bsbeamer

This really makes little to no difference for people who are buying or considering buying this workstation.  We need to see BTO pricing options.

T Cody said:

I don't think that it is a coincidence that the Adobe MAX creative conference starts next Monday on November 4. Perhaps we will see the new Mac Pro ripping through Premier content and the rumored 16" MacBook Pro doing the same with PhotoShop.

Posted in another forum:

There’s a rumor floating about an Adobe MAX preview for MP7,1. Probably just means a new MP will be used for demos, but maybe someone from Apple will speak if not released by then.

larryjw said:

I can image some passengers who would be inconvenienced to the extreme, for most passengers, carry-on of a computer is standard practice. 

I did meet one passenger once, a professional photographer/videographer, who would have to check his vast array of equipment. I would expect airlines have procedures to handle passengers like this. 

Unfortunately, the majority do not have a great procedure to handle professionals traveling with any forms of electronic equipment.  This is mostly due to their insurance limits at $3k/bag maximum (good luck actually getting that).  FedEx is often the better option for most domestic travel (even if more expensive).  Overall, it's become a major pain to travel by air for video work in the past 5-10 years.

Unless they're 100% BANNED FROM FLIGHT, this isn't really an issue.  Nearly all US-based airlines already ban ALL lithium batteries from checked luggage, so this isn't a surprise at all.  It's to the point where any and all electronic devices need to be brought onto the plane in carry on.  Shocked anywhere else in the world let you even put them in checked luggage still.

I want the Mac Pro 7,1...