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I plan on networking a few computers to help render my video files, in programs that support rendering clusters.
My question is, would I get better performance out of 1 mac pro, or 3 mac minis? I know the mac pro is more powerful, but what is confusing me is that 3 mac minis has 3 more processors the the mac pro, yet it alot less money. I feel like the mac pro is paying for things I don't need like graphics cards, and other higher end equipment when all I really need is processing power.
So if you wanted to get more rendering power, would you go with 3 mac minis or 1 mac pro?
My question is, would I get better performance out of 1 mac pro, or 3 mac minis? I know the mac pro is more powerful, but what is confusing me is that 3 mac minis has 3 more processors the the mac pro, yet it alot less money. I feel like the mac pro is paying for things I don't need like graphics cards, and other higher end equipment when all I really need is processing power.
So if you wanted to get more rendering power, would you go with 3 mac minis or 1 mac pro?