Refurb Store (Am I an Idiot?)

[akm3]

Apple has these two refurb Mac Pros posted.

#1
Refurbished Mac Pro Quad 2.66GHz Intel Xeon
Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors
1GB (2 x 512MB) memory (667MHz DDR2 fully-buffered DIMM ECC)
250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7200 rpm hard drive
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT graphics with 256MB memory
• Save 21% off the original price
Original price: $2,499.00
Your price: $1,999.00

#2
Refurbished Mac Pro with One 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
One 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor
2GB (2 x 1GB) of 800MHz DDR2 ECC fully buffered DIMM
320GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7200-rpm hard drive
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB (two dual-link DVI ports)
• Save 14% off the original price
Original price: $2,299.00
Your price: $1,999.00


Is there *any* reason that for the exact same price you wouldn't choose the 2.8 which is faster, leaves open a slot for adding another Quad-Core 2.8, more RAM, faster video card, bigger hard drive, and lower power consumption?

The only thing I can think is if you already have a large investment in the RAM used in the 2.66, but my understanding is you can still use that RAM in the 2.8 with a minor performance penalty (actually not a penalty, but just not realizing the performance gain from the faster RAM)

Am I stupid? (Maybe these questions aren't related haha)

It seems that the 2.66 should be selling for ~$1699 or so.

 

[tobyg]

You would think it should be cheaper. I personally would get the single quad 2.8. There are reasons maybe you may need the older model. I remember reading about some pro audio pcie cards that were having issues in the newer pcie bus in the newer Mac Pro.

The other thing is Tiger. The old model can run Tiger, the newer can not (officially). Might also be an issue for some people who maybe have software that has still yet to be ported to run on Leopard.

 

[sash]

Am I stupid?

akm3, I'm sorry, I can't answer this question, I don't know you that good.

 

[Eidorian]

You would think it should be cheaper. I personally would get the single quad 2.8. There are reasons maybe you may need the older model. I remember reading about some pro audio pcie cards that were having issues in the newer pcie bus in the newer Mac Pro.

The other thing is Tiger. The old model can run Tiger, the newer can not (officially). Might also be an issue for some people who maybe have software that has still yet to be ported to run on Leopard.

And this is why I make MacRumors Guides!

http://guides.macrumors.com/Tiger_on_Mac_Pro_(Early_2008)

I'd go with the 2.8 GHz Quad Mac Pro though. I don't know why Apple STILL charges that much for the previous 2.66 GHz model.

 

[crontab]

I'd go with the 2.8 GHz Quad Mac Pro though. I don't know why Apple STILL charges that much for the previous 2.66 GHz model.

+1

It's probably it related to the original retail of the Xeon Mac price but I'm not sure why they would do this.

 

[macosxguy]

Option 2

Go with option 2, faster processor, more memory, bigger hard drive, just a newer better system.

 

[Umbongo]

I'd go with the 2.8 GHz Quad Mac Pro though. I don't know why Apple STILL charges that much for the previous 2.66 GHz model.

Because they can. I know Apple's margins are high, but it's 20% below it's original price. It's not like Apple will need to clear inventory or anything.