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I Almost Cried
on September 24, 2009
Posted by: LocalChaos
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from Richmond, VA
ill try to make this as short as possible. i own a computer sales, repair, and modification shop where i live. until this year i refused to touch a mac. i also run a few small businesses online which require a decent sized media server i have set up in my home. until recently i'd been running an HP server tower i bought about 2 years ago (750gb hd, 8gb ram, intel quad core chipset rated for 2.16ghz per core overclocked and liquid cooled to 3.34ghz per core). for my personal computer (gaming, video editing and processing plus just general use) i was using an HP blackbird (the HP/Voodoo compilation - 8gb ram, 1TB hd, dual quad core intel chipsets overclocked from 2.26 to about 3.14ghz/core and 3 dedicated Voodoo 776mb accelerated graphics cards).i will admit both machines are amazing. the server has cost total about $3700 after wholesale mods. the blackbird i was lucky enough to grab wholesale for $2310 instead of over $3000. last christmas my girlfriend bought me a macbook pro 17" intel dual core with 2gb ram and media acceleration. she claimed the guy at the mac store told her it would keep up with my blackbird and i laughed and laughed. well after a diagnostic check, aside from media processing (due to the triple voodoo cards) the macbook actually outran my 8 core powerhouse. i almost cried. i rechecked it about 3 times and then gave up. dumbfounded, i started researching more about the OS of the mac... which is exactly what i had overlooked. since macs use a kernal based OS very similar to UNIX systems things started making sense; and since the new macs use intel chips i decided to juice them up a tad. i overclocked the mac to run 7% more efficient and it smoked my PC. now it made sense why macs cost more, they are built better, plain and simple. i sold both of my PCs and bought the mac pro tower. WOW. immediately i upgraded the hd by adding an external 1.5TB hd ($149) while keeping the 620mb internal drive. i upgraded the ram to 12gb (because unless you are running a small country there is no need for the whole 32. because my tower stays in constant process i didn't mess with the processing speed (no need to try and overheat it until i can figure out how to build a custom cooling system). i upgraded my macbook to 4gb and reset the processing parameters to stock because after a few months of use i realized macs don't need help to rule. if you ask me, and this is just one mans opinion, unless your job REQUIRES you to use a PC (and if they do HP is still my pick) then pay the extra few hundred for a mac. the OS architecture alone is worth it.. no viruses, no windows registry and plug n play crises to deal with, and the best thing is, if you are windows dedicated,.. well, the new OSX runs windows... and it runs windows MUCH more efficiently than a PC, ironic huh? lets just say i now advertise that i repair and work on both macs and PCs, and for 7 months now, i have yet to have a single mac come in for work. i still love PCs, they pay the bills :).... sorry for the long rant but 3gs is a lot of money and i wanted to be as clear as possible with my choice in opinions. Good Luck!
What's great about it: its a mac, and its intel
What's not so great: only customers with a little extra pocket change can think about this purchase
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Designers Best Dream
on November 16, 2009
Posted by: deviant
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from Denver
This machine screams, I upgraded from a G5 I purchased about six years ago. It is amazing to see the speed difference in this model compared to the older version. Night and day and worth the upgrade for those waiting.
What's great about it: The Quad core processors
What's not so great: price is a bit high.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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on November 10, 2009
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from New Orleans
There seems to be a LOT of confusion by previous reviewers...
First, this is NOT designed to be a server. You can certainly use it as a server, but that's up to the user. The Xserve is Mac's server, not the MacPro.
This computer is designed to be a "powerhouse" for media, or anything else you need. Stop comparing it to a PC... it's not PC. If you want a PC, buy a PC. If you want more ram, buy more ram.
The main "pro" of this computer is it's design. It is remarkable simple. The ease of adding components is equal to no other computer. Everything but the power supply simply pulls out with a finger. Add HDs, optical drives, and ram in a minute or two.
