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  • Apple reissues Rapid Security Response for iOS 16.5.1 and macOS 13.4.1

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    Went from a to c.
    Meteorwatto_cobra

  • M2 Mac Studio vs Mac Pro 2023 -- compared

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    nubus said:
    Mac Pro.. no longer ECC-memory, half-speed PCI 4.0 (dated compared to other workstations), 192 GB limit shared with graphics, no possibility to upgrade memory or GPU (critical), and no way of upgrading motherboard.... There is no way of keeping a Mac Pro relevant after purchase as Apple stopped offering motherboard upgrades. The Mac Pro is indeed a device with a CPU (M2 Ultra) delivering half speed of just a single high-end AMD or Intel Xeon CPU. 

    Where do we go from here?


    The LPDDR5x memory does have  ECC. But it's not the same as DIMMs EEC.

    Link ECC for Protection Against Errors Due to Channel Noise

    Link ECC enables recovery of single bit transmission errors that occur on the channel. The data, along with the ECC is sent by the controller to the LPDDR5 DRAM, and upon receiving the data/ECC, the DRAM generates the ECC and checks if the ECC received is the same or not. Any single-bit errors are corrected before the data is written to the memory array. Hence, Link ECC is a powerful RAS feature at high speeds offering protection against errors due to channel noise.


    baconstang

  • Mac Studio 2023 review: You probably want this, and not the Mac Pro

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    coolfactor said:
    newisneverenough said:
    Probably this is common knowledge, but why has Apple made so much Not user upgradable? Is it to sell more new machines ? Is it to eliminate technical problems when users upgrade? Conceptually, I want more control of the thing I pay thousands for. 

    Apple likely has data that tells them that most users never upgrade a machine, so the extra cost involved in making it upgradeable is just a waste and adds unnecessary cost for everyone involved.

    By building a highly-integrated machine, you can deliver optimal performance for users across the full spectrum, and the most common upgrades can be achieved by plugging in external devices.

    Apple views their devices as "appliances". You aren't pulling apart your microwave and doing upgrades on that, or your flatscreen TV. You expect them to "just work" for what you bought them for at the time.

    Well that's not usable I work. 9 edit stations 2 graphic rooms. All connected to a 32 gig fiber channel switch that's connected to a 48 drive raid and LTO backup in master control. So we still have to use the Mac Pro  Tower config.
    newisneverenoughwatto_cobrawilliamlondonchiadanox

  • Maxed-out Apple Silicon Mac Pro costs 1/4 what a maxed Intel one did

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    macxpress said:
    killroy said:
    macxpress said:
    killroy said:
    darkvader said:
    Less RAM, no GPU upgrades.

    NOT impressed.  Honestly not even sure why Apple bothered.

    No GPU upgrades yet. 2 16 Lane Double wide PCIe 4 slots only need Drivers for GPU cards
    If Apple supports a GPU upgrade it will be its own card, not an AMD or NVIDIA based video card. Makes no sense to install a card that makes massive amounts of heat and uses tons of power to go what Apple can achieve with so much less. 

    So why put an 1400 watt power supply in. Until Apple say  what they have coming your just spitting in the wind.
    So it has proper support for any other PCIe cards? Video cards aren't the only cards that draw power. 

    You have a strange way of responding. I don't think you can read specs or you didn't look at the video broadcast.
    williamlondon

  • Maxed-out Apple Silicon Mac Pro costs 1/4 what a maxed Intel one did

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    macxpress said:
    killroy said:
    darkvader said:
    Less RAM, no GPU upgrades.

    NOT impressed.  Honestly not even sure why Apple bothered.

    No GPU upgrades yet. 2 16 Lane Double wide PCIe 4 slots only need Drivers for GPU cards
    If Apple supports a GPU upgrade it will be its own card, not an AMD or NVIDIA based video card. Makes no sense to install a card that makes massive amounts of heat and uses tons of power to go what Apple can achieve with so much less. 

    So why put an 1400 watt power supply in. Until Apple say  what they have coming your just spitting in the wind.
    williamlondon