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  • New OWC Atlas card reader moves data just as fast as Thunderbolt

    amusingfoolamusingfool
    I’ve had a ProGrade Digital Thunderbolt reader for 2-3 years now. This looks about the same. Does this also need a driver for XQD?
    watto_cobra

  • Johny Srouji says the Apple Silicon strategy challenged Apple

    amusingfoolamusingfool
    darkvader said:
    And it is still stupid.

    Apple should have added AMD models, not used souped-up phone chips in computers. 
    That would have worked well for the Mac Pro.  And maybe for the iMac (particularly if they wanted to make another iMac Pro).  But it wouldn't have worked for anything else.
    scstrrfwatto_cobrajony0Alex1N

  • French customer receives Mac Studio order a few days early

    amusingfoolamusingfool
    M68000 said:
    Congrats French customer.  I’m thinking these studio models will sell very well.  That SD card slot on the front is brilliant,  people into photography\videography will love this.   At the same time,  the “regular” mini is great.  I will take a mini or studio over the iMac any day, just love the options of hooking hardware up to it.
    Would think most photographers/videographers would prefer CF-Express B.

    Regardless, looking forward to mine.  
    watto_cobra

  • Compared: Mac Studio versus Mac Pro

    amusingfoolamusingfool
    I see several main use cases for the Mac Pro.  Running Windows software (whether in Boot Camp or virtualization), scientific computing that needs that 1.5TB of memory or CUDA, or needing scads of IO ports not provided (I have heard of people maxing out audio ports using all PCIe ports on the Mac Pro, for instance).  There's also the quasi-use case of (non-CUDA) GPU-bound performance where you plan on regularly upgrading your external GPUs (presumably cheaper than buying new Mac Studios on a similar schedule).

    I do wonder about the PCIe port maximizing case, though.  Can 6 ThunderBolt ports with external chasses get you anything similar?  I have no personal interest in that market, so I don't have any idea.

    Also, I want to point out several problems with the chart.  First, the Studio with Ultra is not available with 512GB SSD.  Second, both Studio columns only list the minimum number of GPU cores (especially egregious in the case of the Ultra, since only the maximum price is listed there).  Third, the ethernet ports on the Max Pro are listed twice (under Ports and under Connectivity).  Fourth, the "top" Mac Pro (with dual W6800X Duo cards) is over $52k.

    On a semi-related note, though, on the 'Mac' page at apple.com, the Mac mini, iMac, and Mac Pro are all easy to miss.
    9secondkox2watto_cobra