Hopstretch Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Nice spec bumps and, to the delight of Duet fans everywhere, they kept Firewire. The addition of a discrete graphics card should now make this a decent video, as well as audio, server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Now it makes make sense as to why I got my Mac Mini so cheap. Nice upgrades but nothing to make me lust for one since I use it as a music server and to have a Mac available at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 That nvidia chipset is supposed to be fantastic. I'm super tempted to get one of these for work music playback. And anoter firewire drobo. And a duet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Don't get a firewire drobo for use with the duet. Heavy disk activity on the firewire bus gives the duet fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Don't get a firewire drobo for use with the duet. Heavy disk activity on the firewire bus gives the duet fits. whoa, I had no idea. Thanks for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I should sell my usb drobo and mini, and try and pick up an older mac pro or xserv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 now that i think about it, there's only one firewire port on it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 right, you have to daisy chain, which is what I think caused the problems I was having. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 right, you have to daisy chain, which is what I think caused the problems I was having. That's the pisser with the new iMacs, too, which now have only a single FW800 port. On my current one, I can run the Duet off the 400 and external drives off the 800 with no problems at all. OT, but fuck me the new Pros are expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 the old ones were too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 OK, fuck me the new Pros are even more expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penger Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 They seem to be moving away from full sized keyboards too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 They sell full sized and compact keyboards. And you can use any bluetooth or usb keyboard. Not sure what the problem is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 OK, fuck me the new Pros are even more expensive! They're actually $300 less than the old ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penger Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 They sell full sized and compact keyboards. And you can use any bluetooth or usb keyboard. Not sure what the problem is. I'm afraid that now that they've introduced the compact wired one, they'll phase out the full sized one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 People said that about firewire too... but even if they do, there are LOTS of good keyboards out there. You're not limited to what apple sells. I like the smaller keyboards, honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 They're actually $300 less than the old ones. Which had two quad core processors, versus just one in the new cheaper base model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penger Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I can understand why they're going small, but when I do data entry and stuff, it really helps to have a num pad. I've actually been thinking about the Logitech diNovo keyboard (full sized one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 No, the previous base had 2 dual core, now it has 1 quad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 You are right. I thought they had the Harpertowns. Edit: What am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Want. New. MacPro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Want. New. MacPro. Permit me to suggest this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 [url=http://www.macmall.com/macmall/families/new_promo~dp~7761257~family~macpro~promo~2.asp]MacMall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPH Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 The Mac Minis are great, I'd get one if I didn't already have a MacBook. In fact, if Apple ever decides to release a netbook, I'd sell the MacBook and get the netbook for work/school and a Mini at home. That'd be the perfect computer setup for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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