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Mac Pro to iMac and regret it or love it? - Printable Version +- MacResource (https://forums.macresource.com) +-- Forum: My Category (https://forums.macresource.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=1) +--- Forum: Tips and Deals (https://forums.macresource.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=3) +--- Thread: Mac Pro to iMac and regret it or love it? (/showthread.php?tid=148391) |
Re: Mac Pro to iMac and regret it or love it? - N-OS X-tasy! - 02-08-2013 mrlynn wrote: +1000 Re: Mac Pro to iMac and regret it or love it? - sekker - 02-09-2013 N-OS X-tasy! wrote: +1000 Ditto I did build a quad core hackintosh a couple years ago for a video editing station. Worked great. Back then, $1200 gave you a machine close to the highest Mac Pros. We finished that project and turned it into a server box. Sad given the GPUs, but I'll port those later. I think you are bonkers going with the 2013 iMacs. They are toys - flashy machines hat look good and run fine, but you can make something amazing yourself for less. Re: Mac Pro to iMac and regret it or love it? - Chakravartin - 02-09-2013 sekker wrote: The 27-inch offers a great experience. Fast, takes lots of RAM, big screen -- far less reflective than the old iMacs, impressively skinny. Toss in a Fusion drive and you'll almost certainly have an excellent experience during the 3-4 years of productive life a workstation gets in the corporate graphics world. Re: Mac Pro to iMac and regret it or love it? - N-OS X-tasy! - 02-09-2013 Chakravartin wrote: The 27-inch offers a great experience. Fast, takes lots of RAM, big screen -- far less reflective than the old iMacs, impressively skinny. Toss in a Fusion drive and you'll almost certainly have an excellent experience during the 3-4 years of productive life a workstation gets in the corporate graphics world. If only it would run Snow Leopard! Re: Mac Pro to iMac and regret it or love it? - sekker - 02-09-2013 Chakravartin wrote: The 27-inch offers a great experience. Fast, takes lots of RAM, big screen -- far less reflective than the old iMacs, impressively skinny. Toss in a Fusion drive and you'll almost certainly have an excellent experience during the 3-4 years of productive life a workstation gets in the corporate graphics world. The $$ you save, you can buy two 512 GB SSDs and RAID. Better than a fusion drive. We just purchased a beautiful 27 inch monitor - for $600. If you are doing video, an old-fashioned desktop is a better deal. Yes, less elegant. But when you need a truck, you don't want a glossy pickup. Re: Mac Pro to iMac and regret it or love it? - Chakravartin - 02-09-2013 sekker wrote: The 27-inch offers a great experience. Fast, takes lots of RAM, big screen -- far less reflective than the old iMacs, impressively skinny. Toss in a Fusion drive and you'll almost certainly have an excellent experience during the 3-4 years of productive life a workstation gets in the corporate graphics world. The $$ you save, you can buy two 512 GB SSDs and RAID. Better than a fusion drive. We just purchased a beautiful 27 inch monitor - for $600. If you are doing video, an old-fashioned desktop is a better deal. Yes, less elegant. But when you need a truck, you don't want a glossy pickup. So, you'd advise professionals to go with hackintoshes or Windows PCs. Gotcha. Remind me, please: Why are you posting in a Mac forum? |