Apple has updated prices for options Mac Pro

Apple updated prices for options when configuring a new Mac Pro. All prices refer to the base top configuration for $ 3999. If you want to get more advanced (in the database so worth 3.5GHz 6-core Intel Xeon E5), it will have to pay $ 1,500 for a 3.0GHz 8-core or $ 3000 for 12-core 2.7GHz Intel Xeon. More advanced graphics (in base Dual AMD FirePro D500 3GB GDDR5) will cost you $ 600 - Dual AMD FirePro D700 6GB GDDR5.

Additional memory (in the database is installed: 16GB 1866MHz DDR3 ECC - 4 strips of 4GB) will cost:

32GB (4 strips of 8GB) + $ 400

64GB (4 strips of 16GB): $ 1,600 +

Well, additional disk space (in base: 256GB PCIe-based) will cost you:

512GB + $ 300

1TB: $ 800 +

WWDC 2012: Apple maintained silence about what

On Monday, the long-awaited presentation of Apple, which the company showed several new products: the operating system iOS 6 , desktop platform, OS X Mountain Lion and new models of MacBook laptops . However, some important issues related to hardware solutions Apple, left without mention.

 

In particular, to everyone's disappointment of the audience at WWDC 2012 though the company introduced an updated line of Mac Proworkstations still did it not to the extent that users expect from it. In order to somehow redeem, Apple CEO Tim Cook after an official report said that the rumors about the failure of the Mac Pro are groundless and the company will continue to work on a new line of these solutions.

In an interview with The New York Times Cook noted that the 2013 Mac Pro users waiting for "something really cool," adding that Apple's are professionals that are used in the Mac Pro is very important and the company considers them one of their most committed users.

The second great news, about which the official scene once concealed is the fact that Apple has abandoned the line of 17-inch MacBook Pro, finding her niche and too. Perhaps in this age of miniaturization of electronic gadget users a 17-inch notebook is really not so much as a 13 - or 15-inch, but there is no doubt that a 17-inch MacBook Pro had its own audience.

Recall that the first 17-inch laptops, which are then Apple has called PowerBook, since they worked on the Power chips from IBM, were presented in 2003, and those MacBook Pro, what they knew most of today's users, debuted in 2006. Apparently, the failure of 17-inch model was caused not only by weak demand for these models, but also concerns about the fact that the production of 17-inch model, Retina-display, would make this already quite expensive models generally unfeasible to the market.

Finally the last important for MacBook Pro users can become the subject of the fact that in the latter 13th 15.4-inch models of the product is applied to a large extent the updated hardware component. According to an independent repair company iFixit, the new laptops, working on the basis of processor Intel Ivy Bridge uses a new wireless module Broadcom, works with Bluetooth 4.0 and WiFi 802.11n, and a new memory controller, which allowed to increase the speed of the memory to 1600 MHz.

Also in the last generation MacBook Pro uses a new 4-channel controller for the Thunderbolt, which was formerly the company has not applied, as well as new subsystem with hard disk and SSD-drives. As the latter is used here SandForce SATA III Toshiba production.

Apple has enhanced Mac Pro workstations

Simultaneously with the start of WWDC 2012 developer conference and the announcement of iOS 6 , OS X Mountain Lion , and updated MacBook line of notebooks, Apple introduced new models of professional desktop Mac Pro.

First, unlike the iOS 6, the new MacBook and several other new products, the updated Mac Pro for some reason does not have the honor to be represented on the stage WWDC, moreover, even a formal press release on the occasion of these updates are not followed. Second, the new building, which users were wondering, there is also no. In addition the company for quite some reason did not use the new processors Xeon e5-2600 for the Mac Pro, giving preference to the previous generation Xeon chips, and left the unit without the ports USB 3.0, which were all new models in the MacBook.

According to the company's updated product line, Mac Pro is now available in three configurations: two standard and one server, since it comes with the server version of Mac OS X Server.

