These are still selling for £2500 from Apple. Yes it is the base model but with more than £1000 off is a bargain.
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Likely2 to OrribleHarry
11 Oct 15107#8
You obvously don't get it, these aren't your typical consumer computers and are aimed at more intense processes like 3D Rendering and Video editing on a professional scale and not for iPhoto, Facebook and playing with yourself whilst on here....although it does that....but faster....price isn't really an issue if you use one of these for work as it will last years and pay you back way before it's dead.
Someone I know is a Professional Illustrator and only uses Macs and EVERYONE she knows in the industry uses Macs.....there is a reason, but if you don't know what it is, nothing will convince you otherwise.
OrribleHarry
11 Oct 1541#5
If someone said to me "base model and £2500" in the same sentence I'd likely punch them in the face!
Even at this discount it's a ludicrous price tag! Liquid nitrogen cold from me! :disappointed:
wonkypops
11 Oct 1539#7
Before the Apple haters down-vote this to oblivion, please link to a similar priced over-the-counter PC unit that is capable of editing 4:4:4 colour space full resolution 5K footage, because I can't build one for this price.
eSimple
11 Oct 1525#21
So they have overcharged you £1000 to start with?
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wozwebs
11 Oct 15#1
Saying where from always helps :wink: Looks like Costco and is that the price Inc VAT or without?
bobblejones
11 Oct 151#2
Should have mentioned this was from Costco (Sheffield)
bobblejones
11 Oct 15#3
Price does include VAT - £1199 without VAT
qwerta369
11 Oct 15#4
What model is it?
BuzzDuraband to qwerta369
11 Oct 154#6
I think, from what I can take from the image, its:
Quad-Core and Dual GPU
3.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5 processor
12GB 1866MHz DDR3 ECC memory
Dual AMD FirePro D300 with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM each
256GB PCIe-based flash storage1
OrribleHarry
11 Oct 1541#5
If someone said to me "base model and £2500" in the same sentence I'd likely punch them in the face!
Even at this discount it's a ludicrous price tag! Liquid nitrogen cold from me! :disappointed:
Likely2 to OrribleHarry
11 Oct 15107#8
You obvously don't get it, these aren't your typical consumer computers and are aimed at more intense processes like 3D Rendering and Video editing on a professional scale and not for iPhoto, Facebook and playing with yourself whilst on here....although it does that....but faster....price isn't really an issue if you use one of these for work as it will last years and pay you back way before it's dead.
Someone I know is a Professional Illustrator and only uses Macs and EVERYONE she knows in the industry uses Macs.....there is a reason, but if you don't know what it is, nothing will convince you otherwise.
gt4game to OrribleHarry
11 Oct 15#28
What if Ferrari. What do then.
sparklehedgehog to OrribleHarry
12 Oct 156#61
This website is about deals based on the price compared to its most common price tag not about whether you think the product is worthy of your cash or not. This is a deal, that's a fact. Whether you want it or not is irrelevant
Definite heat
Gobbie to OrribleHarry
12 Oct 153#81
How on earth have you got 23 likes?!
rivalius to OrribleHarry
12 Oct 151#83
Oh man, you are NOT going to like cars when you see their base price! Some are even over £10,000!!!
jimhuf to OrribleHarry
12 Oct 1510#84
fishmaster to OrribleHarry
12 Oct 154#96
I love informed opinions, sadly yours doesn't fit this criteria.
SixtyFive to OrribleHarry
12 Oct 15#139
Enjoy you're old x86 & dos do you?
wonkypops
11 Oct 1539#7
Before the Apple haters down-vote this to oblivion, please link to a similar priced over-the-counter PC unit that is capable of editing 4:4:4 colour space full resolution 5K footage, because I can't build one for this price.
Shard to wonkypops
11 Oct 15#23
I for one would also be interested in seeing this but for a different reason, I suspect it can easily be done but for the same price how much more exactly would you get? (not that it makes any difference b.t.w., it would have to run the Apple software as efficiently which it probably wouldn't do)
GDB2222 to wonkypops
11 Oct 155#31
Why can't you build one for this price?
Cpu is $360 on Amazon US, so say £300.
Graphics cards are uniquely Apple, but a couple of Radeon 7900s would be a shade over £300.
A PC motherboard say £150
12 gig Ram say £100
Ssd say £50
Case, Windows, keyboard, PSU, etc, say £200.
So, going the PC route, this would cost say £1000 to build. Yet, as an apple, this is a bargain at £1400?
faster4233 to wonkypops
12 Oct 15#41
I built my work PC with 16gb mem, i7 4790 and a 256gb ssd don't they would benchmark around the same level but mine cost £500. That leaves me a good £1000 for a dedicated gfx card. I don't think Xeons are worth the premium anymore.
Awaken to wonkypops
12 Oct 151#50
That's because sod all people need to do that, and those that do won't mind spending half an hour to throw this lot (£990, more horsepower) into any old case and psu they have lying around.
uktottys to wonkypops
12 Oct 155#93
Yes because everyone who buys a Mac does it to edit 4:4:4 colour space full resolution 5K footage in the same way that everyone who buys a Range Rover lives in a mountain pass on a 45 degree slope in the snow and has to drive 30 miles across a ravine to get to the office every day.
Pocketz to wonkypops
12 Oct 15#126
Microsoft Surface Book
fizz
11 Oct 151#9
hot. yes this is a bargain if you want a Mac Pro.
samrudd999
11 Oct 151#10
This is an incredible deal for this workstation! I would nearly go as far to say this is not a consumer product but an enterprise workstation for production use :smiley:
Sumpte to samrudd999
11 Oct 1522#18
Most professionals wouldn't consider the Mac Pro a workstation. If something goes wrong, you go through normal Apple technical support which will mean they take your PC away for repair. If you own a workstation from HP or Dell, they'll organise a next-day repair/replacement service. That's why you pay more for them.
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Someone I know is a Professional Illustrator and only uses Macs and EVERYONE she knows in the industry uses Macs.....there is a reason, but if you don't know what it is, nothing will convince you otherwise.
Even at this discount it's a ludicrous price tag! Liquid nitrogen cold from me! :disappointed:
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Mac Pro
Quad-Core and Dual GPU
3.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5 processor
12GB 1866MHz DDR3 ECC memory
Dual AMD FirePro D300 with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM each
256GB PCIe-based flash storage1
Even at this discount it's a ludicrous price tag! Liquid nitrogen cold from me! :disappointed:
Someone I know is a Professional Illustrator and only uses Macs and EVERYONE she knows in the industry uses Macs.....there is a reason, but if you don't know what it is, nothing will convince you otherwise.
Definite heat
Cpu is $360 on Amazon US, so say £300.
Graphics cards are uniquely Apple, but a couple of Radeon 7900s would be a shade over £300.
A PC motherboard say £150
12 gig Ram say £100
Ssd say £50
Case, Windows, keyboard, PSU, etc, say £200.
So, going the PC route, this would cost say £1000 to build. Yet, as an apple, this is a bargain at £1400?