Re: [RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mac Pro ??

On Nov 18, 2025 at 12:33:13 AM EST, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
 

On 2025-11-18 04:53:50 +0000, Tyrone said:

On Nov 17, 2025 at 9:14:15 PM EST, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

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In the age of Apple Silicon the Mac Pro has been become a pretty
pointless device thanks to having almost nothing that is upgradable -
all you can really do is add more internal drives (which, considering
Apple's rather stingy and high-priced built-in drives, was its only
plus point). The number of people who need a PCI / similar slot for
anything else is pretty miniscule these days.

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Makes sense. The big ugly tower with roaring fans and "slots" is a relic of
the Intel/Motorola/Power PC stone age. The huge motherboard with RAM here and
CPU over there and "slots" way over there is so 30 years ago.
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Everything integrated on a single chip is the present and the future. It is
faster, uses WAY less power, generates WAY less heat and fits into a MUCH
smaller case that MIGHT need a single, whisper-quiet, low-speed fan.
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Plus, no other consumer product is "upgradeable".  TVs, microwave ovens,
refrigerators, cars, furniture, phones, watches, speakers, headphones etc.
You buy what you need now and can afford now.
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You want/need more later?   Buy a new, bigger one and sell the old one.

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Unfortunately that is the stupidity of today's selfish "throw away"
society. In the long run it makes no real sense because it is more
wasteful, more expensive, and uses up far more resources.  :-(\

 I did not say "throw it away".  I said sell it on eBay to help defray the cost
of the new one.
 Also, a single chip is WAY less wasteful than hundreds of separate chips on
multiple huge boards. Those boards were each the size of a 14" screen today.
Could be even larger. Talk about waste.