite the cost of entry. Seems silly to buy one of these (or make them at all) over a studio when we don’t even know if they support their own afterburner cards but just saying.

Would’ve much rather seen upgraded x86 if they weren’t going to launch a bunch of ARM compatible AICs at the same time. Would’ve been really neat to see how Apple silicon performed against x86 with like-for-like AMD GPUs, for example

 

[HairyLobsters]

Thunderbolt does not require an Intel CPU.

But intel licenses it.

 

[claes]

Intel developed Thunderbolt in partnership with Apple

See here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)

The consortium dropped licensing fees with TB3:

Intel has a grand plan to bring Thunderbolt 3 ports to every laptop

Integrated support for future CPUs – and no more royalties

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