Quote: Originally Posted by greenamp Get real. If you are complaining that a quad core 2.6 Xeon Mac Pro with 1gb ram, 256 GPU, 250gb hd for $2500 is too much hardware, then you …

You guys all need to calm friggin down. There's a 2GHz model. 2499 is for a mid model. The exact same price it used to be. And BTW 2499 for a quad core machine with the extras th…

Quote: Originally Posted by thebunny Amen. It's ridiculous that there isn't a basic expandable Mac yet. iMac isn't it. I ain't buying the 256 MB main RAM freaking Xeon for $2500…

With the two downgrades available at the Apple Store, you're looking at a quad for less than $2200. Summary of the Mac Pro release: Cut the price of a quad by over $1000 Doubled t…

Since they are all BTO, how will someone be able to return it if Apple doesn't take returns on BTO systems?

Who said they don't do returns on BTO/CTO? I've done it several times...

Quote: Originally Posted by bernt Who said they don't do returns on BTO/CTO? I've done it several times... Huh? Apple has never taken returns on BTO/CTO units unless there …

Before any other people decide to make this a rant feast, let me quickly compare: Power Mac - $1999 • two 2.0 GHz G5 cores, 1x1GHz bus • 512 MB RAM • 160GB HDD • DL SD • GeForce 6…

Need help convincing myself I did the right thing, which I know I probably didn't in terms of value for money. But I'm rationalizing it thus... I did some calculations and the…

IF you bumped up the ram (above 2 GB), and the GPU to go along with those monster cpus, then you WILL be quite surprised at the 3D performance improvements.... if NOT, then you w…

Yes, good point, can never have enough RAM and a good GPU is a must for 3D, but for the CPU I was thinking more Final Cut than actual 3D interface manipulation (OpenGL etc). Rende…

my ideal quad xeon setup would be 19.000 euro's but i have 1000,00 to spend.

3Ghz is nice, but it should be a $400 upgrade (using Intel list prices), not $800. You can always upgrade the CPUs after AppleCare runs out, so I would have bought more RAM (but no…

I'll likely wait until the first Mac Pro speed bump, then pick up a quad 3.0GHz machine when they're the mid-range machine.

Quote: Originally Posted by michaelb Besides, 3.0 just feels so much faster than a mere 2.66. 2.66 is closer to the dual G5 2.5 I've got now. Yeah, I think it's worth the ext…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell 3Ghz is nice, but it should be a $400 upgrade (using Intel list prices), not $800. You can always upgrade the CPUs after AppleCare runs out, s…

Heh... it wouldn't surprise me if Apple dropped the 3.0 and introduced a 3.4 and a 2.8.

Quote: Originally Posted by angelmb Great advice I would say… but is it going to be as easy as one could expect from the pc side of the world?, I mean… "hell, just get the 2.0 G…

3.0 Ghz Xeon at Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117100

Quote: Originally Posted by michaelb Need help convincing myself I did the right thing, which I know I probably didn't in terms of value for money. Personally, I think it…

The top of the line is always disproportionate. Apple is no different than anybody else here. And of course they're not going to just charge you the increase in Intel 1k prices. Th…

I wouldn't be worried about that, if I got a mac pro, I would be worried about bragging to all my friends about it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Simon The top of the line is always disproportionate. Apple is no different than anybody else here. And of course they're not going to just charge yo…

That'll go on forever until the 3.0 are not even on the product map... of course I use the SAME logic waiting to get a lowly MacBook... Quote: Originally Posted by Cadaver I'l…

You did the right thing. That 3.0 Ghz machine is going to rock, and you're going to be one of the first to have it. I wish I had one. That's going to be freakin' awesome. Frankly, …