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Looking at older Mac Pro for iOS Dev, Photoshop, etc.
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1631441" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Depending what model Mac Pro you would get. The oldest Mac Pro that I would recommend (same a Harry mentioned above)…would be a Mac Pro 3,1. I've seen these on eBay for about $400-$500.</p><p></p><p>A Mac Pro 3,1 would be a great computer…especially if you use software that would take advantage of all the cpu cores. Otherwise you could take the same $400-$500 and consider another model Apple computer. </p><p></p><p>$400-$500 would certainly get you an older used Mac-Mini…but it probably wouldn't be as powerful as the Mac Pro 3,1. You could purchase a brand new low-end Mac-mini for $499…and this would be as good as some older Mac-Mini's.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>And of course a Mac-mini is MUCH more portable than a Mac Pro. But…a Mac Pro 3,1 would be a pretty decent computer.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I was only throwing the question out there about why would you want a Mac Pro if you didn't need a lot of cpu power, lot of ram, or a lot of storage…when usually these are exactly the reasons why someone DOES WANT to get a Mac Pro.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1631441, member: 56379"] Depending what model Mac Pro you would get. The oldest Mac Pro that I would recommend (same a Harry mentioned above)…would be a Mac Pro 3,1. I've seen these on eBay for about $400-$500. A Mac Pro 3,1 would be a great computer…especially if you use software that would take advantage of all the cpu cores. Otherwise you could take the same $400-$500 and consider another model Apple computer. $400-$500 would certainly get you an older used Mac-Mini…but it probably wouldn't be as powerful as the Mac Pro 3,1. You could purchase a brand new low-end Mac-mini for $499…and this would be as good as some older Mac-Mini's.:) And of course a Mac-mini is MUCH more portable than a Mac Pro. But…a Mac Pro 3,1 would be a pretty decent computer.:) I was only throwing the question out there about why would you want a Mac Pro if you didn't need a lot of cpu power, lot of ram, or a lot of storage…when usually these are exactly the reasons why someone DOES WANT to get a Mac Pro.:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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