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Does the Base Model Mac Pro beat my current computer?
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1583455"><p>Yes, it beats it. Mainly because you'd be running OS X, which is a vastly superior operating system with hugely greater efficiency and resistance to malware. It wouldn't beat your current machine on every point (it obviously doesn't have multiple drive bays), but it wouldn't be fugly and noisy either, which would make a nice change. And as you've pointed out, it costs (some number between ⅓ and ½) as much.</p><p></p><p>First lesson in "MacZen" thinking: you're phrasing the question entirely wrongly -- stop asking about point-by-point breakdowns of features, and start asking yourself "will I be happier with a machine that by and large 'just works' and doesn't require micro-management? Will I be more productive and satisfied with a beautiful, efficient, quiet, elegant machine, or do I not care about such things? Am I willing to 'unlearn' some things to learn better things?"</p><p></p><p>That will give your answer. Not a spec sheet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1583455"] Yes, it beats it. Mainly because you'd be running OS X, which is a vastly superior operating system with hugely greater efficiency and resistance to malware. It wouldn't beat your current machine on every point (it obviously doesn't have multiple drive bays), but it wouldn't be fugly and noisy either, which would make a nice change. And as you've pointed out, it costs (some number between ⅓ and ½) as much. First lesson in "MacZen" thinking: you're phrasing the question entirely wrongly -- stop asking about point-by-point breakdowns of features, and start asking yourself "will I be happier with a machine that by and large 'just works' and doesn't require micro-management? Will I be more productive and satisfied with a beautiful, efficient, quiet, elegant machine, or do I not care about such things? Am I willing to 'unlearn' some things to learn better things?" That will give your answer. Not a spec sheet. [/QUOTE]
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