If you are at all handy working inside a computer case, the pre trash can Mac Pros (4,1 and 5,1 only) are quite upgradable. I got a cheap 8 core 2.26 GHZ 4,1 and upgraded it myself to a 12 core 2.93 Westmere, which benchmarks close to a Mac Pro tube, for a fraction of the price. Not bad for a home system at all. If you don't need Thunderbolt, it's a good option. The older Mac Pro towers are far more flexible, since you still have PCIe slots. You do need a bit of care and expertise to upgrade the 4,1 due to Apple using weird lidless processors but the 5,1's are easy because they switched to conventional ones.
On Thursday, February 18, 2016, Bruce Tovsky bruce@skeletonhome.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
hi folks
i'm finding myself in need of a desktop setup for my home avid system to replace my macbook pro, and am thinking of going with a 6 or 8 core trashcan.any advice on configurations?thanksbbruce tovsky
"Reality is whatever refuses to go away when I stop believing in it.."
Philip K. Dick
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