[netcraft]

I hadn't realized how small this is. I was imagining something about 1.5x to 2x as tall from the previous pictures I had seen.

It is impressive how modular they have made it in such as small package, but the inability to expand without thunderbolt is a turnoff to me personally. Maybe once thunderbolt becomes more ubiquitous and cheaper it won't be as big of a deal. Apple wants $30 for a half meter cable http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD861ZM/A/apple-thunderbol...

[agumonkey]

First picture with a hand on it got me mouth-agape. It's a big soda can. Impressive indeed. I wish they chose a more angular form factor, circular feels odd, and oddly not Apple-ish enough.

psedit: I didn't see the can / macpro picture the first time (slow DSL today) psedit2: this level of custom hardware reminds me of the ~70s era, on IBM machines, every piece was as specific as it could get. Beautiful to see, maybe less fun when in need for parts.

[calinet6]

It's actually a special-edition New Belgium Patagonia-themed beer... just discovered it thanks to this. Cool can design.

[gfodor]

Circular not Apple-ish enough? :)

http://www.cupertino.org/inc/img/apple_campus-cover.jpg

[agumonkey]

They don't ship this one.

[superuser2]

FYI, that "half meter cable" is not simple electrical continuity. There are microcontrollers in the ends handling the data as it passes.

http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/06/29/thunderbolt.ca...

[konstruktor]

I assume the majority of people posting in this thread know this. From a functional point of view, it's still a 30$ half meter cable, and it is also sold as such (not as a transceiver chip/cable kit). It's an interesting technology, though.