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**Numark318i** · 08-27-2006, 01:10 PM

Have u guys read about this thing?

I just price checked it with all the nuts and bolts...fully decked out. 17,000 US Dollars....holy fucking Christ is all i can say.

http://www.apple.com/macpro/

witeshark · 08-27-2006, 01:27 PM

That a pro system for sure

nick_318is · 08-27-2006, 03:02 PM

Yea those things are crazy and I think the only way to justify one is if you only do Hardcore stuff.

**xsperf** · 08-27-2006, 03:41 PM

overkill.

**k318iS** · 08-27-2006, 03:51 PM

It's not overkill if you're a developer and need that kind of power, speed and storage... Hence the "Pro" tag...it is for professional users... Sure anyone can get one, but most people aren't going to be spending that kind of dough on a workstation...

Also, the regular configuration is much more reasonably priced, at $2499 USD... http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...00&nclm=MacPro
You can configure it with all the goodies for about $16885 without software...lol Who needs 4 500 GB hardrives?? lol

Either way, an amazing machine...

**xsperf** · 08-27-2006, 05:14 PM

yes, but honestly, id rather buy 7 really nice computers for 2K each, then that 1

EDIT: just realized its 17K not 14K, make that 8.5

**RSF5** · 08-27-2006, 05:20 PM

Oh man I just configured one for 18,297... thats the cost of a freakin car.

**Rooz** · 08-27-2006, 06:54 PM

lol, am surprised Whiteshark didn't post this first...

You'r slacking Tommy

**Numark318i** · 08-27-2006, 07:05 PM

^^lol.

I wonder if they got the 17k one at the apple store in SF? Or New York...would like to try what 16 gigs of ram is like.

drz · 08-28-2006, 10:34 AM

When you are rendering 3d video with effects and multiple layers, etc., you need as much power as you can buy. For his senior project (5 minute video), one of my friends had to use 15 dual XEON computers to render overnight. Sure, you can buy 8.5 computers instead of one, but what if you only have room for 8 computers, and you need eight guys working on them, and you cannot afford to wait as long as the speed/processing power of a single computer would allow per workstation? You buy as much as you can afford/computer.

Getting one such workstation to edit homemovies and manage your iPod would be overkill. If you are doing hardcore game design and or 3d graphics, or even 2d video sometimes, if you will make your money back, go for the big guns. Very often such businesses lease their computer equipment anyways. Even if they buy, they end up getting special pricing, so they wouldn't pay a full $17k per computer.

**celsdogg** · 08-28-2006, 11:56 AM

my boss wanted to get this for his workstation at work. i doubt it will happen now, especially since they are complaining about the disposable water cups disappearing too fast.

**Chris** · 08-28-2006, 12:48 PM

I wanna see Oblivion Run on that Mofo. Jesus christ quad core, 16 gigs of ram.....

shit, i could play oblivion on one screen, half life two on another, WoW on a third and counterstrike on the final one and still probably be playing all of them at full resolution.

witeshark · 08-28-2006, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rooz

lol, am surprised Whiteshark didn't post this first...

You'r slacking Tommy

Haha I guess it was someone else's turn

**RealBmw 02** · 08-28-2006, 06:03 PM

The company my brother works for picked up one like that for some 3D terrain rendering. They were setting up a virtual model of a government training ground in Indiana and they just opted to get the most powerful thing they could. I think he said it costed them around 20k but was worth every penny.

**k318iS** · 09-01-2006, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drz

When you are rendering 3d video with effects and multiple layers, etc., you need as much power as you can buy. For his senior project (5 minute video), one of my friends had to use 15 dual XEON computers to render overnight. Sure, you can buy 8.5 computers instead of one, but what if you only have room for 8 computers, and you need eight guys working on them, and you cannot afford to wait as long as the speed/processing power of a single computer would allow per workstation? You buy as much as you can afford/computer.

Getting one such workstation to edit homemovies and manage your iPod would be overkill. If you are doing hardcore game design and or 3d graphics, or even 2d video sometimes, if you will make your money back, go for the big guns. Very often such businesses lease their computer equipment anyways. Even if they buy, they end up getting special pricing, so they wouldn't pay a full $17k per computer.

Thats a great explanation...probably the best I've heard to justify such a large purchase. Great post.