mdriftmeyer

rob53 said:

Soli said:

roundaboutnow said:

Soli said:

mattinoz said:

Rackmount doesn't have an option for no Keyboard or mouse.  

¿Que? Maybe I'm not understanding what you're getting at, but I see two USB ports on the front that can be used to attach a keyboard and mouse.

I think what he's saying is that you can't order without a keyboard and mouse. This would be a good option for a multi-Mac Pro installation where all Macs are connected to a KVM switch with a single keyboard/mouse/monitor. (Ideally you would get a credit back for forgoing the normally included keyboard/mouse.)

Ah, that makes sense. Yeah, that is odd. Why would anyone buying a rack-mounted workstation or server want to have a separate keyboard, mouse/trackpad, and USB-C-to-Lightning cable for every machine?

Because people wanting to rack mount a computer aren't necessarily just using it as a server. Please read my comment above for all the reasons.

If the buyer doesn't want to use the keyboard or mouse then sell them. You're not paying extra for them anyway. They would only save you a couple hundred bucks and Apple would need to create special manufacturing workflows to remove them, which would end up costing Apple more money than the cost of these items.

People around here are a bit dense. This machine will commonly be interfaced inside a cabinet with other Audio Equipment. If you are upgrading your studio the Mac Pro Monitor will interface with it like a standard Mac Pro workstation. It's for the Audio Engineer or Video Compositor/Post Production FX/etc., person who sits in the mixing studio room and wants as little clutter as possible. Instead of having a stack of Audio Interfaces/Compressors/Limiters/Reverb/Power Conditioner, etc., and then a vertical tower they slide this inside the space made available for it as part of the entire set of audio hardware. Take this on tour with the band premounted inside a cabinet.

tht said:

Device repair outfit iFixit chief executive suggests "There's this ego that believes they can get all their minerals back, and it's not possible." 

This quote from the ifixit CEO makes it seem that he and Lisa Jackson have different understandings of what closed loop manufacturing means. Or perhaps he is too deep in his own beliefs to think it is possible?

Then, maybe the quote is taken out of context as surely he thinks that having 20, 30, 50% use of recycled materials is better than 0%. 

What experience does iFixit have with heavy industrial manufacturing?

And someday the vaunted 100GB will finally be reached.

Apple is out of excuses not to switch to AMD now. And no Apple isn't switching to ARM and yes they have been testing Zen in-house for over a year.