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how long retain your MAC PRO before selling it?
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People are practically giving them away at garage sales, you never know your luck
it wont be the same
ill have a look on ebay or the trading post and whatnot.
The cheapest I've found any Mac Pro, the one in my sig (sans 4gigs of memory) was $1750 at Powermax.com. That was very base in stats. Now granted, I didn't troll ebay, but most people are garbage, and if I'm spending over 1k on something I'd rather it have some kind warranty (powermax supplies 3 months).
So yea, I should think that, say, an 07 should still go for quite a bit
So yea, I should think that, say, an 07 should still go for quite a bit
One of the problems with Macs is... they just keep working. Yeah, a 5yr ago G4 Powermac isn't gonna fly around the moon anymore, but it still goes just fine.
Technology will increase, but at this point it seems more core increases and less on speed, and 8 cores should be pretty strong for a good time, especially when you factor in the ability to go to 32GB RAM. To me the main slowdown on the G4's is the RAM limitation as pro apps are so RAM hungry anymore. Granted it takes another small fortune to hit 32GBs, but 8 cores and 32GB maxes seem to be a pretty high ceiling. And won't Snow Leopard increase the Max RAM?
Technology will increase, but at this point it seems more core increases and less on speed, and 8 cores should be pretty strong for a good time, especially when you factor in the ability to go to 32GB RAM. To me the main slowdown on the G4's is the RAM limitation as pro apps are so RAM hungry anymore. Granted it takes another small fortune to hit 32GBs, but 8 cores and 32GB maxes seem to be a pretty high ceiling. And won't Snow Leopard increase the Max RAM?
In my case it doesn't make sense though to keep a post 3 year old machine - I run virtual servers in Fusion now that couldnt even be done on a older Mac - and 5 years from now I expect major advances in design/architecture that make it worth it to me to not be using a 5 year old machine
To me - the less I have to wait to have something finish , or the faster jobs run = less time spent doing that task = more time to do something else -
I understand retiring your machine to do something else if you dont want to sell it , but as a main workstation that I work on constantly I can easily make a case that even spending 3k every two years pays for itself way more than holding on to something that slows me down
To me - the less I have to wait to have something finish , or the faster jobs run = less time spent doing that task = more time to do something else -
I understand retiring your machine to do something else if you dont want to sell it , but as a main workstation that I work on constantly I can easily make a case that even spending 3k every two years pays for itself way more than holding on to something that slows me down
i think its more of a limitation of hardware, 64-bit OS's can address (i think) 512gb of RAM, so there is no issue there.
the availability of the sticks and pricing would be stopping the Mac Pro from having a higher maximum aswell, maybe it can support 64gb but there arent any 8gb sticks??
It would take something beyond Nehalem and the power of an multi-complex super-computer in a package of the Mac Pro case to make you upgrade?
Perhaps Sandybridge would get him drooling. Er, I meant his attention.
Only one factor will make me upgrade...if my needs change and I need a faster machine.
For a machine that is expandable to 32 gigs of ram, it's pretty difficult to think about upgrading machines at the moment.
True, and usually the case, unless someone has loads of cash to throw away.
Doesn't stop most of us from drooling though.
I've done top line towers every 4 years, and this one I purchased last summer in June. I expect to keep it 5 years, as well.
And why not?
After one year it hasn't dated a bit. Jobs said they are diverting work from Macs to the iPhone for a while, and the design is excellent. As long as the OS doesn't run away from this machine it could last 4 more years easily.
As time goes on I will upgrade the drives to maximum available, and max the memory out, as well as updating video cards.
Since 1987, I've had an SE, an SE/30, a PowerMac 6100, a G3, and a G4. That's an average of a bit more than four years per machine. The most recent two lasted for five years each.
I just bought a Mac Pro, but it's new so it doesn't figure into these calculations yet. I'll probably end up keeping it at least five years.
I wonder what Big New Thing will come along next to push up demands on processors? For me, going from the G3 to the G4 meant being able to edit video and burn my own DVDs, albeit slowly. The Mac Pro does video stuff significantly faster, and allows me to play back HD recordings from EyeTV at full resolution in real time.
What's next? Holographic 3D video?
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With windows machines, I was always buying or building a new machine about every 2 years. I've had my mac pro now for 1.5 years and other than upgrading memory (just bought some more, up to 11gb now) I'm not feeling the need to upgrade beyond the usual desire for a faster machine just because
With New models
I purchase a new Mac Pro almost every time new ones comes out. Exception, if it's the same processor and only slight speed bumps. I just can't help myself.
I purchase a new Mac Pro almost every time new ones comes out. Exception, if it's the same processor and only slight speed bumps. I just can't help myself.