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Old Feb 8, 2008, 01:36 AM   #1
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I've really done it now...
... and ordered a Mac Pro

2x 2.8Ghz Quad Core Xeons
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should arrive in 2 -3 weeks i'm told
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Old Feb 8, 2008, 01:47 AM   #2
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How much? $16,000?

Also, congratulations on your new system.
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Old Feb 8, 2008, 02:31 AM   #3
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the retailer i got it through (Dick Smith Powerhouse) was offering 10% of the retail price, so it was about $4500, and i took the financing option (there's no way a student can afford that much in one hit)

EDIT: should probably mention that price was in AUD
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Old Feb 8, 2008, 03:52 AM   #4
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awesome processors, you will see just how awesome soon enough !
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Nice to hear that you finally ordered it. I'm sure that your music apps will run nicely on than Mac!
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Old Feb 8, 2008, 06:12 AM   #6
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awesome processors, you will see just how awesome soon enough !
i doubt it'll be as powerful as your rig but it'll still beat the hell out of anything else i've ever used

now i just have to wait for the thing to arrive
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Old Feb 8, 2008, 09:14 AM   #7
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at least thats a GOOD mac....... just hope the OS works for you
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Well I have a very similar system and dual boot with Vista. Games run like a champ on it and I get the security of OS X. Best of both worlds for twice the cost.
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Old Feb 8, 2008, 05:15 PM   #9
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at least thats a GOOD mac....... just hope the OS works for you
i've been using Tiger (osx86) for a few months now, plus on the school macs for the last couple of years, so i'm comfortable with the OS, but Vista will be one of the first things i install when the mac arrives - none to soon, this pc seems to be killing itself atm
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Very nice buy! I would ditch PC's all together if i could afford a Mac Pro.
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Old Feb 10, 2008, 12:06 AM   #11
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Woo HOO!

Ah, workstation power!
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Only 4GB RAM?
Just teasing.
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Old Feb 10, 2008, 01:03 PM   #13
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Only 4GB RAM?
Just teasing.
haha it's more than i probably need right now, but I want this machine to last a good few years (besides, I can always add more ram later)
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Sounds pretty tasty, hope you enjoy counting the minutes until it arrives.
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Old Feb 10, 2008, 03:09 PM   #15
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Sounds pretty tasty, hope you enjoy counting the minutes until it arrives.
you hae no idea how much i'm not!

with my installs of both Vista AND OSX flaking out, i had to reinstall vista yesterday just to get something useable until the mac arrives
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Old Feb 16, 2008, 12:23 AM   #16
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was in the store today looking for something unrelated, manager came up and told me it'll come in "mid-week"
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Old Feb 16, 2008, 11:52 PM   #17
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oh, i thought you had ordered it from Apple direct. They are in AU right?
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yeah they're in AU - i ordered logic direct from them, but a retailer was offering 10% off the retail price - so i took them up on the offer (still has to come from apple though)
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it's arrived!

am currentlly in the process of setting it up now
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mac or not, the brute strength of that system cant be ignored......

lucky man....
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