01-23-2011, 04:09 AM
I have both the original 2010 2.66 MacPro and the 2009 2.66 MacPro. I haven't run them side-by-side to compare, but frankly I haven't notice any difference in speed.
I've subsequently replaced one of the MacPros with a 2010 iMac, which flies. However, probably the biggest difference is the SSD boot drive that I've had installed. Booting and rebooting are amazingly fast and Word and other applications start instantly.
The point is that unless you're doing extremely heavy lifting (I do a lot of photoshop and Lightroom), you'll notice more by the amount of ram and the speed of your boot drive.
I've subsequently replaced one of the MacPros with a 2010 iMac, which flies. However, probably the biggest difference is the SSD boot drive that I've had installed. Booting and rebooting are amazingly fast and Word and other applications start instantly.
The point is that unless you're doing extremely heavy lifting (I do a lot of photoshop and Lightroom), you'll notice more by the amount of ram and the speed of your boot drive.