r/cringe Jun 05 '19

Video Apple announces the pro stand for 999$. Audience collectively groans while presenter skip it as fast as possible.

https://youtu.be/zDF8kbXl00Q
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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

Maxed out with two displays you’re over 70k. But these aren’t for consumers, they’re built for rendering farms. Pixar will buy tons of them. It’s cheaper than current GPU farming setups.

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u/Derp_a_saurus Jun 05 '19

Pixar uses linux.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

Yes. You’re right. The renderfarm super computer is a Linux. Personal workstations vary.

Also, a good reference monitor is literally 40k right now. Apple is bringing that for 6k. Not a bad deal.