The Mac Pro has made users uneasy about owning the sky price and the configuration is too big. However, for those in the industry, this product is extremely valuable. Apple has talked with such people in the process of designing new machines. Now, when the Mac Pro 2019 is about to "hit the shelf", tech news site AppleInsider talked to the same users Apple has targeted with the new device.
Apple CEO - Tim Cook at the Mac Pro 2019 launch event.
The editors of technology news site Apple Insider spoke with Adobe photographers, video editors and employees to get the most objective view of the new Mac Pro computer. Of course, not everyone chooses to buy Mac Pro 2019. Many people recognize the value of this product because it suits their needs and financial capabilities. However, many people do not buy the new Mac Pro because Apple’s current Mac Pro model "is still strong enough".
Who needs to buy Mac Pro?
An expert on video editing for 30 years shared the following reasons: "Basically, I do a lot of video editing / compressing at work and this process must be done quickly. I I have to cut, export and export HD and 4K videos very quickly, video files can be very large and sometimes I need to run many programs. Therefore, I need a device with the most horsepower possible. "
Mr. Blake Garner, automation architect at Adobe for 15 years, is a potential customer of Mac Pro also said:
"The rack-mount option is quite useful for Adobe. We have to store a lot of Macs in the server room to make Xcode builds and test automatically. Use server racks instead of external racks. With the Mac Pro is a big improvement, the large memory capacity is also a noticeable upgrade: Running large virtual machines or installing virtual machines for homelab has taken up all the RAM, let alone creating a copy Xcode build. "
Some anonymous photographers have also used some Adobe products. He identified the new Mac Pro as quite attractive because of "strong horsepower".
"Not waiting while exporting is the key, especially when Adobe uses minimal GPU processing in Lightroom and Photoshop."
Michael Trauffer, a senior video editor, also hopes to see improvements with the software: "Adobe is one of the software vendors on the new Mac Pro. I hope that its software can take advantage. Using all the horsepower that is being offered, the Premiere Pro (currently) has not used many GPUs when editing, we are planning to upgrade to the new Mac Pro series for testing as an upgrade / replace for Mac Pro 2013. "
Keith R. Sbirus - a photographer, also a business IT manager, shared: "Our office uses the Mac as a whole, and it makes it work. My life and my life became easier.The Mac Pro’s reliability and scalability turned it into a great machine, for the vast majority of Mac users, including myself, through The specs of the device far exceeded expectations, but I also like to work on a fast device, especially when working on projects. "
Price issues
Mac Pro 2019 has a starting price of USD 6,000 (equivalent to VND 139.53 million) and up to USD 50,000 (about VND 1.16 billion) with the highest configuration version and full accessories. For the majority of ordinary users, this is a large number, while some professional users or businesses are still willing to give up tens of thousands of dollars if the product meets the demand.
Sharing with Apple Insider, a photographer said: "Price is not a big issue. I can spend about $ 9,000 - 10,000, depending on the configuration price menu."
Adobe Garner said: "Personally, cost is a factor to consider. I might use the lowest GPU and use third party memory and RAM. The upgrade over time is the way. Great to see the value from a high-end system like this.In work, teams will choose the optimized configuration to save time and advanced configurations will be valuable. "
Products with starting prices are not cheap.
Sbirus also agreed with this idea: "Price is always a matter of concern, especially for a small business. I might buy the base version and upgrade it further."
On the other hand, a video editing expert does not plan to buy the new Mac Pro: "I will not buy it immediately. My current Mac Pro is still completing the job. I also want to go try it out. and see how well it works with Adobe Premiere. "
Ryckebusch also wants to take part in testing and owning new Apple devices: "I hope this machine will be in the range of $ 10,000 to $ 20,000. We need a 10gig LAN to take. Using the entire ecosystem, I used to set up a wired gigabit network in the house more than a decade ago but now we need to update progress. "
Battery life
In addition to extremely powerful work performance, professional users see the Mac Pro as a long-term investment that can be used for many years without fear of obsolescence.
Sbirus claims: "The reality is that these machines will last for years, allowing for screen upgrades, storage upgrades and extensions. This is something a mini or iMac does not allow. The average Mac Pro service for my job will last about 6-8 years. They are recycled and used for different purposes, but they are definitely a long-term investment. "
Garner agrees: "These systems can serve at least 5 years for primary use and can be used for another 2-3 years for other side tasks."
An anonymous photographer said: "I usually replace my iMac every 3-4 years, so I hope this new Mac Pro will survive at least 6-7 years, even is 10 years. "
Ryckebusch identified the Mac Pro as always long-lived, and especially scalable, so he also wanted a new Mac Pro: "Memory expansion and configuration upgrades are important. I already own a Mac Pro 2008 for a long time, when I switched, I had all four drive bays and about 3 graphics cards with maximum RAM, so I needed to use a 5-year-old machine. 7 years or longer if there is a clear upgrade path. "
Ability to upgrade configuration
Besides the longevity, the reason many people want to own Mac Pro is because they have the ability to expand the configuration. Trauffer proved quite excited about this year’s Mac Pro when Apple allowed users to disassemble the chassis and put more accessories and components to upgrade.
Users can upgrade the Mac Pro configuration.
When asked specifically about the ability to expand PCI-E, professional users will opt for the NVMe drive and hardware controller RAID. In addition, in the long run, users should also add 1TB of RAM.
First impression
Although not yet available to users, most people are excited about Mac Pro 2019 and look forward to experiencing the product. Ryckebusch said: “I was very excited about the debut and was surprised to see the price list of Mac Pro 2019.
From a technological perspective, the product is really impressive.
Conclude
Regardless of compliments or criticism of the Pro version of Pro 2019, there are still millions of people trying to own them. The "massive" configuration of the Mac Pro is not intended for general users, it is only suitable for those who edit video, images and software development. These people often have to deal with large workloads and are more affordable, so there will be other Apple product experiences.
In the near future, we will give the most objective prices about this product when Apple officially sells the product. Invite readers to read and read.
