Hi,
I need some recommendations.
I just bought a late 2007 MacPro with these specs:
- 2 x Quad Core XEON 3,0 Ghz
- 7 GB RAM (667 mhz)
- 250 GB HD
- ATI RADEON 9700 512 MB
This machine is brand new and has Apple Warranty until August 2009.
Because of an insolvency of a Apple reseller (at least this is what the seller told me) I got it for 1900 EUR (2700$).
The Mac Pro just arrived yesterday and besides that it is louder than I thought it is great.
I need it for heavy photography work in Lightroom and Photoshop and I also edit in Final Cut Pro.
A problem is that this machine consumes a lot of power. The 3Ghz 2007 XEONs use 120W each. That's a lot more what todays Mac Pros consume.
(My original intention before I got this special offer was to buy the latest MacPro with only 4 Cores, which would have resulted to be approx. the same price I paid now.)
Then today I read some news that Intel is releasing new 6-Core XEONs in 2 weeks. That made me think if I should sell my new Mac Pro on Ebay and, with some luck, get 200-400$ more for it than I paid and then hope that Apple will update their Mac Pros in the next weeks and will drop prices for the 8cores.
Are there any rumors that Apple will release updated Mac Pros in the next weeks?
How does my 2007 Mac Pro compare to the latest (early 2008) release?
Is there a significant difference between 667mhz and 800mhz RAM?
How does my Radeon 9700 512MB compare to the Radon 2600HD?
Or is there any other major advantage of the 2008 model?
I need some recommendations.
I just bought a late 2007 MacPro with these specs:
- 2 x Quad Core XEON 3,0 Ghz
- 7 GB RAM (667 mhz)
- 250 GB HD
- ATI RADEON 9700 512 MB
This machine is brand new and has Apple Warranty until August 2009.
Because of an insolvency of a Apple reseller (at least this is what the seller told me) I got it for 1900 EUR (2700$).
The Mac Pro just arrived yesterday and besides that it is louder than I thought it is great.
I need it for heavy photography work in Lightroom and Photoshop and I also edit in Final Cut Pro.
A problem is that this machine consumes a lot of power. The 3Ghz 2007 XEONs use 120W each. That's a lot more what todays Mac Pros consume.
(My original intention before I got this special offer was to buy the latest MacPro with only 4 Cores, which would have resulted to be approx. the same price I paid now.)
Then today I read some news that Intel is releasing new 6-Core XEONs in 2 weeks. That made me think if I should sell my new Mac Pro on Ebay and, with some luck, get 200-400$ more for it than I paid and then hope that Apple will update their Mac Pros in the next weeks and will drop prices for the 8cores.
Are there any rumors that Apple will release updated Mac Pros in the next weeks?
How does my 2007 Mac Pro compare to the latest (early 2008) release?
Is there a significant difference between 667mhz and 800mhz RAM?
How does my Radeon 9700 512MB compare to the Radon 2600HD?
Or is there any other major advantage of the 2008 model?