I’ve taken the decision to get a new Mac!

With the amount of video editing I do (but more importantly, the amount of video encoding I do), I’ve reached the point where I need to seriously beef up my processor ability. So the obvious choice for me is the Mac Pro.

The only problem is that the current Mac Pro line is overdue for a revamp and I just know that whether I order one today, the new machines will be released tomorrow!

It’s no secret that Apple are working on a processor change for the Mac Pro using the new Intel “Penryn” chips - (via Appleinsider and Engadget).

The latest news from Yahoo indicates that Xcode (Apples software developement tools) have been upgraded to support the Penryn processor. A certain sign of the imminent release of new Mac Pros.

So some questions…

Will the new Mac Pros be launched at Macworld 2008? - I’ve an inkling that Apple

won’t wait for Macworld. As can be seen from last years Macworld, the January event is all about consumer products not pro level Macs. I think the new Mac pro will be launched before Xmas quietly and without fanfare, just like the last few revs of the MacBook and MacBook Pros.

Will they change the case design? - Probably not, but soon after again, I really don’t care! It’s going under the desk anyway and to be honest, the current aluminum industrial design is just fine.

So fingers crossed the new Mac Pros will be out any day now and the supply won’t be constrained by the availability of the new processors.

So what will be announced at Macworld….

Let the rumours start!

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Original post by Don