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tht said: danvm said: Your are right about the Z4 and the Xeon W-2100. But like I posted before, I did a similar configuration with the Z6, with a current 8-core Xeon W-3223, and it went for $4850 including the 3-yr onsite warranty. Ag…
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tenthousandthings said: I'll guess the reason Apple felt they could get away with the Z8 comparison in the keynote is that it was the only one that supported ECC memory at the time. It wasn't until July that HP started selling the Z6 with ECC…
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tenthousandthings said: danvm said: tenthousandthings said: danvm said: tenthousandthings said: avon b7 said: StrangeDays said: madan said: At its 6000 USD base price tag, the computer is a jo…
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tht said: danvm said: I'm not fudging numbers, I just use what Apple and HP have in their respective websites today. And that's what Apple did in their keynote, when they compared the Mac Pro to a HP Z8, even though they are in a differ…
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tenthousandthings said: danvm said: tenthousandthings said: avon b7 said: StrangeDays said: madan said: At its 6000 USD base price tag, the computer is a joke. [...] You could build a DIY computer with pre…
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tenthousandthings said: avon b7 said: StrangeDays said: madan said: At its 6000 USD base price tag, the computer is a joke. [...] You could build a DIY computer with pretty much identical performance for less than 1500 …
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melgross said: danvm said: madan said: MacPro said: madan said: melgross said: madan said: I'm not trying to make it hard on anyone. But I am trying to clear things up so people know what they're ge…
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madan said: MacPro said: madan said: melgross said: madan said: I'm not trying to make it hard on anyone. But I am trying to clear things up so people know what they're getting into. Buyers remorse sucks. It wo…
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madan said: Remember that it's 5999 PLUS TAX and Apple Care. With those additions, that computer almost hits 7000. If you upgrade the RAM yourself and the storage (the measly 256 GB) yourself, you're looking at another 500 dollars MORE. An…
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AppleZulu said: It's amazing to me that commenters here keep coming back to pet theories about merging iOS and macOS and getting a touchscreen MacBook Pro out of it. Despite years and years of Apple's foundational strategy of not pushing ever…
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lkrupp said: bala1234 said: Typical DED fare... but as with some of your articles (not all) I am bit confused about central premise. Are you upset that everybody thinks the new Mac Pro is awesome...? Are you kidding. Almost no one…
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greg uvan said: I actually avoid Google as much as possible. I have about 250 Google owned domains listed in /etc/hosts that point at 127.0.0.1. The idea of using a Google owned webbrowser, where every keystroke and every click could in t…
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lkrupp said: mac_128 said: osmartormenajr said: Why would anyone on a Mac ditch Safari for Chrome is beyond me. This piece o garbage is a resource hog on par with some scientific computing programs I’m running. Safari is one of…
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StrangeDays said: My new iMac kicks ass. I'm a pro software dev and this thing screams. Plus, Boot Camp for playing Skyrim w/ "ultra" settings...sweet. Recent Apple retail experience was great -- yesterday I saw they had the iPhone 11 in st…
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AppleExposed said: How is this news? Thought Apple was #1 for a decade running? Have as much experience as I do with ALL of the other brands listed, and knowing how shitty they are, I find it astonishing the index value between them is tha…
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knowitall said: danvm said: knowitall said: crowley said: knowitall said: crowley said: knowitall said: crowley said: knowitall said: Management tools means obstruction and restriction on a…
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knowitall said: crowley said: knowitall said: crowley said: knowitall said: crowley said: knowitall said: Management tools means obstruction and restriction on a computers use, thats not suitable for a M…
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knowitall said: danvm said: knowitall said: danvm said: Do you want to replace desktop PC's with iPads to work for 8-hours? I don't think most customers would replace their 23"+ screen for a 12.9" screen with an awful keyb…
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knowitall said: danvm said: Do you want to replace desktop PC's with iPads to work for 8-hours? I don't think most customers would replace their 23"+ screen for a 12.9" screen with an awful keyboard, and a touchscreen in vertical positi…
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Gaby said: NotMuch-You? said: foregoneconclusion said: "The keyboard on the Surface Book 2 is great, it offers plenty of key travel, and it's well spaced out for a 13-inch laptop. It's a nice refreshing change from Apple's butte…