01-08-2008, 06:47 PM
Initially I thought this was a price increase but as I looked closer it really is a price drop. It's just that the standard machine is now 8-core while the old default was 4-core.
They're going from $2500 for a 4-core 2.66 with 1GB RAM and a supercrap video card to $2300 for a 4-core 2.8 with 2GB RAM and a little better video card. Bigger hard drive too.
The price of the 8-core version is also down from the old version.
This looks like a good update to me.
The new video card options like the GeForce 8800GT are nice. I'd like to get a 2600XT for my 2.66 but a) they probably won't sell it separately and b) it probably won't work with Tiger and I'm not quite ready to go to Leopard.
They're going from $2500 for a 4-core 2.66 with 1GB RAM and a supercrap video card to $2300 for a 4-core 2.8 with 2GB RAM and a little better video card. Bigger hard drive too.
The price of the 8-core version is also down from the old version.
This looks like a good update to me.
The new video card options like the GeForce 8800GT are nice. I'd like to get a 2600XT for my 2.66 but a) they probably won't sell it separately and b) it probably won't work with Tiger and I'm not quite ready to go to Leopard.