Originally Posted by
FLYMSY
If you read the release notes carefully, you'll realize that there is a major functional reason for the design, which has NOTHING to do with being an "overly stylish" form factor.
Originally Posted by
ScottC
Well, that is clearly not true - reading the comments from the audience, they are not impressed. You can't swap out the video cards (no PCI), everything relies on Thunderbolt and even the storage will go externally. Also, going with AMD for video instead of nvidia was a poor choice - again, from the perspective of the intended audience.
This is most definitely a form over function design.
Of course they had a functional reason for the design - but the foundations behind that functional reasoning are flawed for their audience. Yes, the cooling system and ports are all impressive, but someone who does a lot of video work or audio will have a tall stack of drives and ports next to the machine, entirely defeating its purpose.
Notice the adjective that I bolded in my original post. I did not write "
THE major reason...", nor, "the
ONLY reason...", I chose "
a" intentionally.
So, I'll say, It is clearly not true, that it "is clearly not true.".
If I were considering buying a Pro, I would probably have a lot of the same concerns/questions, however, I try to avoid coming to conclusions before seeing something in the "flesh".
Time will tell whether it is a flawed design, or not. Until then, I'll reserve judgment.