Mac Tower Cases
So do you think the (Mac) Pro case design will be the same as the current aluminum powermac? It would make sense that it is considering everything else Apple has switched to x86 has kept the same design. But maybe there will be little tweaks? Or maybe the single processor version (Mac) will come anodized in black and white as well to show it is not the pro version.
But it does seem like Apple will be sticking with a natural aluminum color for their pro machines.
But it does seem like Apple will be sticking with a natural aluminum color for their pro machines.
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Originally posted by ApplePi
So do you think the (Mac) Pro case design will be the same as the current aluminum powermac? It would make sense that it is considering everything else Apple has switched to x86 has kept the same design. But maybe there will be little tweaks? Or maybe the single processor version (Mac) will come anodized in black and white as well to show it is not the pro version.
But it does seem like Apple will be sticking with a natural aluminum color for their pro machines.
I know there have been several people complaining about the current tower case design. I like it. Its solid and the handles make it easy to move around and the access panel make it so easy to open up compared to some of the PC Case Nightmares I have had before.
For the new Mac Pro the only thing I'd like is one or two more 5.25" External bays.
One of the reasons mac's work so well is because they regulate all the key hardware. Granted you can change the superdrive out now, I don't think anyone really does.
Originally posted by jpennington
I doubt the mac pro will have an more internal bays.
One of the reasons mac's work so well is because they regulate all the key hardware. Granted you can change the superdrive out now, I don't think anyone really does.
I remember in my old PowerMac 8600 - I installed a Zip drive, and added a Pioneer DVD-R. So its not like they haven't allowed for expandibility/customization before. I think they'll do it for the Mac Pro.
i also heard it's going to be smaller
Originally posted by burningwheel
[..] macosrumors [..]
Lower chassis attaches by locking rails (that double as feet when the upper chassis is used stand alone). High speed umbilical is built into copper connectors hidden inside the locking rail feet - but if you want to seperate the two chassis there would be a cable adapter that slides into the locking rails and turns it into serial-ATA (or whatever is fastest).
The stand alone chassis would come in varying degrees of power, and would replace both the powermac and the mac mini. This way you could have the exact processing engine matched with whatever expansion requirements you have.
Originally posted by Performa636CD
Maybe it's just me, but I think the new Mac Pros should be alittle lighter, don't you think?
Why? Just buy a mini (or a stand-alone top chassis, as per my last post) if you want a smaller computer. Are you moving it around so much that it needs to be light?
Originally posted by Performa636CD
I didn't say it needed to be light. I just said it could be a little bit lighter.
I think it should be heavier - more expansion. It is a "pro" case! But maybe they need a non-pro, non-expandible, smaller half-tower or something for you.
Originally posted by Chucker
smart ass, what's wrong with them? elitist... here is what it say:
"Apple has had "sexy" or at least "sexier" come up in a lot of market research on its new enclosure revision so we're very excited to see what the final revision comes out looking like. "
Originally posted by burningwheel
smart ass, what's wrong with them? elitist... here is what it say:
"Apple has had "sexy" or at least "sexier" come up in a lot of market research on its new enclosure revision so we're very excited to see what the final revision comes out looking like. "
What's wrong with them is that they make up random shit. They don't have sources. Never did, or at least not in the past, what, five years?
They're like crazyapplerumors.com, only unlike CARS, MOSR actually thinks they could be right.
OK, pros are slightly less likely to think that a new design on the outside necessarily means a much better design on the inside, but it doesn't hurt Apple to try.
David
Originally posted by Aurora
ProMacs are coming and the only reason Apple went to a gigantic radiator with no style was to cool those pig chips known as G5s. I expect a smaller tower thats holds more drives and perhaps with some style. Aluminum radiators after having a Quicksilver sucked.
Conroe and Woodcrest are just as hot, and there's no reason to believe that Apple won't overclock their chips for an edge over the competition when they already have the cooling perfected.