Tell me more about this faster Firewire that Apple has left out?
I am also curious to find out about the missing RAID.
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I don't hear anyone complaining about the value of the 2010's
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Tell me more about this faster Firewire that Apple has left out?
I am also curious to find out about the missing RAID.
Well as a first time Mac buyer I can tell you there were many reasons I went with the Mac Pro and am fine paying a premium for it.
- After 20+ years I'm finally DONE with Windows and their never-ending promises of this version finally being the good one...
- On a related note - the fantastic reviews of OS-X and a virus free environment
- I'm no longer gaming and am focusing on Graphic Art
- The iMac's all-in-one design was a deal-breaker
- All my prior computers were gaming boxes that I dropped $3500 (w/monitor) on so I'm ok dropping $2900 ($4k after monitor) on a computer I expect will outperform, and outlive them and in a fantastic package in terms of user friendliness and style.
- As a new Mac buyer I'm not comparing this model to the 08 or whatever past model and pining over how it was such a better deal back when. I'm looking at my options at this moment.
- My experience with the iPhone has made me a big fan of Apple's products.
I think I'm probably fairly representative of a lot of recent converts to Mac - Old enough to be sick of Windows, no longer PC gaming (especially with how good consoles are nowadays), impressed by Apple's designs, and make enough to splurge a bit.
- After 20+ years I'm finally DONE with Windows and their never-ending promises of this version finally being the good one...
- On a related note - the fantastic reviews of OS-X and a virus free environment
- I'm no longer gaming and am focusing on Graphic Art
- The iMac's all-in-one design was a deal-breaker
- All my prior computers were gaming boxes that I dropped $3500 (w/monitor) on so I'm ok dropping $2900 ($4k after monitor) on a computer I expect will outperform, and outlive them and in a fantastic package in terms of user friendliness and style.
- As a new Mac buyer I'm not comparing this model to the 08 or whatever past model and pining over how it was such a better deal back when. I'm looking at my options at this moment.
- My experience with the iPhone has made me a big fan of Apple's products.
I think I'm probably fairly representative of a lot of recent converts to Mac - Old enough to be sick of Windows, no longer PC gaming (especially with how good consoles are nowadays), impressed by Apple's designs, and make enough to splurge a bit.
Well as a first time Mac buyer I can tell you there were many reasons I went with the Mac Pro and am fine paying a premium for it.
- After 20+ years I'm finally DONE with Windows and their never-ending promises of this version finally being the good one...
- On a related note - the fantastic reviews of OS-X and a virus free environment
- I'm no longer gaming and am focusing on Graphic Art
- The iMac's all-in-one design was a deal-breaker
- All my prior computers were gaming boxes that I dropped $3500 (w/monitor) on so I'm ok dropping $2900 ($4k after monitor) on a computer I expect will outperform, and outlive them and in a fantastic package in terms of user friendliness and style.
- As a new Mac buyer I'm not comparing this model to the 08 or whatever past model and pining over how it was such a better deal back when. I'm looking at my options at this moment.
- My experience with the iPhone has made me a big fan of Apple's products.
I think I'm probably fairly representative of a lot of recent converts to Mac - Old enough to be sick of Windows, no longer PC gaming (especially with how good consoles are nowadays), impressed by Apple's designs, and make enough to splurge a bit.
I got fed up with windows right after Vista came out, bought a macbook pro to serve as a desktop replacement and to try OSX, and it has for the past 2.5 years...now ready to get the macpro. Just stick with OSX for a month or so to get adjusted, you wont want to switch back, its like a drug
Just stick with OSX for a month or so to get adjusted, you wont want to switch back, its like a drug
You have no idea how much I'm looking forward to it. ; )
With the key thing to note being that Symwave had sampling chips available back in 2008, with a production qty cost estimate of $3.50/chip.
For RAID, the basics are that it is something that should have had been built-in at the motherboard level and included in the price by now. Instead, its still a $700 option.
Granted, Apple's solution has a '72 hour battery' to protect the cache, but batteries don't typically cost that much, even when its a UPS to protect the whole system ... the basic reality is that for protection against power-losses, a full system UPS would be a better investment of that magnitude of money.
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Tom, in the UK we have to take into account exchange rates. I think the dollar differences might not be so much. I've put them in () I suppose inflation is relevant too. Although admittedly in tech terms costs tend to come down.
2008 was a good year for MP value for money.