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New iMac 27" I7 or used Mac Pro 2.66 Nehalem?

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MacDanielsen

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Hi friends

I have been looking to buy the iMac 27" I7 for some time now but now I have started thinking about buying an used Mac Pro 2.66 MhZ Nehalem with 6 gb ram, GT120 GPU, 2 HDD's and probably a used Cinema 24" as well.

Price is almost the same - new iMac vs. used Mac Pro.

I like the possibility of replacing/upgrading parts in the Pro - I would probably put a smaller SSD for OS and app's in it right away.

Which one will be the faster? The iMac tempts being brand new and very good looking.

Thanks guys
Lars
 
Personally I would go with the Mac Pro + the cinema display.
The iMac has a newer processor but the MP offers much more versatility in upgrading.

The i7 iMac has a 9292 Geekbench score, while the MP has 8144, so the iMac's newer proceesor is a bit faster. On the other side, you can upgrade the iMac to 16 GB ram, while the MP supports 32 GB.
 
MacDanielsen said:
Hi friends

I have been looking to buy the iMac 27" I7 for some time now but now I have started thinking about buying an used Mac Pro 2.66 MhZ Nehalem with 6 gb ram, GT120 GPU, 2 HDD's and probably a used Cinema 24" as well.

Price is almost the same - new iMac vs. used Mac Pro.

I like the possibility of replacing/upgrading parts in the Pro - I would probably put a smaller SSD for OS and app's in it right away.

Which one will be the faster? The iMac tempts being brand new and very good looking.

Thanks guys
Lars
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Hi Lars,

The 2010 Base Mac Pro is sometimes up on the refurb store for the same price as the 2009. It's worth checking out, the ATI 5770 is a much better card and you'll get a few MHz extra.
 
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