Post #1396183

2026-03-30 14:07 UTC

@kirb The same integration that makes the Apple Silicon Macs so fast is the thing that makes them non-expandable in the way that the older Mac Pro models were expandable. You _can't_ have it both ways. I tried to explain here: https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/apples_last_tower_topples/

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@kirb@hachyderm.io 2026-03-31 09:03

@lproven There’s decisions that are worth the inconvenience like unified memory, and some that could have been more open. The display architecture could have been designed more like it is on UEFI systems, or they could have shared a spec confidentially with AMD. I don’t think it’s malicious, they can iterate faster when the only 3rd-party they might break is Asahi. They got what they deserved for letting the Apple Silicon Mac Pro be limited though - nobody wanted it. Then again, see the big debacle with Nvidia and High Sierra. They have their beef with Nvidia, but making Mac Pro customers collateral damage was a choice.

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@fmarini@mastodon.social 2026-03-31 09:50

@lproven unconvinced that you can’t. A modular NUMA system with multiple Mx Max/Ultra could be built, if they want to. I would love to see one built. But the question is: would it make sense from a business perspective? Honestly, I don’t think so; it would be really niche, and I don’t see Apple so interested in gaining market share in the [really] professional market, tbh. 🤷🏼‍♂️ But from a technological point of view? Yep, it could be done.

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