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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.misc, comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: [RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mac Pro ?? |
| Date | 2025-11-19 16:20 +1300 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <10fjd1d$208ct$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <10fgkpm$19b8r$1@dont-email.me> <rh6dnXjduea0boH0nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@supernews.com> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2025-11-18 22:28:57 +0000, Tyrone said: > On Nov 18, 2025 at 12:33:13 AM EST, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: >> On 2025-11-18 04:53:50 +0000, Tyrone said: >>> On Nov 17, 2025 at 9:14:15 PM EST, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> In the age of Apple Silicon the Mac Pro has been become a pretty >>>> pointless device thanks to having almost nothing that is upgradable - >>>> all you can really do is add more internal drives (which, considering >>>> Apple's rather stingy and high-priced built-in drives, was its only >>>> plus point). The number of people who need a PCI / similar slot for >>>> anything else is pretty miniscule these days. >>> >>> Makes sense. The big ugly tower with roaring fans and "slots" is a >>> relic of the Intel/Motorola/Power PC stone age. The huge motherboard >>> with RAM here and CPU over there and "slots" way over there is so 30 >>> years ago. >>> >>> Everything integrated on a single chip is the present and the future. >>> It is faster, uses WAY less power, generates WAY less heat and fits >>> into a MUCH smaller case that MIGHT need a single, whisper-quiet, >>> low-speed fan. >>> >>> Plus, no other consumer product is "upgradeable". TVs, microwave ovens, >>> refrigerators, cars, furniture, phones, watches, speakers, headphones etc. >>> You buy what you need now and can afford now. >>> >>> You want/need more later? Buy a new, bigger one and sell the old one. >> >> Unfortunately that is the stupidity of today's selfish "throw away" >> society. In the long run it makes no real sense because it is more >> wasteful, more expensive, and uses up far more resources. :-(\ > > I did not say "throw it away". I said sell it on eBay to help defray the cost > of the new one. It's still getting rid of things, instead of upgrading or repairing things ... hence "throw away siciety". > Also, a single chip is WAY less wasteful than hundreds of separate chips on > multiple huge boards. Those boards were each the size of a 14" screen today. > Could be even larger. Talk about waste. Wasteful in the sense that you can't upgrade the CPU, GPU, RAM, etc., so the whole device has to be gotten rid of and a whole new one bought.
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[RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mac Pro ?? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-11-18 15:14 +1300
Re: [RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mac Pro ?? Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-11-18 04:53 +0000
Re: [RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mac Pro ?? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-11-18 18:33 +1300
Re: [RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mac Pro ?? Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-11-18 22:28 +0000
Re: [RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mac Pro ?? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-11-19 16:20 +1300
Re: [RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mac Pro ?? Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-11-19 11:26 +0100
Re: [RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mac Pro ?? Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-11-19 15:47 +0000
Re: [RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mac Pro ?? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-11-20 10:34 +1300
Re: [RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mac Pro ?? Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-12-02 04:14 +0000
Re: [RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mac Pro ?? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-12-02 18:14 +1300
Re: [RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mac Pro ?? Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-11-19 11:21 +0100
Re: [RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mac Pro ?? Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2025-12-13 12:09 -0500
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