GabrielHurl
Active Member
My new commute has me passing by the Apple Park store / visitors centre ..... it's in behind the trees there somewhere.
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soundmuseum
Active Member
An e-mail promoting the new Eaton Centre store opening on Saturday has been sent out:
Johnny Au
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TossYourJacket
Senior Member
**$1000+ monitor stand not included with monitor
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
And you will need to clean it with nothing but the Apple provided cloth - gratis.
AoD
Johnny Au
Senior Member
Actually, the Mac Pro costs C$7500+ (C$6300+ monitor with proprietary cleaning cloth and C$1300 monitor stand not included).
The prices listed in my earlier post are in American dollars.
The prices listed in my earlier post are in American dollars.
torontowest91
Active Member
Fairview is opening next door in a larger space.
Irishmonk
Senior Member
...made from spun unicorn hair.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Johnny Au
Senior Member
The proprietary cloth is made from similar materials used to make Gleipnir, the fetter used to bind the giant wolf Fenrir from Norse mythology:
- The sound of a cat's footfall (more specifically that from a sabretoothed cat)
- The beard of a woman (more specifically from Yahi women)
- The roots of a mountain (more specifically the roots used to hold Mount Whitney onto the Earth's mantle)
- The sinews of a bear (more specifically those from a California grizzly bear)
- The breath of a fish (more specifically that from a Clear Lake splittail)
- The spittle of a bird (more specifically that from a passenger pigeon)
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MetroMan
Senior Member
It’s open.
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Johnny Au
Senior Member
I spoke with an Apple Store employee in the Eaton Centre and he said that the new super-expensive Mac Pro isn't up for display yet.
MetroMan
Senior Member
It's on the floor now.
The industrial design is as impressive as I expected it to be and the $1000 stand is worth every penny. But what a failure on Apple's part for putting an under-specced model as the only one available to try. I tested it with basic Final Cut Pro moviemaking with just a few clips and it was stuttering through that, giving me frequent beachballs. You'd think they'd put the most powerful model that you could throw anything at and never slow it down.
Still, I left the store wanting one. I can see this being a machine you could own for easily 10 years and upgrading it along the way. I've been eyeing an iMac Pro to replace my existing 2012 model but this is changing my mind. I guess I found out not to go with the lowest spec model.
Back to the store, uh... I think they need a bigger store already.
Certainly better than the store it replaced but it was completely slammed.
The industrial design is as impressive as I expected it to be and the $1000 stand is worth every penny. But what a failure on Apple's part for putting an under-specced model as the only one available to try. I tested it with basic Final Cut Pro moviemaking with just a few clips and it was stuttering through that, giving me frequent beachballs. You'd think they'd put the most powerful model that you could throw anything at and never slow it down.
Still, I left the store wanting one. I can see this being a machine you could own for easily 10 years and upgrading it along the way. I've been eyeing an iMac Pro to replace my existing 2012 model but this is changing my mind. I guess I found out not to go with the lowest spec model.
Back to the store, uh... I think they need a bigger store already.
Certainly better than the store it replaced but it was completely slammed.
JasonParis
Moderator
The store still smells of BO. There's my review.
Johnny Au
Senior Member
If you think that now has strong BO, just imagine a hot, humid summer day during rush hour.