Then you make different machines at different price points.

The fact of the matter is the Mac Pro could have upgraded its internal storage capacity, PCI slots, and stock I/O within the last 2 years.

Ever since davinci resolve was released for Mac people have been trying to find a way to fit the combination of video card/display graphics card/GPU acceleration graphics card/Raid Card/ and in some cases Red Rocket into their system.

I stopped reading at the beginning, after this sentence:

There have been follow up reports such as the one listed here http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-to-update-mac-line-at-wwdc-2012-6 that we might be seeing a mac pro refresh in the near future, but that is speculation at best.

Actually not seeing a mac pro refresh in the near future is speculation.

If you can't tell reality from fiction you shouldn't give advices...

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@subco

My reason for moving away from Apple: I like flexibility when working (and control)

You have the right to use PCs and be 100% happy with them, but let me remind you that Macs are not iphones/ipads: you don't find IOS limitations in osX, that is even posix compliant ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX#Fully_POSIX-compliant ) and has nothing less flexible/controllable than Windows.

I felt this way strongly at the release of CS5. But now, i am likely to buy a new IMac (new ones maybe at WWDC) and try FCPX. I feel more confident now that they will keep working and bringing in new tools. The price is the strong point. I wouldn't wait on Mac Pro though. I'm not sold on the Cloud model with Adobe and i'm not impressed with the Suite updates across the board.

I don't understand all of the arguments regarding OSX = 0 customization. This is just not true. There is loads that you can do with the Terminal, just Google anything you need to change.

Other than that most people that complain about the state of the Mac Pro are not going to go out and buy the 'new Mac Pro' tomorrow anyway... I suppose that what is really going on is that people are scared of the state of the Pro in Apples future.

The truth is (without sound too much like a fan boy) that what is "Pro" has become so many things now. Everything is specialist. And at the end of the day, large installations will need "Bespoke" solutions (custom code that links their pieces together). So if you wanted to use FCPX- some guy in the IT department (ok- probably a brogramer but hey...), would make sure that you can export what you need with 'script x'...

Personally I don't care that much about the state of the Mac Pro, would be better if they came out with something else... like the cube but usable. I think that it could be done. Especially with todays hardware.

Ymmv

Looks like some Apple fanboy is arround here.

Very, very stupid beginning made by someone just looking for "flames" (and the rest of post is not better).

Apple is takeing all controll options of the user, e.g mouse acceleration: try use a really good mouse like a gameing mouse with 10.7 for professional Photoshop work, you will freak out. And the option to change the acceleration curve was disabled in 10.7.

Serious about Photoshop? Try a Wacom.

Apple doesn't support wide gammut monitors any more. Now try to do colour correct print jobs (on anything else than an Apple display).

False and probably impossible too: can Apple "boycott" a monitor (that just needs a profile to work properly)?

There used to be some problems with apps that doesn't handle color profiles.

It's been months since I've last heard about it (maybe the issue has already been solved but I'm not going to check, I've already lost enough time...) however Adobe suite DOES handle color profiles, so print jobs with wide gamut monitors have always been OK with 10.7 (that's my job).

First viruses appear for OSX, but Apple covers that information with bullshit and gives the next security update weeks later.

False again and OT.

With 10.8 your computer turns into an app-store frontend. You have to update all programms in the appstore.

200% false (again).

1) the whole thing is about updates NOTIFICATIONS, not updates

2) http://www.anandtech.com/show/5545/mac-os-x-mountain-lion-developer-preview/4

"Local notifications using the new API are available to third party apps regardless of their distribution model (they don't need to be in the Mac App Store). Push notifications on the other hand currently require that the application is distributed only through the Mac App Store."

...rest of post...

Nothing serious said.

I moved off the system sometime back (I was using it for Audio with Logic Pro) TBH, I found it kinda inflexible (hardware wise), I like to change vid cards occasionally, sometimes a new CPU...or MB when I feel like it, I hated the fact that you had to wait for the new version to come out, kinda like waiting in line and then being spoon fed a particular machine from Aunty Apple (sorry if that offends anyone...I am just talking about the concept). But it has its advantages definitely (reliability out of the box), but overall I decided to return to PC's ...and I havent regretted it, there is a lot off flexibility there (and largely cheaper, more CPU options etc..) so yeah...each to their own.

Meh! Use what you like. Who cares really. I've been using both PC and Mac for 20+ years, but now I mostly use Mac. I just feel at home on them and they've literally NEVER let me down. Countless sessions over decades and when i go from studio to studio the Mac's are there and all the same and that is a huge issue when it comes to working in different facilities with your project.

The used Mac market is strong and you always can get a good price for your older machine. The upgrade community is robust as well, but of course there are limitations, but that's why things tend to be more stable. It's not for everyone but then again, MOST people aren't opening up their computers and doing major surgery. Only the tech geeks among us do that and we tend to think that we're in the majority when we aren't.

I don't always have to have the latest and greatest "PC envy" and change machines all the time, it's not good for business. If you're talking about personal use then I can see constant change. The thing is others have pointed out the Hackintosh option if you want to stay with the same OS. If not then I guess you move on to PC and live happily ever after. I go between NY, Atlanta and Miami, everywhere I go it's Mac. It's been that way for 20+ years and I haven't seen any change. There's just no sense in not working with the system all your other professional brethren are also using. Again I have PC's too, but when customers come in they go right for the Mac's cuz it's what they know. They bring their drives and other peripherals and off they go.

Supposed leak confirms three new Mac Pro models, four new MacBook Airs, two new MacBook Pros, and four new iMacs. No real specifications known, although the leaked specs of the 15" MBP, are drool worthy including Retina Display (2560x1600), 16GB of RAM, 4 USB 3.0 ports, Thunderbolt, ATI Radeon 7770M graphics with 2GB DDR Ram.

http://9to5mac.com/2012/06/06/new-macs-spec-sheet-leaks-out-into-the-internet-pricing-and-names-included/

http://modmyi.com/content/7880-leaks-allege-new-mac-pros-retina-display-15-macbook-pro-way.html

One again you can't tell reality from fiction.

You're just wishing for MacPro's death/discontinuance but there's neither prove nor evidence it will happen anytime soon.

@soundgh2

How long did it take you to realize that self-assembled (and overclocked) PCs are cheaper than "put_a_brad_here" workstations?

Self-made machines can be a solution for some people and very, very few companies; that's why Apple/HP/Dell/... workstations still sell.