Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
No Raid Card
No thunderbolt
No USB 3
Old GPUs
... after such a long wait, I was really expecting something special. As a professional photographer I feel a little deflated. I have been a fan of Apple's extraordinary innovation for as far back as I can remember ... so the feeling of being disappointed by the company is a new experience. But life goes on!
MacPro, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
The Mac Pro RAID card will continue to work in the "new" MP (although, if you're looking for a RAID card, I wouldn't start there. Check ATTO and Areca options.)
But yes, the lack of those other features is ... disappointing.
Matt
I blame Intel for tocking too big a bite in the reduced die and complex chips. I blame Nvidia for somewhat the same. They have had to deal with heat and yields and firmware. Drivers and issues with GTX 670/80/90's. Having it all come toether and be ready together. A perfect storm.
zMeans more time for development and pushes the next window into a "mature" 10.8 (or maybe Lion was never designed to be ready? matiing the software to hardware so tightly).
Sandy Bridge-E may have been 2nd choice also.
But no the Apple RAID card is something a few of us have cautioned users after the first flush of exposure and disappointment going back to March 2007 (and of course was $995 then).
At least PCI Express to USB 3 cards exist. And if you think about it, at least an accidental trip of the USB 3 cable won't bring the whole motherboard into repair for a Mac Pro. That would be much more costly. That's one advantage the Mac Pro has over any other Mac, is that the PCI Express card based expansion allows other connectivity not to sacrifice the logicboard.
While many readers here don't think much of the Mac Pro RAID card, it is still being offered as an accessory in the online store.
No Raid card for 2012 MacPro?
