Considering a new Mac Pro
Mar 31st, 2010, 02:00
I'm trying to decide on a new Mac Pro. I have been watching an 8 core 3.2 on Apple's refurbished list. I like the idea of having really high speed on each individual core to handle big software synths. (Like NI Massive). The brand new Mac Pro with similar power per core would be 5 grand. The refurbished Mac is $3200. Would I be better of getting a brand new Mac Pro with less power per core? (to save money) Or is the 8 x 3.2 refurbished Mac the way to go? I'm not sure if a Nehalem chip with less power would compete with the previous generation Harpertown with much more power per core. Does anybody have first hand knowlege?
Rob
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