[ghost180sx]

Sure, lack of expandable disk storage options is telling. I mean, at least they could have offered industry standard 2.5" bays? Sure, you can install PCIe storage, but it's very expensive... Yes, they assume you'll just get external storage over thunderbolt or USB-C, but I liked it all being in one nice neat box.

Considering that the very base model MacPro starts at $7,500 (Canadian) with the lowest CPU and RAM offering (3.5GHz, 8-core Xeon W, 32GB RAM) -- despite it's insanely crazy design -- it's totally outclassed by a much cheaper PC, that can be installed with a much wider range of software and hardware for a fraction of the cost.

Fully, loaded, with every single option, will set you back a cool $68,107.98! Why the hell not, eh?

Sad really, because my MacPro1,1 has a permanent place at home on my desk as my daily machine. And I have no intention of replacing it any time soon. If I get bored of OS X, I boot up into Linux, and the system runs even faster and has even more device support.

I disagree that the new Pro is only for video or 3D professionals - it still has great scientific and engineering applications. In fact I would argue the average video or 3d professional probably can't afford this machine! And now it's available in a rack mount configuration too - something that suggests some people might be crazy enough to put one in a data center as a headless server-only appliance. Wow, expensive! For only the ultra-rich, with money to waste.