on 2013-02-04 17:52 Stan Halpin wrote
I am in a similar quandary with Larry. I've considered the used-MacPro option
but am a bit put off that the built in external connections are USB2.0 (rather
than 3.0) and FW400 or FW800 rather than FW800 or Thunderbolt. I suppose there
are workarounds, but doesn't it make sense to take full advantage of built-in
connectors before adding card(s) to the box?
there is nothing wrong with leaving connections unused
and there are 4 free SATA slots in a stock Mac Pro (the #2 5.25" optical bay,
plus three open 3.5" drive bays, and you might make up some of the power
inefficiency of Mac Pro vs. other Macs by running internal drives versus a farm
of ad hoc external drives)
but for externals i'd consider adding a USB 3 card to the Mac Pro, since these
now outperform FW800 and are cheaper (though i don't think you can boot from a
drive on such a card)
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