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Lionel Mandrake

(4,126 posts)
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 12:15 AM Dec 2019

Is the 2019 Mac Pro just vaporware?

The local Apple Store doesn't have a single 2019-model Mac Pro on display. They're still pushing the coffee cans. I have to wonder whether the new model is real.

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Is the 2019 Mac Pro just vaporware? (Original Post) Lionel Mandrake Dec 2019 OP
They may never show up in the retail stores CloudWatcher Dec 2019 #1
I dunno. Lionel Mandrake Dec 2019 #2
Why use up display space on a product aimed at a niche market? Auggie Dec 2019 #3
Exactly. nt Lionel Mandrake Dec 2019 #4

CloudWatcher

(1,933 posts)
1. They may never show up in the retail stores
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 01:05 AM
Dec 2019

All the years Apple sold a rack-mount server (Xserve) they never showed them off in the retail stores. With an entry price of $6000 for these new guys, they don't exactly lend themselves to impulse buys.

Fyi, they're quoting 1-2 weeks delivery, and no in-store pickup

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-pro/tower#

Omg, just maxing out some of the options gets the price up over $50k.

Pretty shocking that they're still pushing the old cans, unless they're at a serious discount!


Lionel Mandrake

(4,126 posts)
2. I dunno.
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 02:29 PM
Dec 2019

Thanks for the reply. The $5000 iMac Pro showed up in retail stores last year, and that's only $1000 less than a new bare-bones Mac Pro. I would guess that that the new Mac Pro is not a stocking stuffer, not even seasonal, so it can't compete for shelf space a few days before Christmas. Or maybe it doesn't exist yet. I'll look for it again in January.

Auggie

(31,909 posts)
3. Why use up display space on a product aimed at a niche market?
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 06:38 PM
Dec 2019

It’s not a consumer product, especially during the holidays. Retail space is better put to use hawking phones and tablets.

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