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Am I joining the Mac Pro party too late?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1289620" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I hear ya chas_m...OP mentioned just that back in post #6. Of course some folks like having a Ferrari when a Ford Focus will do!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>@iamtherealandy: </p><p></p><p>Building on what "chas_m" mentioned. If you really only need a Mac-Mini or an iMac (versus getting a Mac Pro). A Mac Pro (depending on the model) can cost you around $2500-$3000 (and can cost a lot more depending on upgrades). A Mac-mini will cost you $599, and a low-end iMac will cost $1199.</p><p></p><p>I know that one of your concerns is "longevity". If you were to spend $2500-$3000 on a Mac Pro...for the same money...you could buy 4-5 Mac-Mini's...that's <strong>4-5 Mac-mini's</strong>...or 3 low-end iMac's. You could buy a new Mac-Mini every 3-4 years for the next <strong>20 years</strong> before you would exceed the cost of one Mac Pro. </p><p></p><p>That's a lot of longevity!!!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Of course Apple will come out with lots of new stuff in the next 20 years...so you would probably be buying something else other than 4-5 Mac-mini's over the next 20 years.</p><p></p><p>Just trying to give you some perspective on the cost/longevity relationship if a Mac-mini (or iMac) would be fine for your current computing needs.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1289620, member: 56379"] I hear ya chas_m...OP mentioned just that back in post #6. Of course some folks like having a Ferrari when a Ford Focus will do!;) @iamtherealandy: Building on what "chas_m" mentioned. If you really only need a Mac-Mini or an iMac (versus getting a Mac Pro). A Mac Pro (depending on the model) can cost you around $2500-$3000 (and can cost a lot more depending on upgrades). A Mac-mini will cost you $599, and a low-end iMac will cost $1199. I know that one of your concerns is "longevity". If you were to spend $2500-$3000 on a Mac Pro...for the same money...you could buy 4-5 Mac-Mini's...that's [b]4-5 Mac-mini's[/b]...or 3 low-end iMac's. You could buy a new Mac-Mini every 3-4 years for the next [b]20 years[/b] before you would exceed the cost of one Mac Pro. That's a lot of longevity!!!;) Of course Apple will come out with lots of new stuff in the next 20 years...so you would probably be buying something else other than 4-5 Mac-mini's over the next 20 years. Just trying to give you some perspective on the cost/longevity relationship if a Mac-mini (or iMac) would be fine for your current computing needs. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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