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   #10. Posted at 03:52 PM on Jan 8th 2008 Edit   Reply
StashTheVampede
Just follow the money:
- MORE money is made on notebook parts (chipsets, ram, cpu)
- MORE money is made on server parts (chipsets, ram, cpu)
- LESS money is made on desktop parts (chipset, ram, cpu)

Apple's margin's are good BECAUSE they 100% skip desktop parts (chipsets, ram, cpu). Imagine Apple going with some Intel desktop motherboard, Q6600 and 2GB of DDR2 -- THAT kind of system's margin is TINY (look at Dell/HP, etc).

On the other hand, Apple DOES sell a single socketed Xeon (-$500) of the Mac Pro. Still uses FB-DIMM, still is Apple box.
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#10, Why do you think Apple would magically cut their margin down...  :  Ethyriel  (#20)  «
#20, In other market segments, they don't have competition: - i...  :  StashTheVampede  (#21)  «
#21, Sorry, but a mac is not "high-end unix workstation" Ju...  :  d0g_p00p  (#25)  «

   #5. Posted at 02:37 PM on Jan 8th 2008 Edit   Reply
ssidbroadcast
two Quad-Core 45nm Xeons paired with a 2600 XT ? Talk about an unbalanced equation…
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#5, Only for gamers.  :  derFunkenstein  (#8)  «
#8, Well yeah I know it'll never be used for gaming, but as a...  :  ssidbroadcast  (#12)  «
#12, If it's not going to be used for gaming, then the vide...  :  derFunkenstein  (#24)  «
#5, Hah, you should see the imbalance in a server I've got down ...  :  Anonymous Coward  (#17)  «
#17, Are you running a spam operation from home or something?  :  ssidbroadcast  (#18)  «
#18, No I'm at work. But anyway I see plenty of reasons for...  :  Anonymous Coward  (#19)  «

   #22. Posted at 09:13 AM on Jan 9th 2008 Edit   Reply
Xenolith
When are they going to put quad cores in their minis.
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#22, When a quad is available in a notebook chip and chipset at a...  :  StashTheVampede  (#23)  «

   #2. Posted at 11:41 AM on Jan 8th 2008 Edit   Reply
blastdoor
These super high end unix workstations are nice, but I wish they would sell a Pro-level *desktop* computer. Even if it's not the "xMac" in a nifty form-factor, just a single socket Mac Pro with regular RAM would be a welcome addition to the product lineup.
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#2, It would cannibalize the high margin's that Apple is enjoyin...  :  StashTheVampede  (#3)  «
#3, At one time, I would have agreed with you, but when your ...  :  Thresher  (#4)  «
#4, You can get the Mac Pro with a single quad core cpu in...  :  Kurlon  (#16)  «
#3, You're saying that they couldn't charge enough to get the...  :  derFunkenstein  (#9)  «
#9, Yes. Apple also doesn't want to regularly "drop" price...  :  StashTheVampede  (#11)  «

   #13. Posted at 06:21 PM on Jan 8th 2008 Edit   Reply
albundy
i thought TR said that these new xeons would be "single socket only"?
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#13, When did TR ever post that (it would be blatantly false that...  :  StashTheVampede  (#14)  «
#14, http://www.techreport.com/discussions.x/13878 right aft th...  :  albundy  (#15)  «

   #1. Posted at 10:48 AM on Jan 8th 2008 Edit   Reply
leor
2800 isn't even that bad for a workstation of that quality. apple moving to intel was one of the best moves they've ever made. at least their claims of the most powerful computers out there actually measure up now.
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#1, Yeah, but now they just have to work on better configuration...  :  Kunikos  (#6)  «
#6, Dell charges the same prices for memory upgrades. Check w...  :  bozzunter  (#7)  «
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