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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
Mac Pro vs. iMac
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<blockquote data-quote="martyp" data-source="post: 792021" data-attributes="member: 61183"><p>Personally, if you can get both for the same price I'd go for the Pro.</p><p></p><p>You say you want to play games etc and the ATi 2600 isn't really good enough for the latest games. Also you can upgrade the Pro to a 8800GT which would significantly boost FPS in games.</p><p></p><p>As for speed, yes the Xeons will be faster - but only on some applications, specifically multi-treaded ones. Also, since they use special DIMM modules they are more expensive to upgrade (compared to an iMac but that can only go to 4Gb Max).</p><p></p><p>So. Long term = Mac Pro, Short term = iMac 24".</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion though. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="martyp, post: 792021, member: 61183"] Personally, if you can get both for the same price I'd go for the Pro. You say you want to play games etc and the ATi 2600 isn't really good enough for the latest games. Also you can upgrade the Pro to a 8800GT which would significantly boost FPS in games. As for speed, yes the Xeons will be faster - but only on some applications, specifically multi-treaded ones. Also, since they use special DIMM modules they are more expensive to upgrade (compared to an iMac but that can only go to 4Gb Max). So. Long term = Mac Pro, Short term = iMac 24". Just my opinion though. :) [/QUOTE]
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