Samsung's cylindrical ArtPC Pulse computer apes design of Apple's Mac Pro

AppleInsider

Samsung, in conjunction with Harman Kardon, has quietly revealed the new cylindrical consumer-grade ArtPC Pulse line powered by the sixth generation Skylake processor, which has already begun to draw many comparisons to Apple's 2013 Mac Pro design.

The ArtPC Pulse will be available with a choice of Skylake Intel Core i5 and i7 processors with up to 16GB of DDR4 RAM.



Storage includes a 256GB SSD with up to 2TB of hard drive storage able to be added in an expansion module. Connectivity is provided by a four USB 3.0 Type-A ports, a USB Type-C port, a combination headphone and speaker jack, a 1000-base-T networking port, a HDMI port, and a SD card slot.



A Harman Kardon 360 speaker adorns the top of the unit, above a circular light on the top of the case.



Looking like a hybrid of the Mac Pro, and the recently announced HP Pavilion Wave, the Samsung ArtPC pulse is 5.5 inches in diameter, and 12.2 inches tall. Apple's 2013 Mac Pro is 6.6 inches in diameter, and 9.9 inches tall.

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A configuration with a dual-core 2.7 GHz Kaby Lake i5 processor, 256GB of NVMe storage, 8GB of RAM is up for pre-order at Amazon for $1199.99.

wreighven

At what point do Samsung fans finally say "damn?"

spamsandwich

A company so evil it cannot be killed by conventional means.

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perkedel

Does it detonate?

spice-boy

That blue light is so Sammy, thanks for the laugh guys.....

rob53

Pathetic copying and totally underpowered for the price. The 2.6GHz Mac mini, dual-core i5, configured with 8GB RAM and a 256GB PCIe flash storage, only costs $845 (and it comes with macOS Sierra). So much for Macs costing more than "cheap" PCs. The Mac mini also takes up a fraction of the space of this tin can (or plastic bottle). I guess the speaker system costs $200.

spamsandwich

And another thing... you'd be running Windows.

jungmark

Are you frakking kidding me?!

jungmark

wreighven said:

At what point do Samsung fans finally say "damn?"

But but the cylindrical shape is just a convergence of design. /s

spamsandwich

jungmark said:

wreighven said:

At what point do Samsung fans finally say "damn?"

But but the cylindrical shape is just a convergence of design. /s

"Sales of our one-of-a-kind cylindrical computer are smooth."

idrey

wreighven said:

At what point do Samsung fans finally say "damn?"

Apple didn't invent the cylinder /s

nolamacguy

SpamSandwich said:

jungmark said:

wreighven said:

At what point do Samsung fans finally say "damn?"

But but the cylindrical shape is just a convergence of design. /s

"Sales of our one-of-a-kind cylindrical computer are smooth."

"quite smooth..."

hexclock

It's the SD card that sells it for me. I bet my Mac Pro smokes that thing. 

bdkennedy1002

Well, hate to say it, but I think Samsung's is a nicer design. I like the high level speaker system on top.

spamsandwich

hexclock said:

It's the SD card that sells it for me. I bet my Mac Pro smokes that thing. 

I'll bet it smokes the Mac Pro... literally. Including melted metal and scorch marks.

edited October 2016

igorsky

bdkennedy said:

Well, hate to say it, but I think Samsung's is a nicer design. I like the high level speaker system on top.

There's always one of you guys posting this nonsense with every one of these stories.  Yes, let's compliment a company for ripping off the design ideas of another...great achievement! 

skeptic spartan

Hackintosh here I come.

wovel

perkedel said:

Does it detonate?

Dang, got to be fast around here.

cali

bdkennedy said:

Well, hate to say it, but I think Samsung's is a nicer design. I like the high level speaker system on top.

Like putting a speaker system on the hood of your car.

Seriously, what were these idiots thinking?

edited October 2016

snailer

Karma's a bitch, Scamscum.

edited October 2016

dcj0001

"Storage includes a 256GB SSD with up to 2TB of hard drive storage"

Hard drive storage?

That's a good way to slow down what could have been a fast computer.