Two standard versions are equipped with a Mac Pro 3.2 GHz processor Xeon W3565, supporting technology TurboBoost, overclockable chips up to 3.46 GHz. With support for Hyper-Threading processors have up to 8 virtual cores and 8MB of cache memory. In the U.S., this model costs $ 2,499. For the same amount the company has 6 GB RAM DDR3 1066 MHz and a 1-terabyte hard drive at 7200 rev / min.

There is also a more advanced model for $ 3799. It is based on Xeon E5645 with six cores and a frequency of 2.4 GHz (up to 2.67 GHz when connected TurboBoost). This chip has 24 virtual cores and 12MB of cache memory. In addition, this model comes with 12 GB of DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory, and the same terabyte hard drive.

Both models come with a graphics card AMD Radeon HD 5770, have ports and Mini Display Port Dual DVI-port.

The third model is made by Apple under the order. It is positioned as a server solution, and works primarily on the basis of a server OS Mac OS X Server with chips Xeon W3565. For the extra money can be set here, and other processors, for example, two 2.66 gigahertz, or 3.06-GHz Xeon. Also, Mac Pro Server has a default 8 GB of RAM, the server OS X c a minimal set of client licenses. For sale is a solution at a price of $ 2999.

Members rightly point out that the updated Mac Pro undertaken has been done, probably for show. As if Apple itself does not understand what to do with the most powerful computers Mac, which were once its flagship product line. It would be logical to assume that the company, once decided on the use of "iron" of the previous generation, at least lower the prices of these desktops. But here, alas - the prices have remained unchanged.

Revealed features of the new MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and Mac Pro

Newspaper 9to5Mac few hours before the start of the conference was made available to Apple specifications updated MacBook Pro laptops, MacBook Air computers, and Mac Pro. The company is expected to provide new computers at the Worldwide Developers Conference WWDC 2012.

 

If you believe the source, the Mac Pro computers will receive the following characteristics:

• configuration of a 4-core processor, 3.2 GHz, 6 GB RAM, HDD 1 TB, ATI Radeon 5770.
• Configuration 2: 12-core processor, 2.4 GHz, 12 GB of RAM, HDD 1 TB, ATI Radeon 5770.
• Server configuration: 4-core processor, 3.2 GHz, 8 GB of RAM, two hard drives for 1 TB.

MacBook Pro notebooks will equip the following way:

• 13.3 "(1): 2-core processor, 2.5 GHz, 4 GB of RAM; HDD to 500 GB.
• 13.3 "(2): 2-core processor, 2.9 GHz, 8 GB of RAM, HDD 750 GB.
• 15.4 "(1): display Retina, 4-core processor 2.3 GHz, 8 GB of RAM; HDD 256 GB.
• 15.4 "(2): the display Retina, 4-core processor 2.6 GHz, 8 GB of RAM; HDD of 512 GB.
• 15.4 "(3): the display Retina, 4-core processor 2.7 GHz, 16 GB of RAM, HDD on 768 GB.

Ultra-thin MacBook Air laptops will be available in the following configurations:

• 11.6 "(1): 1.7 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM, SSD 64 GB.
• 11.6 "(2): 1.7 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM, SSD of 128 GB.
• 11.6 "(3): 2.0 GHz processor, 8 GB of RAM, SSD of 256 GB.
• 13.3 "(1): 1.8 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM, SSD of 128 GB.
• 13.3 "(2): 1.8 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM, SSD of 256 GB.
• 13.3 "(3): 2.0 GHz processor, 8 GB of RAM, SSD of 512 GB.

The new Mac Pro brings eight-processor Xeon E5

The edition published MICGadget portion of insider information about the new generation of Mac Pro. As you know, Apple did not release new models of these machines for a long time, And now, it seems, will present an update to the most powerful "apple" computers.

