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Mac Pro VS New Mac Pro Question.

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DubbleDuecer

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I have the latest Mac Pro. Was thinking about selling it and getting the new one when it comes out. I have the original hard drive plus a 1TB hard drive with Windows Vista via bootcamp. If I keep the 1TB hard drive, can I put it in the new Mac Pro when I get it and use windows vista still?

Also, I may just build a Gaming PC as I also have the newest Macbook Pro. What would I have to do to make that 1TB hard drive with Vista on it, work in a home built Gaming PC?
 
im sure they'll be sata, but the stuff on my drive will still work? If I go the PC route, how would that work, I dont want to buy Vista agian
 
yeah, i figured before i take it out and sell the mac i will uninstall all drivers. could someone point me to a HOW TO, Erase/Prepare a computer for sale. wipe out all personal info.
 
I would put the drive in the new macpro, BTW, why do you need to upgrade to the newer one when it comes out?
Heavy Video editing?
 
to prepare a mac for sale, put in the install disc that came with your computer, and "Erase and Install". it will wipe the drive clean, and install a factory fresh version of the OS
 
mperkins37 said:
I would put the drive in the new macpro, BTW, why do you need to upgrade to the newer one when it comes out?
Heavy Video editing?
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Im leaning more toward building a custom pc and using my new macbook pro for my editing
 
nanofrog said:
Gaming on the PC + modest (hobby) video editing on the Macbook?
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correct. i have strata 3dx. cs3 design suite. both for school. I dont do much if any video editing. play a lot of games on my mac pro, but also do editing on my big monitor. i have the newest macbook pro with 9600gt, i will just hook that up to my monitor for editing i think. Im trying to sell my less than a year old dual quad-core 2.8ghz with 6gigs of ram. do you think $2,300 is reasonable?
 
DubbleDuecer said:
correct. i have strata 3dx. cs3 design suite. both for school. I dont do much if any video editing. play a lot of games on my mac pro, but also do editing on my big monitor. i have the newest macbook pro with 9600gt, i will just hook that up to my monitor for editing i think. Im trying to sell my less than a year old dual quad-core 2.8ghz with 6gigs of ram. do you think $2,300 is reasonable?
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Sounds like you don't actually need that much machine now, and if not in the near future, definitely sell it IMO. (I'm assuming what you want to build is less $$$). If not, hard to say, as I don't know your priorities well enough. :p

Hmm... $2300 is close to a refurb base model, so I think it's possible, given the additional RAM and no warranty. If your machine has an extended warranty (Apple Care), you certainly should. :D

Good luck. :)
 
DubbleDuecer said:
correct. i have strata 3dx. cs3 design suite. both for school. I dont do much if any video editing. play a lot of games on my mac pro, but also do editing on my big monitor. i have the newest macbook pro with 9600gt, i will just hook that up to my monitor for editing i think. Im trying to sell my less than a year old dual quad-core 2.8ghz with 6gigs of ram. do you think $2,300 is reasonable?
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How big is the HDD? Or, rather...

Actually, that site is known for quoting a little low.
 
quoted for a little over 2k. no applecare but is still eligible. I have 320 harddrive, with a 1TB also added, with vista on that. i also have a 9600gt installed for windows gaming. I figured my best bet was to take all that out though. keeps me from having to buy Vista and a harddrive again. Yes my computer to build would be WAY less. with a Blu ray burner, 1gb 4870, and i7, it comes to a little over 1k.
 
DubbleDuecer said:
quoted for a little over 2k. no applecare but is still eligible. I have 320 harddrive, with a 1TB also added, with vista on that. i also have a 9600gt installed for windows gaming. I figured my best bet was to take all that out though. keeps me from having to buy Vista and a harddrive again. Yes my computer to build would be WAY less. with a Blu ray burner, 1gb 4870, and i7, it comes to a little over 1k.
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Leave the memory you added, but remove the extra HDD and graphics card. Then sell. :p
 
The Vista license key is tied to the board serial number of your pro. You'll need another key, unless you get on the phone with Microsoft and say your board died and you had to RMA it or something. That's what I do when I buy new boards.
 
m1stake said:
The Vista license key is tied to the board serial number of your pro. You'll need another key, unless you get on the phone with Microsoft and say your board died and you had to RMA it or something. That's what I do when I buy new boards.
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Can i call them and tell them the truth? im getting rid of that computer but keeping the hard drive, and have them inactivate my serial or something?
 
seems like alot of various of ideas here.

With regards to keeping Vista on that drive...do you plan on cloning it to the MacBookPro or putting that into your new built PC Rig...or another Mac Pro?

If you intend on putting in the PC-Rig, best bet is just do a complete install from scratch...since it has all the old apple drivers in there...i suppose you could just unistall those and install the new MB and other chipsets over that.

The whole activation thing isnt really that big of a deal honestly, you can swap it out all you want with whatever machine, they just reactivate the Product Key tied to original install, and they just give you a new Product ID, no big deal.
Usually you have a few attempts to do so without calling Microsoft.
 
DubbleDuecer said:
Can i call them and tell them the truth? im getting rid of that computer but keeping the hard drive, and have them inactivate my serial or something?
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Use m1stake's method, as it works. :D

If you tell them you've switched computers, there's no reason for them to help you. As he mentioned, the license is tied to the board, not the drive or individual in an OEM EULA. :(

Personally, I scrape up the extra cash for a retail version to avoid the aggravation. ;) :p
 
Is there a classified thread here? any suggested places to sell other than ebay/craigslist?
 
This is true. Thanks for the help/advice everyone. I'm glad I'm still part of the Mac family. See ya.
 
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