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Buying A Used Mac Pro
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<blockquote data-quote="carter1551" data-source="post: 1576321" data-attributes="member: 84406"><p>UPDATE:</p><p></p><p>Received the Pro and am pretty happy despite a few mishaps. It included a really small hard drive, not like advertised. Anyway, I talked to the guy and he agreed to split the cost of a 2 TB hd with me so that was a nice bonus. It was supposed to come with a 750. Another disappointment is that I can't get my superdrive to play a disc. It opens and closes but I don't hear it spin up. I'm hoping that he may agree to pay for a used one off ebay or something.</p><p></p><p>On to the good! Installed the x5355's and it was a great learning experience. Everything went flawlessly and the actual operation of the Pro is immensely impressive. Also, when I opened things up to get a look inside I found out that it included an 8800gt, compared to the 7300 that was advertised. </p><p></p><p>I opened a Logic project that would normally max out my MBP and I'm not even using half of my CPU's power now. </p><p></p><p>So overall, here is the damage. There's little stuff I didn't factor in originally like, thermal paste, Torx driver, a bluetooth adapter (forgot bluetooth is an OPTION on Pro)</p><p></p><p>$500</p><p>-06 Pro</p><p>-x5355 (2)</p><p>12 GB Ram</p><p>2 TB hd</p><p>8800GT.</p><p></p><p>Overall I am very happy and just keeping my fingers crossed that I don't have any major problems. To the 2 that responded, thank you for your advice on things. Hoping to be a more active participant on these forums in the future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="carter1551, post: 1576321, member: 84406"] UPDATE: Received the Pro and am pretty happy despite a few mishaps. It included a really small hard drive, not like advertised. Anyway, I talked to the guy and he agreed to split the cost of a 2 TB hd with me so that was a nice bonus. It was supposed to come with a 750. Another disappointment is that I can't get my superdrive to play a disc. It opens and closes but I don't hear it spin up. I'm hoping that he may agree to pay for a used one off ebay or something. On to the good! Installed the x5355's and it was a great learning experience. Everything went flawlessly and the actual operation of the Pro is immensely impressive. Also, when I opened things up to get a look inside I found out that it included an 8800gt, compared to the 7300 that was advertised. I opened a Logic project that would normally max out my MBP and I'm not even using half of my CPU's power now. So overall, here is the damage. There's little stuff I didn't factor in originally like, thermal paste, Torx driver, a bluetooth adapter (forgot bluetooth is an OPTION on Pro) $500 -06 Pro -x5355 (2) 12 GB Ram 2 TB hd 8800GT. Overall I am very happy and just keeping my fingers crossed that I don't have any major problems. To the 2 that responded, thank you for your advice on things. Hoping to be a more active participant on these forums in the future. [/QUOTE]
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