top | item 45592445 (no title) outside2344 | 4 months ago $3499??? Is anyone actually buying this? discuss order hn newest riffraff|4 months ago they wound down production of the previous iteration[0] due to poor demand.But seems like they do have a niche audience that likes it (and maybe can pass it as a business expense or something?) so they've sold a few.[0] https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/23/apple-may-stop-producin... bombcar|4 months ago The reaction from the ATP guys is a solid "meh"; apparently it's pretty well done and nice, but not really "worth it."And one of them bought a fully-loaded Mac Pro, so they're not immune to the Apple Distortion Field. wlesieutre|4 months ago FWIW wasn't that Mac Pro in the era where the Mac Pro was useful and had bigger CPU/RAM options than other models?Or did he do it again when the Mac Studio exists? load replies (1) astrange|4 months ago The one who buys the Mac Pros is not the big spender; that would be the one who won't stop talking about his vacation homes and mechanical watch collection.
riffraff|4 months ago they wound down production of the previous iteration[0] due to poor demand.But seems like they do have a niche audience that likes it (and maybe can pass it as a business expense or something?) so they've sold a few.[0] https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/23/apple-may-stop-producin...
bombcar|4 months ago The reaction from the ATP guys is a solid "meh"; apparently it's pretty well done and nice, but not really "worth it."And one of them bought a fully-loaded Mac Pro, so they're not immune to the Apple Distortion Field. wlesieutre|4 months ago FWIW wasn't that Mac Pro in the era where the Mac Pro was useful and had bigger CPU/RAM options than other models?Or did he do it again when the Mac Studio exists? load replies (1) astrange|4 months ago The one who buys the Mac Pros is not the big spender; that would be the one who won't stop talking about his vacation homes and mechanical watch collection.
wlesieutre|4 months ago FWIW wasn't that Mac Pro in the era where the Mac Pro was useful and had bigger CPU/RAM options than other models?Or did he do it again when the Mac Studio exists? load replies (1)
astrange|4 months ago The one who buys the Mac Pros is not the big spender; that would be the one who won't stop talking about his vacation homes and mechanical watch collection.
riffraff|4 months ago
But seems like they do have a niche audience that likes it (and maybe can pass it as a business expense or something?) so they've sold a few.
[0] https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/23/apple-may-stop-producin...
bombcar|4 months ago
And one of them bought a fully-loaded Mac Pro, so they're not immune to the Apple Distortion Field.
wlesieutre|4 months ago
Or did he do it again when the Mac Studio exists?
astrange|4 months ago