"Glad I didn't wait for Nehalem Mac Pro" Thread (with POLL)

[milo]

Its a frustrating position now...

1) You have waited all this time for an over priced update.

2) You now cant afford the new updated machines, and feel sick at the thought of paying so much money for the base line quad core machine.

3) You try and hunt down a 2008 machine for a realistic price, kicking yourself for not buying one last year, and then kick yourself again for the fact that the 2008 machine is using year old tech... at practically full price.


So the only option I can see is not to buy.. Look into alternatives. I was torn between a top end iMac and a lower end Mac Pro. Neither are now attractive options unfortunately.

Excellent post, I'm in exactly that boat. Alternatives are looking good now, and I bet you can guess which alternative I have in mind.

 

[jeffreyk]

I bought my Quad Core 2.8 GHz MP (with a total of 10GB memory: 2GB standard and the extra 8GB purchased from OWC) about 5-6 weeks ago and I cannot express how thrilled I am to have this powerhouse of a desktop machine. I also added the Dell 3007WFP-HC 30-inch monitor about two weeks ago as icing on the new MP Cake, as well. This is my first-ever Mac and the only regret is that I didn't make the switch sooner. I don't do heavy-duty graphics -- as I'm a writer -- but wanted the fastest and best machine I could afford to get me thru many years before even considering another upgrade. I feel I have that in my current Mac Pro. I hope the new machines are incredibly fast so those who waited to buy them have great machines to use for quite some time; but I have no regrets in getting my Mac Pro when I did.

 

[fernmeister]

Another early 2008 buyer. Had already waited for that upgrade and now glad to be looking back over a year's development and work with that machine.

There's a number of things I like about the new Mac Pro. But, for me, there's no compelling argument to look at an upgrade until all the apps I run have gone 64 bit, which seems a few years away.

 

[Nordichund]

Considering how prices are falling in the PC world I am surprised by how much the new Mac Pro costs. I bought an early 08 Mac Pro last February and I intend to keep it for at least another two years, hopefully three. It is a beast of a machine. I can't even begin to imagine the specs on a Mac Pro in 2012.

Another concern are the Apple monitors. I'm sorry I just cannot take the new 24" screen seriously. I thought Apple would have offered something for the pros when they released their new machine.

Apple are definately heading in a new direction. Not sure I like it though. Saying that the 2009 Mac Pro is a fantastic machine. Considering what computers cost ten years ago, it is a bargain.