New Family Member: 2012 Mac Pro

[pigoo3]

Couple days ago probably got my "Deal of the Year" via local Craig's List:

* 2012 Mac Pro
* 12-Core 2.66Ghz
* 4 1TB Hard drives
* 32GB RAM
* Radeon 5770 1GB video card

...all for $150 bucks (they seem to be selling for around $500 on eBay)...pretty excited.

2012 Mac Pro's do have some macOS limitations...but what it does support works for me for many situations.






- Nick

 

[Horsa]

$150 ??? Stone the crows... that is a lot of computer you've just bagged. Nice catch!

 

[pigoo3]

Thank you. Seller was actually asking $200 for it (still a very good price). I offered $150 expecting him to either stick to the $200...or counter-offer with $175...but he accepted $150.

Turns out it was a computer fix guy who mainly does Windows computers. He did his homework & knew what the Mac Pro was worth...but he got it for "free" from a client that was switching to a Windows setup. Thus anything he got for it was profit. I think he was in a hurry unload it as well.

Both of us walked away happy!

 

[pm-r]

Both of us walked away happy!

Nice.

And one happy very content new Mac Pro owner.


- Patrick
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[Horsa]

he got it for "free" from a client that was switching to a Windows setup.

Imagine... moving from a Mac Pro (even if it is 10 years old) to a Windows machine. [*shudder*] - Doesn't bear thinking about!

I need a lie down now...