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Jun 11, 2006, 02:18 AM
 
This is Mac Pro line - a pure speculation, but why not let it begin?

Workstation Mac - with some unimaginable specs/for 3D and video

Full blown 4 core Mac Pro, a flagship model 2000-2500$ - super uber model

Midtower Mac Pro (a new model) - a new design, very powerful. - appr 1500 $. Midtower size, a lot of expansion slots

Mac (a simple desktop tower for usual computing needs and with powerful GPU), suitable for Gaming - a new design, reasonably powerful (similar to current Pentium 3.6 ghz) - Under 1000$\, midtower size, few expansion slots

Mac mini for light computing needs - under 500$, no expansion slots


All except mac mini have been redesigned. Lots of aluminium. Black flagship model?

Extremely high value for bucks.
     
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Jun 11, 2006, 04:29 AM
 
Why do we need yet another thread of this crap? All I see is speculation about Intel towers in the Power Mac forum.

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trevorM
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Jun 11, 2006, 04:40 AM
 
I suspect there will only be one line of towers like apple has pretty much always done in previous years.
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harrisjamieh
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Jun 11, 2006, 09:44 AM
 
I agree, this thread is totally pointless..

and as for your prediction, I think you are way over complicating things - Apple will have 1 Mac Pro case design, with 3 configs - just like they do now, separated by proc. speed and standard features. Also, I expect at least 2 out of 3 models to be quad core - just like all the iMacs were upgraded to dual core, I see no reason why the costly Mac Pros can't mostly (or all) be quad
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Lateralus
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Jun 11, 2006, 11:16 AM
 
There are already more than enough speculative threads on this.
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