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The Mac Pro 7,1 is not a Mac Pro. It's an Apple Pro. | MacRumors Forums
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MP 7,1 The Mac Pro 7,1 is not a Mac Pro. It's an Apple Pro.
I've been reading about the history of the Macintosh. The remarkable thing about the original 1984 Macintosh was that it took some of the advanced features of the $10,000 Apple Lisa, such as a Graphical User Interface, and made them available to everyday users in the more affordable $2,500 Macintosh. You could argue that the $2,000 MacBook Pro, $2,000 Mac Studio, and $3,000 Mac Pro 6,1 were all Macs because they carried the Macintosh's legacy of taking the best technology and making it affordable for more users.
The "Mac Pro" 7,1 does not do that. It starts at $6,000. Most don't spend less than $12,000. Many spend $24,000. It can max out at $50,000. This is not the Macintosh's legacy of taking the best technology and making it affordable for more users. It is taking the best technology and selling it only to high-end studios, and to other businesses and colleges with big budgets. And that is why the Mac Pro 7,1 is more appropriately named the Apple Pro.
The "Mac Pro" 7,1 does not do that. It starts at $6,000. Most don't spend less than $12,000. Many spend $24,000. It can max out at $50,000. This is not the Macintosh's legacy of taking the best technology and making it affordable for more users. It is taking the best technology and selling it only to high-end studios, and to other businesses and colleges with big budgets. And that is why the Mac Pro 7,1 is more appropriately named the Apple Pro.
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It will be interesting to see what Apple Silicon will do to the lineup.I've been reading about the history of the Macintosh. The remarkable thing about the original 1984 Macintosh was that it took some of the advanced features of the $10,000 Apple Lisa, such as a Graphical User Interface, and made them available to everyday users in the more affordable $2,500 Macintosh. You could argue that the $2,000 MacBook Pro, $2,000 Mac Studio, and $3,000 Mac Pro 6,1 were all Macs because they carried the Macintosh's legacy of taking the best technology and making it affordable for more users.
The "Mac Pro" 7,1 does not do that. It starts at $6,000. Most don't spend less than $12,000. Many spend $24,000. It can max out at $50,000. This is not the Macintosh's legacy of taking the best technology and making it affordable for more users. It is taking the best technology and selling it only to high-end studios, and other businesses and colleges with big budgets. And that is why the Mac Pro 7,1 is more appropriately named the Apple Pro.
It will be interesting to see how Apple can make their next Pro desktop competitive. Do they want to make a "Mac Pro" that is truly competitive with a fast and affordable Puget System? Or do they want to make an "Apple Pro" that is competitive with more expensive "desktop supercomputers" like the Nvidia DGX Station A100? Who will they compete with?It will be interesting to see what Apple Silicon will do to the lineup.
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