I hope for the best - but Apple has a pretty dismal track record when it comes to desktop computer designs. For every hit (and they have had several), they have some that are complete and utter failures.

So I've got nothing against the mac pro, but nothing really for it either. It's one of those things that I just have any reason at all to get but can appreciate that they're going to make. So don't take this as a criticism of the machine itself.

But they're just building a cooling chimney. It could just as easily have been a G4 cube and you'd get the same effect. It could have been done in a smaller version of the old pro case. The "overly stylish" form factor was 100% aesthetic decision. There is no practical reason why it needed to be circular and, actually, there is no reason at all linking a cooling chimney to that particular shape.

I'll leave the analysis of the machine to people who are more likely than me to buy it (e.g. everyone) but I just felt it necessary to point out that the circle design was entirely aesthetic.

On that note, here are some fun mockups (pun intended):

Hilarious mockups of Apple's new Mac Pro

Personally, I'm waiting for the dim sum version

Me too, but if I would bet money, it will be October and that is only four months from now.

I was looking at the MacBook wikipedia page since it quickly shows all the previous release dates. It has been a long time since they have refreshed the MacBook Pro line compared to previous releases and they often refresh in October. I'm guessing they only had so many Haswell chips, so decided to do the Air now.

While mine is 4 years old now and I really would like a new machine, I can hold on for four more months to see if they upgrade at that point.

You might be interested in this link:

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#MacBook_Pro