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The 2009 (Gainestown) Mac Pro: Everything We Know
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I think that I'll skip that and wait to see what companies go bankrupt before or after the depression we're about to hit.
Also, first post updated again. Probably for the last time, but we'll see.
I was planning to buy a computer around now a little less than two years ago, and I'm not sitting on billions of dollars of toxic "assets" or have any debt whatsoever. I can't wait to buy a new computer to replace this )*#$&%*(&$*(%$(%^*&$^%&*^#%(#&$)&*#(*%^ G4.
As a Quadro ?
Yeah, those things are waste of money, even if your running Maya.
The Gainestown 2.93GHz you mention that your getting is the 8-Core or Single Quad-Core?
Eight core, yep. Eight core 2.93 and Radeon 4870.
I'm teetering between the standard RAM and the kick up to eight. If I get eight, I free up two DIMM slots... And Apple's RAM will be competitively priced this week, so now is the only time to buy...
I'm going to link my question here because I'd very much like to know the answer. I didn't want to have to make a new thread just to ask that...
We just got backhanded by the pricing (and therefore, power/price ratio.)
So...no, not really.
You could get TWO of the 2.8GHz Penryns for that - twice the processing power vs. the 2.93's ~1.5x over the 2.8 Penryn.
Oh, the processors are as much more powerful as predicted.
We just got backhanded by the pricing (and therefore, power/price ratio.)
So...no, not really.
I laughed out loud. Good lord that was perfect.
Tallest, what do you need this thing for? I would like to get an 8 core 2.66, but frankly the mark up for the processors is a bigger rip off than I can stomach. I don't think I would buy a $5,000+ computer even if it was a good value, but no matter how I look at it this computer simply is not worth the money they're asking.
True... it's more like 1925. Just before the grapes of wrath... Only this time it's going to be MUCH worse. Back then was depression mixed with rapidly falling prices. This will be a harder depression mixed with rapidly rising prices.
In about 2 years time bread will be $10 or $15 for a short loaf and unemployment will be around 40%.
so a MP will cost $25K? (bread goes for $2 here haha, assuming a 5x increase)
Assuming they can pay for the electricity and/or gas to run the oven.
Assuming they still have one, and a hovel err... home to put it in.
Unemployment has already recently gone from about 4% national average to about 9% as the national average. And that's just since December.
Here it comes kiddies... Hang on to your shorts.
Here it comes kiddies... Hang on to your shorts.
well depends how you like it.. if you have 1 toasted cheese made up of 2 slices, then clearly around 800 (give or take).
better be ham on those!! where do you live ill come round.
wait.... im an idiot never mind. my calculation is WAY off..
Nah, when it hits that price it wont be an inflationary cause - it'll be a shortage thing. So maybe all he gets is 16 loaves.
And he'll have to pay 12 of those to stay out of the FEMA camps.
Nah, when it hits that price it wont be an inflationary cause - it'll be a shortage thing. So maybe all he gets is 16 loaves.
true that it will be.. i sure hope that it doesnt get that bad! i cant even afford petrol to get to uni let alone loaves of extra bread at super-inflated prices!
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