Hi Frank, Well, the 5k model is way above my budget. Don't think I will need the processing power anyway. The expandebility I like very much of the Pro's. When I go for a Pro it will probably be the basic model with the single Xeon cpu at 2.8GHz, 3gb ram and 1 tb hd. But I am wondering why there are only Xeon cpus in the Mac Pro"s, since they are server/workstation units is it not? I read somewhere the power of the Xeons will only be unleashed when pairing them by the two. The reason why I ask this is how the speed and power of the single Xeon model compare to the i7 in the iMac. That is my other option you know. Another thing. Can you buy any sata harddisk out there and put it in the Mac Pro? No need for special ones? And later a faster cpu is also doable I guess? cheers, Ronald _____
Van: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Namens Frank Carmickle Verzonden: donderdag 29 juli 2010 19:57 Aan: [email protected] Onderwerp: Re: New Macs out. Any thoughts? Hello Ron On Jul 29, 2010, at 9:43 AM, RvR wrote: Hello all, Don't know if this is off topic, since Pro Tools runs on Apple hardware I hopit isn't. As of last sunday the new iMacs are available and the new Mac Pro's are announced as well and will be on sale next month. The Mac pro is still the best option. You can put up to four HDs in it. You can add pci express cards for firewire or protools hd. You can always upgrade the memory and the CPUs. Last I looked, about a month ago, the six core xeons were going for $995 a pop. So A 5k price tag isn's half bad. --FC