The only "con" is no real BluRay burning abilities. However I must say that this is not the fault of this model, but more across the board on the Apple line. There are some background issues to this that I'm hoping will be resolved soon.
Apple was the first computer to offer the ability to burn your own DVD media projects to the masses. They just need to include the ability to burn BluRay as the next generation of media. Time will tell.
Note: Bestbuy offers only one model of MacPro. Go to the apple site to discover many more configurations to better fit your needs/budge.
What's great about it: Design and expandibility
What's not so great: No BluRay
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Mac Pro Tower, Best Ever
on January 18, 2010
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from Key Largo, Florida
Great computer, very fast encoding for webmovie, 8 core rocks. Love the extra 3 hard drive bays inside for extra internal store, the drives mounted inside easily and took me less than 10 min. to install 3 extra drives. So easy to open and close the tower. Best ever.
Only one gripe is Apple charges extra and a airport is not installed in this computer, please Apple don't 'call this a PRO computer if you don't have a airport in it already, nickel and dime me. The computer at $3,299 is not cheap and to not have this preinstalled is pretty bad. Almost any computer should have this installed these days. My last G5 even had a airport installed.
What's great about it: My work for video editing and encoding was cut in half or more....
What's not so great: No Airport built in, gotta buy it as a option, don't call it a PRO without this
I would recommend this to a friend!
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nice but...
on July 12, 2010
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from nev.
i got one and returned it. do you really think this is that much better than a computer that cost thousands less? and i do mean THOUSANDS less. do your own research, but i tried it and it is not that much better, despite what some fans say. it is not worth thousands more than a pc.
What's not so great: PRICEYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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If you want to know...
on January 10, 2010
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from Montgomery,AL
Ok, just to let everyone know. MacOS X+ is nothing but BSD Unix with a pretty user interface and some little apps Apple put into the OS. Before spending 3+ grand on a computer, just build the same thing for a fraction of the cost and just go straight to what OSX is built on top of, BSD unix. FreeBSD, PC-BSD, and many others are free operating systems that can run on almost any type of hardware with the same or more performance as OSX(aka BSD unix with apple logo on it). If you are not familiar with building a computer then just Buy a nice computer on bestbuy.com come out about $1,500 cheaper and load the OS yourself. Plus you will gain the ability to upgrade tons if needed.
What's great about it: Stable, fast, and pretty.
What's not so great: Price and flexibility.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Self Explanatory
on November 24, 2009
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from Nashville, TN
Let's be honest -
1) Most of the criticisms of this machine are being made by those who do not own one.
2) If you have to read reviews to determine whether or not this is the machine for you - then it isn't. If you are looking at the Pro you either know why already, or you have a lot of disposable income and don't care why.
3) If you want a mac, the macbook pro is excellent; the mac mini is very capable, and the iMac is a nice desktop machine. All of these are affordable and are outstanding. Again, if you do not already know you need the pro, then you don't.
4) If you want to play video games and diddle in MS Office and learn all the ins and outs of free spyware software and frequent reboots, don't buy any mac.
5) If you are familiar with Linux and/or do any serious scientific computing, the Mac is absolutely fantastic. Darwin rocks.
What's great about it: Stable, quick
What's not so great: Price
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Looks for for the uneducated eye
on November 21, 2009
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from Kansas
Firstable, if a computer has a Xeon CPU, it is a PC, given this, the "MAC" can be compared with other PC's. The CPU and RAM type are excellent, however, a big downside of this machine as far as hardware, is the lack of a SAS drive and/or an internal RAID adapter. This machine uses an ordinary hard drive as the ones found in a PC under $800. The hardware in this machine is not server worthy, and for a home media PC, it lacks a lot of media features compared to far less expensive PC's available. The bottom line is, this machine is not good as a server and it is not good for a media "powerhouse" either, because it can perform, but does not have the means to support new media technology . Save the $1500 and buy a Dell instead.
Ratings are based on cost of the machine.
What's great about it: It has Xeon CPU
What's not so great: HD, price and all other features missing from other PC's
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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