10-24-2012, 01:51 PM
I'm feeling pretty good about my 2011 iMac ebay score that I recently got. Even without USB 3 and a little extra speed, the 2011 is still much more attractive with the internal optical drive and upgradeable RAM.
pRICE, I traded in my Mac Pro 1,1 for a 2011 Mac Mini, and it has been great for me. I added an SSD boot drive and kept the stock drive as another internal, and added 16gb RAM. My guess is that with the speed bump and quad core options in the 2012 Mini, it would be well suited as a replacement for your Mac Pro...my 2011 mini is even faster than my old Mac Pro.
pRICE, I traded in my Mac Pro 1,1 for a 2011 Mac Mini, and it has been great for me. I added an SSD boot drive and kept the stock drive as another internal, and added 16gb RAM. My guess is that with the speed bump and quad core options in the 2012 Mini, it would be well suited as a replacement for your Mac Pro...my 2011 mini is even faster than my old Mac Pro.