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No need to waste you're money on 12 cores, just because you have the money doesn't mean you have to spend it all.
Get the 8 core and buy your mom something nice
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No need to waste you're money on 12 cores, just because you have the money doesn't mean you have to spend it all.
Get the 8 core and buy your mom something nice
DON'T get the Apple RAID card!
Considering your earlier post, you've got no idea what RAID really is and what to use it for (no offense, just getting the facts right).
Don't just get it because it sounds fancy and is expensive.
Don't get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with RAID (actually it's pretty darn good
), but your setup doesn't ask for a RAID and especially not for a hardware RAID with the Apple RAID card.You're saying your want to get two SSD's, one for Win, one for OS X.
Good so far.
A two disk data disc setup is also all right. If you want to RAID these drives, though, you WON'T be able to use the created partition with both Windows and OS X.
Seriously, if you don't really know what to use RAID for and especially why to use it, don't use it. For two operating systems that want to share data, a RAID isn't going to work. So keep the drives separated and you're good to go.
Well after waking up this morning, hitting the gym and thinking it through.... I have decided not to stick my boss with such a large bill.
I will be getting the 3.33 6 core or maybe the 8 core.
..... Which one should I get. I mean I do know about processing speed and all, but how does the more cores play into that?
I will be getting the 3.33 6 core or maybe the 8 core.
..... Which one should I get. I mean I do know about processing speed and all, but how does the more cores play into that?
Reality check enabled.
Glad you have decided not to stick your boss for a Mac that costs more than my car.
So, back to the primary question I asked, do you really need the double price Mac Pro to replace your Macbook Air or would a 27" i7 iMac with an additional monitor and SSD + HDD combo built in suffice as your home machine? A 256 GB SSD partitioned under Bootcamp could easily accommodate OS X and Win 7 while serving files from a 2 TB HDD very swiftly.
If folks are arguing that all your applications won't use multiple cores in the next 6 years why bother with a 6 core when a quad that can fake being an 8 core is less than half the cost?
Then replace the iMac in 4 years time with the cash left over from not buying a Mac Pro and reap the benefits of all the newer tech available, instead of being tied to a system chassis that Apple will declare obsolete after 2 years anyway. This is exactly what they have done to my 2008 MP despite it being better than most off the shelf PC towers in the shops today......
Run that concept past your boss as an upgrade path.
Glad you have decided not to stick your boss for a Mac that costs more than my car.
So, back to the primary question I asked, do you really need the double price Mac Pro to replace your Macbook Air or would a 27" i7 iMac with an additional monitor and SSD + HDD combo built in suffice as your home machine? A 256 GB SSD partitioned under Bootcamp could easily accommodate OS X and Win 7 while serving files from a 2 TB HDD very swiftly.
If folks are arguing that all your applications won't use multiple cores in the next 6 years why bother with a 6 core when a quad that can fake being an 8 core is less than half the cost?
Then replace the iMac in 4 years time with the cash left over from not buying a Mac Pro and reap the benefits of all the newer tech available, instead of being tied to a system chassis that Apple will declare obsolete after 2 years anyway. This is exactly what they have done to my 2008 MP despite it being better than most off the shelf PC towers in the shops today......
Run that concept past your boss as an upgrade path.