So how many of you are ordering a mac pro?

gort · gort #1 (**permalink**)

08-19-2006, 01:51 PM

I'm getting the wheels turning on buying the 2.6 mac pro hopefully this week. I'm selling my 20" cinema on e-bay and planning on getting the mac pro with a 23" display to run dual 23's. I'm psyched.

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mac57 · mac57 #2 (**permalink**)

08-19-2006, 02:11 PM

I have a new Power Mac G5. Not ordering a Mac Pro ever. I am going to wait for the next generation of Mac Pro, you know, the one that has a 4.0+ GHz CPU - when that comes out, I will be interested in an ugrade!

Marl Huss · Marl Huss #3 (**permalink**)

08-19-2006, 02:30 PM

I will be getting mine around the end of January hopefully. Though I really want a Mac sooner, so I might get a cheap mac mini or something first then get the Mac Pro at the begining of Febuary..

gort · gort #4 (**permalink**)

08-19-2006, 06:43 PM

Just placed my order:

2.66 GHz Quad Xeon
1GB 667 DDR2 FB DIMM ECC-2x512
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB
250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive
2x16x SuperDrive DL

Getting the free iPod deal too (2gb white nano). I've already got a video iPod the nano will probably go to e-bay or classifieds here.

PowerBookG4 · PowerBookG4 #5 (**permalink**)

08-19-2006, 07:34 PM

I already have a quad processor mac g5 and I will probably not get the mac pro until they have dual core 2 duos in them (8 cores) other wise there is not significant performacne increase for me to spend all that money again.

cjay · cjay #6 (**permalink**)

08-19-2006, 08:48 PM

I agree with PowerBookG4 that there isn't a big enough difference for a G5 user to really justify the move. I had a sit down with a mac pro and while it's pretty slick it doesn't seem all that much faster than the quad's I've used.

Personally I need an upgrade as the mac mini doesn't cut it anymore so I'm saving up for one.

gort · gort #7 (**permalink**)

08-19-2006, 08:53 PM

Yeah I am currently running a 17" powerbook G4 1.5ghz that I've had since august 2004 so the increase in speed will be noticeable. I notice a good speed bump when I'm using my G5 imac at work so this should be even better!

Rob · Rob #8 (**permalink**)

08-19-2006, 08:55 PM

I want one..

mr g5 · mr g5 #9 (**permalink**)

08-19-2006, 09:23 PM

I hope to get mine soon so I get a free nano.

PowerBookG4 · PowerBookG4 #10 (**permalink**)

08-19-2006, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gort

Yeah I am currently running a 17" powerbook G4 1.5ghz that I've had since august 2004 so the increase in speed will be noticeable. I notice a good speed bump when I'm using my G5 imac at work so this should be even better!

I have a powerbook with same specs, going to hook up a bluetooth keyboar, mouse and a cinema display to it to give me a computer for the smaller aspects of my business (photoshoping dvd covers for the videos) While the quad would be for video... I am so tempted however to buy the mac pro, but I know it is not worth it.

If you go from the the powerbook to the mac pro you will notice a HUGE difference so if you want more power, then the mac pro will really really be a huge difference in performance, but you will loose the portability. Otherwise you can go with a macbook pro.

gort · gort #11 (**permalink**)

08-19-2006, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PowerBookG4

I have a powerbook with same specs, going to hook up a bluetooth keyboar, mouse and a cinema display to it to give me a computer for the smaller aspects of my business (photoshoping dvd covers for the videos) While the quad would be for video... I am so tempted however to buy the mac pro, but I know it is not worth it.

If you go from the the powerbook to the mac pro you will notice a HUGE difference so if you want more power, then the mac pro will really really be a huge difference in performance, but you will loose the portability. Otherwise you can go with a macbook pro.

