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Mac Pro - harddrive, superdrive question

gojaromeiginla said:
Oh, I think you misunderstood me. I meant you should probably order the 3 TB with the computer, so you'll have the 3 TB when you get it. That's probably the best route for most consumers.
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"most consumers" shouldn't be buying a Mac Pro in the first place. It is total overkill and they will never use the expandability. People that actually use Mac Pros will already have HDs to throw in there or will order them from newegg or wherever when they buy the Mac Pro from Apple. The mentality of paying (a lot) more just so that it ships from apple with it installed is ridiculous for people that need Mac Pros.

If you order from Newegg, you'll get your HDs on or before the day that you'd get the Mac Pro (using standard shipping).
 
Purchase the Mac Pro with the "stock" ram. You should always buy additional RAM from a third party as most of those places offer a Lifetime Advance Replacement. Apple's RAM will only be warranted for the duration of the warranty that you have on the system.

termina3 said:
Ordering HDDs and RAM from Apple is obnoxiously expensive. Never, never, never, never order hard drives or RAM from Apple unless absolutely necessary.
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OllyW said:
You can still have AppleCare if you upgrade the RAM and hard drives yourself.

It just won't apply to any of the parts you have added, the Mac itself will be fully covered.
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termina3 said:
Yes... that's what I meant when I said "YOUR ram"
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bigbossbmb said:
"most consumers" shouldn't be buying a Mac Pro in the first place. It is total overkill and they will never use the expandability. People that actually use Mac Pros will already have HDs to throw in there or will order them from newegg or wherever when they buy the Mac Pro from Apple. The mentality of paying (a lot) more just so that it ships from apple with it installed is ridiculous for people that need Mac Pros.

If you order from Newegg, you'll get your HDs on or before the day that you'd get the Mac Pro (using standard shipping).
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Well, if there's a Tetrabyte hard drive that I can order, then by all means, I'll order one of those. Otherwise, I'll stick to the 3 TB that Apple provides.
 
Tetrabyte. Not terabyte. As in, 1000 terabytes. I know they're out there, cause a friend of mine just got a 2 tetrabyte external hard drive.
 
Must've been a Petabyte then, cause I trust this guy, and he said it was 2000 terabytes. Still, he called it a tetrabyte.
 
gojaromeiginla said:
Must've been a Petabyte then, cause I trust this guy, and he said it was 2000 terabytes. Still, he called it a tetrabyte.
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Does this external hard drive contain, oh, about 2000 hard drives and consume a room?

Sorry, there isn't a hard drive on the market that is above 1 terabyte right now. Please don't post again until you have a better understanding of current technology (or is your problem terminology?).
 
I'm not kidding that this guy told me he had a hard drive that was 2000 TB. And I'm not kidding when I say I trust him either. He's a graphic designer and does video editing and random work with computers. He just probably didn't have his facts straight. Sorry for any unnecessary trouble I caused.
 
He must have meant/said 2000GB. You could have 2 1TB drives in an enclosure. Anyway, the seagate drive is the best on the market right now. Fastest high capacity drive, probably even faster than Raptors. The WD drive has a good price but it is a 5400-7200 RPM drive, so its not going to be nearly as fast.
 
Couple of things...

I'm jonesing for the 1T drives right now but that's not the sweet spot (at least not yet). The place to be are 500GB internal SATA drives that if you keep your eyes open can be had for under $100. IMHO with 750's at ~$179 and 1T's at ~$249 the premiums are too high unless you absolutely need it.

To answer the original post, I got my MP with a single 500GB last Sept and have since added 3, 500s as they've come down in price.

Also, I got my MP with a single super drive and then went to pricewatch.com and found a Pioneer DVR-111D (same model as first super drive) for ~$29.99. I'm constantly using them to rip from one drive while simultaneously buring out on the second or buring 2 discs at once. I use Toast 7 to get the job done.

BTW, the easiest way to get 2 instance of an app running (e.g. Toast) to utilize both drives is to highlight the App and click CTRL-D then in the preferences set one instance to use the lower drive and one to use the upper drive.
 
gojaromeiginla said:
That's for people who do heavy duty video editing or something like that. But your average person who would need a Mac Pro won't need more than 3 TB, probably less.
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Your average person doesn't really "need" a Mac Pro in the first place. Those who do "need" a Mac pro on the other hand are very likely to fill the Box with 1TB drives and then hook up a rotating cast of externals.

edit> doh sorry I saw this was addressed already after posting.
 
Eric Piercey said:
Your average person doesn't really "need" a Mac Pro in the first place. Those who do "need" a Mac pro on the other hand are very likely to fill the Box with 1TB drives and then hook up a rotating cast of externals.

edit> doh sorry I saw this was addressed already after posting.
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I always take issue with people who say this for one reason...it all depends on how long you plan to keep the box. The flexability of the tower to add different cards, RAM, hard drives etc. insures that more than any other product in Apple's lineup this will have the most staying power. For someone looking to keep their computer 5-7 years, I think the MP is a fantastic machine. If history is any guide, all that horsepower which today is only needed by the few, will in 5 years be passe.
 
well performance wise, it would be more efficient to buy an iMac now and then used the rest of the money to buy another iMac in 3 years. Buying any computer with the intention of making it last 5-7 years is stupid. You are better off buying two mid-range computers over that period of time.
 
what sata drive can I buy to add another superdrive to my mac pro?
is it just any SATA dvdrw? thanks. how about the install is it just as easy as the HD?
 
the optical drives don't currently run on SATA. They use PATA connections. You can either get a PATA optical drive or route extra cables for a SATA one (you'll also have to by an adapter for the power connection).
 
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