Apple Mac Pro Wheels Kit(apple.com) |
Apple Mac Pro Wheels Kit(apple.com) |
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Enterprise spending consists of obscene markups.
Plus, if you know you want the wheels before purchasing, you can get them for $400 in the configurator
<gasp>
I'm not communist, I'm happy for people being fairly remunerated, but a world where $1k wheels make sense is a world that is dangerously close to not making any sense at all.
Such luxury, in our pockets.
The feet kit is half the cost, but they're feet. It's like they're designed for safe use in operating theaters or something.
I have a cheap $20 stand with wheels. The wheels help me move it around in case I'm cleaning the area or need to disconnect/reconnect cables (which I do frequently).
I'm repeating what many have said before: If you're a legit pro / enterprise, the value behind the Mac Pro is probably a lot more than the minuscule amount you'd pay.
For comparison, I've made 10x from my MBP, so I'd say the value and quality was worth it.
Edit: Ok, yes obviously you shouldn't be comparing the price of your work with your laptop of choice: but the experience and quality was definitely worth it more than the Dell XPS. I mostly ssh/use sublime into bigger servers, but the quality of Macs in general are so good that I don't put much focus on performance.
Next up, $500 machined aluminum wheel blocks.
My second thought was... comes back to find computer up on cinder blocks, wheels gone.
The lesson here is to not purchase the very first iteration of Apple products. Sometimes it can turn out to be an expensive sunken cost.
In my opinion, the Mac Pro and its relevant accessories are targeting a luxury customer that doesn't really care how much it costs.
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Poor guy would’ve been bound to his desk without the wheels.
I've worked in sound/lighting and we rack mount some machines in wheeled racks so they can be used to test/control/mix on any larger AV rack.
..they left out filters for the high velocity fans -hope everything is nice and grounded too, because: static.
Constant strange bugs, flashing login screens and freezing apps (if used by multiple users). Changes to settings cause password/TouchId confirmation popups for the other user that block the system.
If I am logged into two accounts, opening the MBP will show a login screen for user A, then open the desktop for user B (didn't want to see that), then quickly flash to a login screen for user B and upon entering the password/TouchId flashing back to the main login page and voila, you can finally login as expected.
It's so strange.
Management would consider a $1k set of wheels a bargain to keep him happy.