they're likely going with the Xeon 5600 Gulftown chip and not the new Core i7-980X chips as speculated because the latter supports only 1 CPU per motherboard.. the 5600 you can throw 2 on as the MacPro is currently configured. Still they'll be 6 and 12 (dodecyl)core Pros = 12 and 24 threads.
One article speculated a delivary time of early June... I shure hope it's before then ! A little More info...
"Hardmac reports that Intel has yet to begin shipping significant quantities of its six-core Xeon processors that many expect to appear in a refreshed Mac Pro. According to the report, distributors will have to wait until "the end of the second quarter" to receive mass quantities of the chips.
Intel informed its distribution networks that the 6 core Xeon will only be available in limited quantity until at the end of the second quarter. A report from mid-March indicated that a Mac Pro refresh was due "by June", and it is unknown whether there has been any change to this timeline with Intel still not producing mass quantities of the necessary processors. Given the company's history of being first in line for chips used in its Mac Pro machines, it has been suggested that Apple could receive priority access to new processors.
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) has been scheduled for early June, and while the conference seems to be carrying a heavy iPhone OS focus this year, it does represent a reasonable opportunity for Apple to introduce revised pro-level machines like the Mac Pro. An introduction would not, however, necessarily mean immediate availability, as chip supply constraints could cause Apple to delay shipments by several weeks as it gathers sufficient quantities of the Xeon processors." .
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End of summer before BTS sale ends which is Sept 7th - with 6 core processors, USB 3.0 and Firewire 1600 or 3200 !! USB 3.0 = 10 X speed USB 2. -iMacs come out 2-3 weeks after the new MacPros -
. I saw it but it's just a rumor, nothing more, nothing less. I could have done that well.
The rumor going around now is the next Mac Pro will have Sandy Bridge processors. If so, that's bad news! The Sandy Bridge processors that will be launched this year are for consumer computers; i.e., iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro etc. It is very unlikely the Sandy Bridge server chips (Mac Pro) will be out this year.
If Apple decides to go with Westmere, then September is a possibility. But if they are going with Westmere, why aren't they out by now?
I am going to start my own rumor. I am going to say that I got an email from Steve Jobs and it says, "The 2009 will be the last Mac Pro made but not to worry because we will have a very souped-up iPad for all you Mac Pro users."
I think I am more annoyed about this than you are.
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What type of processors are you talking about? The mac pro just came out with the i5 and i 7 processors about 2 months ago. I hope they do not scrap these processors because people spent their hard earned money to buy these laptops. We are not all billionaires like Jobs that we can buy something right away as soon as it comes out. When you make a good product you stick with it quite a while.Newer doesn't only mean better always. J
When Apple, or any computer company, launches a new version of their computer, invariably it always has a newer, or at least faster, chip in it. Why would that mean you would have to buy another computer? It's not like switching from Motorola chips to Intel. It's still Intel. Sandy Bridge is the newer, smaller architecture....32 nm process. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bridge_(microarchitecture)
They came out two months ago and will be changed likely in September. If you are getting buyer's remorse on that schedule I suggest buying a Fisher Price, "The Farmer Says" See 'n Say. The current update will hold for several years I hear.
A new computer is out of date the moment the cellophane is cut.
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