 

According to MICGadget, the new Mac Pro will be eight-processor Xeon E5. True to the "old" architecture Sandy Bridge. Of course, the new Xeon E5 are based on more advanced Ivy Bridge, but first, it is expected that they will be more to bask in the maximum loads, reducing so important for the reliability of the Mac Pro, and secondly - Intel, these processors has not yet submitted until WWDC are unlikely to prosper.

 

Also, a new generation of Mac Pro promises to the third version of the source for the interface SATA, as well as for bus PCI Express. Connectors Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 is also claimed, in what few doubted. Under the promised eight memory slots supporting up to 1600 MHz.

Desktops Mac Pro-based operating system Mac OS X are positioned as solutions for professional users, experts in the field of video, graphics and design. These machines have undergone recent major upgrade in July 2010. It is assumed that Apple will release new models of computers during the Worldwide Developers Conference WWDC 2012.

Apple may bring in new Mac Pro this week

Between 5 and 11 March, that is, this week, Intel announced a family of chips for servers and workstations, Xeon E5, built on the architecture Sandy Bridge E (socket 2011), Reported the British newspaper The Inquirer. Probably, in conjunction with the announcement of Intel to update desktop productive Mac Pro will announce Apple.

Desktops Mac Pro-based operating system Mac OS X are positioned as solutions for professional users, experts in the field of video, graphics and design. These machines have undergone recent major upgrade in July 2010. The publication believe that Apple will introduce new models of computers at the launch of third generation iPad tablet .

By the way, colleagues from The Inquirer managed to visit the Department of Boston, whose representatives have confirmed that the chip Xeon E5 has reached the dealer network a few weeks ago. Another large manufacturer, American Dell, have already introduced a line of workstations based on the latest "stones» Intel.

Most likely, the dual-processor Mac Pro stations will be used 8 - and 6-core chips E5-2600, whereas the single-processor workstations will go to 4 - and 6-core processors E5-1600. In the current Mac Pro uses 8 - and 4-core chips on the architecture of Nehalem, which debuted on the market in 2008.

In addition, in the office of Boston reporters spotted in the womb of a dual-processor workstation, Apple professional graphics NVIDIA Quadro, which apparently takes the place of production decisions of AMD.

Despite such a significant upgrade, the future of Mac Pro remains obscure. It is reported that the managers questioned Apple workstations in the future, because their sales are steadily declining in recent years. Two years ago, due to low demand took the decision to stop selling servers  Xserve .

OS X 10.7.3 update hints at an early Mac Pro desktops

Despite the rumors about Apple refusing the development of the line workstation Mac Pro, the next test in the operating system  OS X 10.7.3 had discovered signs of a quick update on these machines.

Employees found in the publication Netkas beta 10.7.3 references to the driver ATI Radeon X3000 graphics chip for Tahiti - the code name for this new upscale graphics hides a series of AMD Southern Islands, which will use the new 28 nm AMD chips, liquid-cooled, adapted increase in performance for general computing tasks. Its sale under the brand name Radeon HD 7000 is scheduled for January 2012.

It is clear that support for Radeon HD 7000 operating system 10.7.3 can be interpreted as the first hint of the forthcoming update the line Mac Pro. Apple already uses AMD video cards in an iMac and Mac mini, and driver support for Tahiti in the new Mac-assembly is likely to anticipate the transition from Apple NVIDIA graphics and the AMD in the segment of powerful workstations, together with a choice of Intel Xeon X5 as the main processor for "press shot" early 2012.

Mac Pro workstations running Mac OS X is positioned as solutions for professional users, specialists in video, graphics and design. These computers have undergone the last major update in July last year.

Lack of new products was usually associated with the planned abandonment of the Apple Xeon chips due to the unstable release of these components. In 2011, Intel has focused on the production server cost models Xeon E3 and expensive versions of the Xeon E7. Apparently, the update of powerful desktop Mac Pro in Cupertino decided to coincide with the emergence of processors X5, which combine excellent performance and reasonable prices.