I know that there have been little bits here and there, but if somebody really in the know could post a clear and concise summary of what is going to cruise on a set of 2.5 or 2.8 Harpertowns versus what will cruise on the 3.0 or 3.2 Wolffies, it would really be helpful as they may again have a 2 x Dual-Core MP in the lineup.
I know that CS3 doesn't take advantage of multi-cores today, and so would currently be faster on the 3.0, but how much faster? Also, isn't it safe to assume that Adobe will support multi-core soon enough?
My bottom line is I do periodic video editing and importing of HDV tapes, would like to transpose my DVD collection to hard drives so that they are networkable (a lot of rendering there, but it can be overnight too), do a fair amount of RAW photography, but use my machine most of the time for Safari, Mail, iTunes, iWeb, etc. I am sure there are a lot of people waiting to buy a Mac Pro who have similar usage patterns and would also like to benefit from the wisdom here to make an informed choice.
Assuming that everything will start to support multi-core in the next year or two, what sort of Mac Pro configuration would I be best off with for the next 5-6 years?
I know that CS3 doesn't take advantage of multi-cores today, and so would currently be faster on the 3.0, but how much faster? Also, isn't it safe to assume that Adobe will support multi-core soon enough?
My bottom line is I do periodic video editing and importing of HDV tapes, would like to transpose my DVD collection to hard drives so that they are networkable (a lot of rendering there, but it can be overnight too), do a fair amount of RAW photography, but use my machine most of the time for Safari, Mail, iTunes, iWeb, etc. I am sure there are a lot of people waiting to buy a Mac Pro who have similar usage patterns and would also like to benefit from the wisdom here to make an informed choice.
Assuming that everything will start to support multi-core in the next year or two, what sort of Mac Pro configuration would I be best off with for the next 5-6 years?