Feeler-Quad Mac Pro

[FF_productions]

This is a total feeler, the Mac Pro may never leave my house but I'm wondering what you guys think its worth at this point, here are the specs

Quad Mac Pro 2.66 Ghz
3 Gigs of Ram
320 Gig Drive + 300 gig drive + 2x500 Gig drives (raided as 1 TB) and a 250 gig pata drive i put below the optical drive for a total of 1.8 TB
SuperDrive
7300 GT
Applecare until June 2010
20 inch ACER display

How much?

[FF_productions]

I've been given an offer from craigslist, this guy has a 17 inch MacBook Pro, 2.16 Core Duo w/ 2 gigs of ram, applecare, etc.

BUT

I get to keep 3 of the 5 hard drives (2x500's and a 300) as well as the LCD screen.

Is this a good deal?

[kuebby]

It's a good deal for him, not for you. That MBP is worth, around here on MR anyway, only around $1500-1600, yours is worth more like $1800-1900, so I'd say he should add a little cash.

Or if you sell it outright you should be able to get enough for a 17" Core 2 Duo machine.

But a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush.

[FF_productions]

Ok, I asked for $300 on top and he agreed...now its more tempting....

[ReanimationLP]

Thats a crap deal.

That MBP is probably worth around 1200-1400 tops.

Your Mac Pro will be much faster at video production/rendering, due to being based off of the Core architecture, and having 4 cores instead of 2, plus the faster HDD and RAM.

Core Duo is based off of Yonah, which is based off the Pentium M processor.

[FF_productions]

Ok, here's an update on the deal..

This guy is willing to trade the laptop, with a 60 gig iPod, and include $300 on top.

How does that sound for a trade?

Remember I keep 3 of the 5 hard drives and my LCD.

[tsvb]

If you don't mind going to a 32 bit processor

[FF_productions]

I used to own a MacBook Pro that was 32 bit I really never noticed a big difference between the 2 to be honest, minus the expandability options of a desktop.

[matperk]

If you don't mind going to a 32 bit processor

Yeah, you're really going to see a BIG drop in speed. Not only are you going from a quad core to a dual core, you're also going to the previous generation dual core (32 bit, less efficient). I'm running a 2.0ghz Core Duo MBP (15") and the difference between mine and my friend's 2.16 C2Duo is tremendous. Not to mention the Core Duos only allow for 2gb RAM.

[errol]

Terrible trade. I probably consider giving you close to $1.9-2k myself without the HDs and Display. The MBP is worth ~$1200 at the most. Even with the extra crap, It doesn't add up.

[FF_productions]

Thanks for the advice everybody, this is why I love this website.

[AlexH]

Thanks for the advice everybody, this is why I love this website.
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