Patience Is A Kick Ass Virtue
- At March 5, 2009
- By Mark Sahm
- In Uncategorized
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It’s always a difficult task waiting for a payoff on a big investment that you aren’t certain will come. But this time, it did and we couldn’t be happier.
As chronicled back in June, I knew the Mac Pro model I wanted to buy would eventually get discounted once they introduced newer models. Did I figure that it would take nine months for Apple to update? Hell no! (Although it did allow more time to save up.) But when Apple updated their Mac Pro line on Monday, the kicker suddenly became: did waiting save me nearly a grand? Hell YES!! Here’s how the comparison broke down in the end:
Sahm’s Mac Pro Specs 6/11/08 – Price: $3,549.00
- Processor: Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-Core)
- RAM: 4GB (4×1GB)
- Hard Drive: 320GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
- Graphic Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
- Two 16x SuperDrives
Sahm’s Mac Pro Specs 3/05/09 – Price: $2,689.00
- Processor: Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-Core)
- RAM: 2GB (2×1GB)
- Hard Drive: 320GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
- Graphic Card: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB
- One 16x SuperDrive
Sure, there were a couple sacrifices in the details (less pre-installed RAM, slightly less graphics card, one less Superdrive). But in the end, we’re psyched that the Somrod workstation will be so significantly upgraded. Podcasts, graphics, web graphics, networking— everything will benefit. While I won’t go so far to say we’re going to become super efficient (because we’re highly distracted), it will help… A LOT!
Alas, it does signal the end of an era for my loyal Power Mac G4 Quicksilver, which has served me well since 2001. For a computer to last 8 years is unheard of, so I will only hope this Mac Pro can last as long. Cheers.
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