Yeah I am still going to keep my powerbook for mobile use, I figured the more powerful desktop will be a lot better for home use when I'm multi-tasking.

readit517 · readit517 #12 (**permalink**)

08-22-2006, 09:20 PM

got mine..2.66ghz, 1gb, 7300. I've already put one 10,000rpm 150gb western digital raptor in it. (helps, seems disk i/o is the bottleneck in this system) I plan to upgrade to 8gb of ram soon, and 3 more raptors. I also am trying to decide if I should just get a second 7300 or if I should get a 4500 (I want to drive 2 x 30" LCD's). So far the 7300 seems fine for a single 30" in both WinXP and OSx

PumpkinLand · PumpkinLand #13 (**permalink**)

08-23-2006, 03:17 PM

If I had the money I would buy one. Actually I'd downgrade the CPU because I wouldn't need it. In that case I'd just buy an iMac.

gort · gort #14 (**permalink**)

08-24-2006, 12:52 AM

Ohhh the agony...

NanoBite · NanoBite #15 (**permalink**)

08-24-2006, 01:06 AM

Ohhh, the anticipation...savour every moment of it...

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Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,556 Mac Specs: iMac 27" 3.4 GHz, 256 GB SSD, 2 TB HDD, 8 GB RAM	08-19-2006, 02:11 PM I have a new Power Mac G5. Not ordering a Mac Pro ever. I am going to wait for the next generation of Mac Pro, you know, the one that has a 4.0+ GHz CPU - when that comes out, I will be interested in an ugrade! My Macs: iMac 27" 3.4 GHz, Mac Pro 3.2 GHz, PowerMac G5 Quad 2.5 GHz, G4 Cube with 1.2 GHz Upgrade My iStuff: 64GB iPhone 5, 64GB iPad4, 30GB iPod Video, 16GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Lion, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS 9.2.2, openSUSE 10.3 I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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gort #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 25, 2004 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 389 Mac Specs: Mac Pro 2.6ghz Quad Xeon, 23" Cinema	08-19-2006, 01:51 PM I'm getting the wheels turning on buying the 2.6 mac pro hopefully this week. I'm selling my 20" cinema on e-bay and planning on getting the mac pro with a 23" display to run dual 23's. I'm psyched. neye: :alien: :biohazard
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gort #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 25, 2004 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 389 Mac Specs: Mac Pro 2.6ghz Quad Xeon, 23" Cinema	08-19-2006, 06:43 PM Just placed my order: 2.66 GHz Quad Xeon 1GB 667 DDR2 FB DIMM ECC-2x512 NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive 2x16x SuperDrive DL Getting the free iPod deal too (2gb white nano). I've already got a video iPod the nano will probably go to e-bay or classifieds here.
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cjay #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 04, 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 696	08-19-2006, 08:48 PM I agree with PowerBookG4 that there isn't a big enough difference for a G5 user to really justify the move. I had a sit down with a mac pro and while it's pretty slick it doesn't seem all that much faster than the quad's I've used. Personally I need an upgrade as the mac mini doesn't cut it anymore so I'm saving up for one.
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gort #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 25, 2004 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 389 Mac Specs: Mac Pro 2.6ghz Quad Xeon, 23" Cinema	08-19-2006, 08:53 PM Yeah I am currently running a 17" powerbook G4 1.5ghz that I've had since august 2004 so the increase in speed will be noticeable. I notice a good speed bump when I'm using my G5 imac at work so this should be even better!
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Rob #8 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	08-19-2006, 08:55 PM I want one..
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readit517 #12 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	08-22-2006, 09:20 PM got mine..2.66ghz, 1gb, 7300. I've already put one 10,000rpm 150gb western digital raptor in it. (helps, seems disk i/o is the bottleneck in this system) I plan to upgrade to 8gb of ram soon, and 3 more raptors. I also am trying to decide if I should just get a second 7300 or if I should get a 4500 (I want to drive 2 x 30" LCD's). So far the 7300 seems fine for a single 30" in both WinXP and OSx
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gort #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 25, 2004 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 389 Mac Specs: Mac Pro 2.6ghz Quad Xeon, 23" Cinema	08-24-2006, 12:52 AM Ohhh the agony...
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NanoBite #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2005 Posts: 4,714	08-24-2006, 01:06 AM Ohhh, the anticipation...savour every moment of it...
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