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MacPro pricing - 2.66 vs 3.0 - bazookaman - 05-30-2008
Apple has both. Is it worth $300 more to get the 3.0 with the bigger video card and extra superdrive?
Re: MacPro pricing - 2.66 vs 3.0 - raz - 05-30-2008
As I understand it, the current 2.8s are roughly the same performance as the previous 3.0s. That swung the decision for me.
Re: MacPro pricing - 2.66 vs 3.0 - Chupa Chupa - 05-30-2008
Yes the upgrades are well worth the $
Re: MacPro pricing - 2.66 vs 3.0 - bazookaman - 05-30-2008
so its
$2,810.92 for a (Apple) refurbed 3.0 (dual core) with dual opticals and bigger video card
vs.
$2,948.48 for a new (from Amazon) 2.8 (quad core) with 1 optical and a smaller video card.
(those prices are including another 8gb of ram of course)
Re: MacPro pricing - 2.66 vs 3.0 - zachdog - 05-30-2008
Quad core! Optical drives are $50, and you can always add one later. The video card, however, is an expensive upgrade.
Re: MacPro pricing - 2.66 vs 3.0 - bazookaman - 05-30-2008
yeah. I was kind of leaning toward the new model. just b/c its new. and I have a couple opticals I could drop in. I just wanted to be fair with the comparison.
Re: MacPro pricing - 2.66 vs 3.0 - raz - 05-30-2008
well the 2.8 quad core is $2200 at http://www.macconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=8252544
no rebates, tax, or shipping.
An extra 6 GB is $329 from our hosts.
I don't see where you're getting nearly 3 grand
Re: MacPro pricing - 2.66 vs 3.0 - bazookaman - 05-30-2008
[quote raz]well the 2.8 quad core is $2200 at http://www.macconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=8252544
no rebates, tax, or shipping.
An extra 6 GB is $329 from our hosts.
I don't see where you're getting nearly 3 grand
That MacConnection deal is for ONE quad core processor. The Amazon deal is a DUAL quad core processor.
Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processors = $2598.49
+
4x2GB RAM modules from our sponsor = $349
=
$2948.48
Re: MacPro pricing - 2.66 vs 3.0 - raz - 05-30-2008
ok