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Re: Mac pro got an update

From Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Mac pro got an update
Date 2017-04-08 14:06 +0000
Organization Miskatonic U
Message-ID <slrnoehrp9.2ejq.g.kreme@snow.local> (permalink)
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In message <ekqkadF73djU4@mid.individual.net> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> On 2017-04-07, Neill Massello <nmassello@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry, but that's bullshit. No matter how many times you spit that
>>> lie out of your mouth, it's still a big, fat lie. The fact is *many*
>>> professionals, such as myself, do just fine with a single storage
>>> volume in our Mac Pros.  Here's a news flash for you: You don't get
>>> to decide what constitutes "pro work" for everyone on planet Earth.
>>> There are *many* different types of professionals, many of whom do
>>> not need extra internal drive bays in their workstations. 
>>
>> But the Mac Pro was principally aimed at graphics professionals such
>> as photographers and video editors. For them, even the 1TB option (at
>> $600 extra) is not nearly enough. And the six Thunderbolt ports are
>> clearly not just for displays. 

> Most video professionals I know already use external devices for video
> work. For them the lack of four internal drive bays is a non-issue.

I'd guess that nearly all video professionals use xsan or something to
connect to a server for storage. Someone storing their video locally is
probably more of a hobbyist, or at least a solo professional.

>> My guess is that Apple will not be bringing back the multiple drive
>> bays of the cheese grater era. By now, Mac users have accepted the
>> fact that external boxes will be needed for heavy duty storage.

> Most of us already have external / networked storage arrays that hold
> most of our data. Again, it's a non-issue.

I have 30TB internally on my Synology, but it would not be fast enough
to do live video editing on it. However, a USB3 connected 1TB SSD is
plenty fast enough, and it syncs silently and automatically to the
Synology.

Not that I do video editing, but if i did this setup would be perfect
for it.

>> I don't really need high CPU/GPU performance, but I would like a
>> headless desktop model that allows replacement of at least the
>> internal drive. 

> Same here; and while I could appreciate the option, I don't really need
> four drive bays.

The advantage to drive bays is I don't have to find 4 more power outlets
for 4 drives. Most of my purchases in the last few years have been about
eliminating power plugs (8 bay Synology, JBOD cases, etc).

-- 
C-3PO: We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life.

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Mac pro got an update JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-04-05 15:50 -0400
  Re: Mac pro got an update Krzysztof Mitko <invalid@kmitko.at.list.dot.pl> - 2017-04-05 23:48 +0100
    Re: Mac pro got an update android <here@there.was> - 2017-04-06 04:25 +0200
  Re: Mac pro got an update Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-04-05 19:05 -0400
    Re: Mac pro got an update nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2017-04-05 21:24 -0600
      Re: Mac pro got an update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-05 23:39 -0400
        Re: Mac pro got an update Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-04-06 14:30 -0400
      Re: Mac pro got an update JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-04-06 00:59 -0400
        Re: Mac pro got an update Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2017usenet1.subsume.com> - 2017-04-06 15:30 +0000
        Re: Mac pro got an update nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2017-04-06 10:13 -0600
          Re: Mac pro got an update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-06 12:47 -0400
            Re: Mac pro got an update JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-04-06 13:12 -0400
            Re: Mac pro got an update Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-04-06 19:28 +0100
            Re: Mac pro got an update Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-06 19:25 +0000
            Re: Mac pro got an update Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-07 03:32 +0000
            Re: Mac pro got an update Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-04-07 09:23 -0400
              Re: Mac pro got an update Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-07 14:53 +0000
                Re: Mac pro got an update JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-04-07 13:45 -0400
                Re: Mac pro got an update Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-07 17:47 +0000
                Re: Mac pro got an update nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2017-04-07 12:27 -0600
                Re: Mac pro got an update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-07 14:31 -0400
                Re: Mac pro got an update JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-04-07 16:23 -0400
                Re: Mac pro got an update Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-07 20:34 +0000
                Re: Mac pro got an update nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2017-04-07 16:42 -0600
                Re: Mac pro got an update Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-07 23:05 +0000
                Re: Mac pro got an update JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-04-07 20:28 -0400
                Re: Mac pro got an update Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-08 00:57 +0000
                Re: Mac pro got an update Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-08 14:06 +0000
                Re: Mac pro got an update JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-04-08 14:05 -0400
                Re: Mac pro got an update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-08 14:21 -0400
                Re: Mac pro got an update Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-08 18:29 +0000
                Re: Mac pro got an update Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-09 14:34 +0000
                Re: Mac pro got an update JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-04-09 13:52 -0400
                Re: Mac pro got an update Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-09 18:27 +0000
                Re: Mac pro got an update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-07 19:59 -0400
                Re: Mac pro got an update JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-04-07 20:31 -0400
                Re: Mac pro got an update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-07 20:38 -0400
                Re: Mac pro got an update Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-08 14:10 +0000
                Re: Mac pro got an update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-07 16:36 -0400
                Re: Mac pro got an update Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-07 21:33 +0000
                Re: Mac pro got an update Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-04-08 09:35 -0400
  Re: Mac pro got an update Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-07 03:24 +0000

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