True "pros" aren't going to be burning 4K videos onto "DVDs" or even BluRay disks. They can't hold the file. And a true pro won't mind having a high end burner separate IF he needs one. You really don't know what you're talking about when you speak of "lack of media expansion" if you are just concerned with trying to cram something into the case. The Mac Pro has gobs of expansion capability, or are you really that unfamiliar with the daisy chaining capabilities of the Thunderbolt connection system? Apple is selling every MacPro they can push off their assembly line and they are currently back logged to June. The "pros" are very impressed . . .the best way they can be: with their wallets!
“Apple is selling every MacPro they can push off their assembly line and they are currently back logged to June. “
Uh, they are not shipping because of production delays at their Austin plant.
I’m a pro...
I work on a Mac 8-12 hours a day, designing artwork, animations, books, posters, t-shirts, calendars, etc and modifying existing files for use by our clients, and we send tons of files on DVD’s to both customers and vendors.
We also back up certain crucial files to DVD in addition to SugarSync and five external RAID 5 LaCie drives.
We also get CD masters from different engineers for our music and audio CD’s that we then send to a vendor to jewel-case and dupe, so as you can see, we use a DVD drive daily.
Also, I know it’s old-fashioned, and most people prefer YouSendIt (I refuse to use the idiotic “Hightail”!) but some clients DO request their files be sent on DVD’s, including a couple of PBS stations! I guess they like filing them apart from the cloud.
I regret having to buy an external burner...
See ya’, Sword!
Ed
Our old Mac Pro had four internal 2 tb hard drives, we’re now restricted to ONE 1 tb drive, so we had to buy a separate 5-bay LaCie drive...which is slower than the four internal drives, plus costs a whole heck of a lot more.
There’s TONS of creatives who hate the new Mac Pro, and I am one of them...
See ya’,
Ed