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lorin schultz said: lkrupp said: [...] Real pros don’t have time to fiddle-fart around with slots The absence of slots was actually a deal breaker for at least one installation that was supposed to get a Mac Pros back then, and added s…
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lorin schultz said: cgWerks said: [...] once you go from HD to SSD, it doesn't matter that much beyond that for every-day use. You'll only notice it when you get into more performance oriented stuff. Prepare to be disappointed. Which …
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cgWerks said: I think my biggest criticism is that they didn't create a more 'budget' model, and don't seem to have it anymore for a basic laptop or desktop. I guess Apple always says they don't do budget stuff, but it was nice to have a couple…
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kimberly said: JWSC said: And where I work (a Fortune 100 company) IT does NOT swap out any components on their PCs. They will buy new machines. Sounds like your IT department is looking for ways to stay employed. That has been my e…
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anome said: I got the impression from the first time they said "modular" that this is the kind of approach they would go for. A central processing box, with connectivity to external storage, graphics, etc. I was surprised at how many people t…
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9secondkox2 said: bkkcanuck said: 9secondkox2 said: Connecting peripherals (a display is not a peripheral. It’s part of the basic definition of what makes a computer). Is not modular. Back when computers were really modular…
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StrangeDays said: DIY PC-building != pro workflows. Yes and No, every 'pro' is different... and part of being a 'pro' 'modular' computer is the ability to configure it to the job that you want to use it... and to an extent this inclu…
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9secondkox2 said: Connecting peripherals (a display is not a peripheral. It’s part of the basic definition of what makes a computer). Is not modular. Back when computers were really modular -- the first computers I used did not have a di…
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Mike Wuerthele said: bkkcanuck said: welshdog said: ascii said: From Phil's quote it sounds like they are making it modular so that Apple can produce regular updates rather than saying anything about end-user expansion or…
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welshdog said: ascii said: From Phil's quote it sounds like they are making it modular so that Apple can produce regular updates rather than saying anything about end-user expansion or lack thereof. Because one problem with the 2013 wa…
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macplusplus said: One thing is clear: the GPU must be put as closer to the CPU as possible, Xeons don't have integrated GPUs. Once you get the GPU soldered on board (or socketed, preferably), it does not matter much whether the second, third,…
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lorin schultz said: nitewing98 said: Lorin Schultz said: This raises another question for me: Should Apple be using the most expensive storage format in mid-range machines? Is there an argument to be made for using more "generic" s…
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tadd said: Apple website says orders on MacMini placed today are still arriving Nov 7th. That's what it said just after the Brooklyn event. It also says Apple Store Pickup is still currently unavailable. Out in Thailand the website b…
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ilageet said: sevenfeet said: The fact that you can bring your own RAM is crucial (no pun intended) in keeping the true cost of this machine down for many of us. . . . Since all my storage needs are external, I will be happy with a …
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tadd said: I know that SATA drives are sometimes used in external chassis. I was talking about using eSATA as a port on the Mac Mini. On another subject... the CPU in the high end Mac Mini is a i7-8700 3.2Ghz 65Watt not the i7-8700K 3.7G…
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tipoo said: 100 dollars for 10 gig ethernet is actually a killer deal, no? It was a few years ago, but a Sonnet solution over Thunderbolt 2 off a Mac Pro was like 900 dollars to get 10 gig. I costs $200+ for a quality PCIe NIC... so $1…
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hattig said: Wait, is that $200 to add 128GB to the SSD? Sheesh. It would have been nice to see an option with discrete graphics - say that small Vega 16/20 that is coming to the MacBook Pros. But, failing that, how about an eGPU in a match…
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entropys said: Pro users don’t buy NUCs like this mini. I need a new machine real soon now, but will wait to see what the iMac is like, my current iMac is dying from overuse. If I had to buy a machine right now, it would be the i7 mini wi…
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docno42 said: Ugh, once again integrated graphics only. Once again Apple pays lip service to pro users. If you need a powerful GPU... that is what the Mac Pro is for... you have to wait.
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tadd said:BTW: External SATA is silly when you have Thunderbolt Your external thunderbolt hard drive is SATA... It goes through the thunderbolt - to a SATA controller and then the hard drive is plugged into the controller