2008 8 Core Mac Pro 3,1

[musycsmk]

Hi guys I have a quesiton about trading my iMac just bought on April 2012 (2011 27inch 2.7ghz i5 Core 1TB HD, 12GB of Ram Upgraded) for Mac Pro (2008 2.8 8 Core Xeon 16GB Ram, 2TB HD, ATI 5770 Upgraded). I do music mixing and recording on macs. You guys think personally that it's a good trade between them two? Need a reply ASAP~ PLEASE~

 

[TM(tm)]

Do you have a monitor already? Keep the cost of a monitor(s) is mind. If it were me however, I would make the change. For music production/engineering, the MP offers a lot of benefits as it sits now, plus is able to be upgraded, i.e. stay relevant longer than is capable with the iMac.

Mac Pro now has:

More cores,

Faster clock speeds,

More Ram,

More HD space,

Better Graphics Card.

More upgrade options available.

 

[musycsmk]

Yea I do have some DVI Monitors at home sitting for it to be used.

 

[TM(tm)]

If it were me, and it was a straight up trade, I would jump all over it. I would even be willing to add some for the MP.

 

[musycsmk]

Do you have a monitor already? Keep the cost of a monitor(s) is mind. If it were me however, I would make the change. For music production/engineering, the MP offers a lot of benefits as it sits now, plus is able to be upgraded, i.e. stay relevant longer than is capable with the iMac.

Mac Pro now has:

More cores,

Faster clock speeds,

More Ram,

More HD space,

Better Graphics Card.

More upgrade options available.

Well my own opinion I thought since the ram was DDR2 800 on MP it would be slower than the iMAC DDR3 1333. Is it True?

 

[musycsmk]

If it were me, and it was a straight up trade, I would jump all over it. I would even be willing to add some for the MP.

How about 8 core 2.8ghz, 6GB ram, 320GB + 1.5TB (3 x 500GB sata drives enclosed), HD2600XT? you think it's a good trade? just a straight trade

 

[OrangeSVTguy]

How about 8 core 2.8ghz, 6GB ram, 320GB + 1.5TB (3 x 500GB sata drives enclosed), HD2600XT? you think it's a good trade? just a straight trade

I personally wouldn't trade it. DDR2 FBDIMMs are expensive for one thing. That GPU isn't really that good and HDDs are cheap.

The first one you posted is worth around $1000 with yours around $1500? I would at least trade for a 4,1 or 5,1 Mac Pro.

 

[musycsmk]

I personally wouldn't trade it. DDR2 FBDIMMs are expensive for one thing. That GPU isn't really that good and HDDs are cheap.

The first one you posted is worth around $1000 with yours around $1500? I would at least trade for a 4,1 or 5,1 Mac Pro.

How about the one on top?

 

[softwareguy256]

Hi guys I have a quesiton about trading my iMac just bought on April 2012 (2011 27inch 2.7ghz i5 Core 1TB HD, 12GB of Ram Upgraded) for Mac Pro (2008 2.8 8 Core Xeon 16GB Ram, 2TB HD, ATI 5770 Upgraded). I do music mixing and recording on macs. You guys think personally that it's a good trade between them two? Need a reply ASAP~ PLEASE~

Do whatever option is cheaper. Unless you are making money from a record deal keep costs low. Two weeks after you get that new computer you will feel exactly like you do right now minus the money.

 

[jbg232]

I personally would not trade it, the imac cpu is much faster than the mac pro and on craig's list you have more value in the imac. I would trade it if you need the expandability, but only then.

 

[Spacedust]

Don't buy. Your iMac is a perfect machine.

With this Mac Pro your RAM will always fail and it's very expensive. I have 5 dead sticks out of 8.

 

[musycsmk]

2008 8 Core Mac Pro 3,1

Was thinking if 2008 3,1 8 Core Mac Pro, 4 GB of Ram, 320GB of HD, 256MB GPU for $1000.
What do you guys think?

 

[GGJstudios]

Was thinking if 2008 3,1 8 Core Mac Pro, 4 GB of Ram, 320GB of HD, 256MB GPU for $1000.
What do you guys think?

As a starting point, you can check Mac2Sell, eBay (including completed sales), or Amazon for prices of similar models, to get an idea of what's a fair price to pay. Then adjust the price to account for condition, configuration, remaining AppleCare coverage (if any), etc.

 

[snberk103]

One other thing to keep in mind is that the iMac has a warranty, and the MacPro is out of warranty. With AppleCare added that iMac is good for 3 years, guaranteed. If anything in the MacPro goes skruntch you can figure it's gonna set you back $1000. I've got a perfectly good 2008 MacPro... great machines... but it's now out of warranty and that worries me a bit.