Advice sought - Mac Pro now or wait for SL?

[xparaparafreakx]

My dad told me that if I can afford a benz that I should not bitch about gas prices.

If you can buy a Mac Pro, then $129 is nothing to you then.

I like danny_w thinking on the OS install. A new mac with SL will not go back to 10.5.

 

[jjahshik32]

My dad told me that if I can afford a benz that I should not bitch about gas prices.

If you can buy a Mac Pro, then $129 is nothing to you then.

I like danny_w thinking on the OS install. A new mac with SL will not go back to 10.5.

Thats a pretty good anology but to me I think of it this way, if I can afford a Benz then I would not bitch about gas prices if I get free gas for free with the purchase for as long as I drive the Benz.

Similarly, if I buy a $6k Mac Pro I wouldnt bitch about getting Snow Leopard for free for as long as I'm using the Mac Pro.

 

[danny_w]

Thats a pretty good anology but to me I think of it this way, if I can afford a Benz then I would not bitch about gas prices if I get free gas for free with the purchase for as long as I drive the Benz.

Similarly, if I buy a $6k Mac Pro I wouldnt bitch about getting Snow Leopard for free for as long as I'm using the Mac Pro.

You might if it had severe enough bugs, like Tiger and Leopard did early on. Most everybody else did. That is why I would rather have a well-tested os that is solid and give the new os a while to grow stable.

 

[DeepCobalt]

So here's my view:

First, if you're still using an MDD Mac and you're waiting on buying a Mac Pro, it's probably safe to assume you don't *need* it for work. Hence, buy it at your leisure with the understanding that at some point after you buy it, something faster will come out. That's the nature of the game.

Second, I highly doubt we'll see a Mac Pro speedbump during WWDC. The machines have just been updated, and the Xserves are using the same chipset as the Pros. To Tallest Skil's point, Apple could have used the 3.2Ghz chip from the get-go--let's face it, the 2.93Ghz machine isn't exactly bargain priced... I doubt that price would have stopped Apple. They could have easily offered 2.4, 2.8 and 3.2 configurations.

Third, waiting for Snow Leopard before buying a Mac Pro again implies you're a casual buyer--the cost of the upgrade to Snow Leopard is basically rounding error...

I know it's nice to speculate and hope, but in the end, Apple is a company and it acts in its interests...

 

[SimD]

Guys, Tallest Skil has always been direct and blunt, get used to it. Truth is, he helps loads of members on this forum, despite not having the best "manners". Get used to the fact that Tallest Skil comes with a kick.

You ask for a question, and he answers, yet you bitch at him.... cut him some slack.

@Tallest, it's true, you are a bit blunt, but thanks for the info, you've helped me a few times indirectly..


Back on topic, I think there might be a minor speed boost but anything major besides new video cards (from 3rd parties) is doubtful. You have to realize that since Apple backed away from big expos, they don't have to use these events as product update time frames, they can host their own events for updates. I'd expect more software than hardware this year.