kontroversy Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Would it be wise to buy a new MP 8 Core now? Or worth the wait for the i7? I hate to go on rumors, but if they are out in jan-feb it would be worth the wait. I would hate to spend $3000 and 2 weeks later a better model be released. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tektonikk Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I would personally wait it out until MacWorld to see if Apple releases a new model of desktops. It is a very tough decision, but I would wait unless you are in desperate need for a MacPro right now. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/#findComment-997490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kontroversy Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 I think you are right, my C2D 2Ghz is showing its age and going to school for 3D animation is making it even harder. It will be a touch wait, especially with the cash in hand. I hope I make it! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/#findComment-997567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_M_F Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Wait untill Macworld, no question about that... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/#findComment-997783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orea Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I follow MacRumors buyers guide for everything; http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Mac_Pro Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/#findComment-997852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kontroversy Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 What about the price do you think? The current base 8 core is what I have enough for. Will the price be well over 3k for the base 8 core i7? I still need two monitors so I am not sure if the wait will even make a difference if I can afford it anyways. Let me know what you think. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/#findComment-998040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Wait, because at Macworld: 1. The new Mac Pros will come out. 2. The old Mac Pros will fall in price. Core i7 is even faster than the already pretty insanely fast Mac Pros. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/#findComment-998735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kontroversy Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 Has anyone guessed as to what the price of the new MP will be? And if it will even have two quad i7 or just a single? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/#findComment-998871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrb Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Has anyone guessed as to what the price of the new MP will be? And if it will even have two quad i7 or just a single? Apple will lower the current MacPros by 300-400 and the new ones will be the price that the current MacPro's are at now. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/#findComment-998929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Has anyone guessed as to what the price of the new MP will be? And if it will even have two quad i7 or just a single?It will have 2 Core i7 xeons. Although there will probably be an option for a single Quad Core chip, like the Mac Pros now. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/#findComment-999093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
papillon68 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Interesting post, so now I know I have to wait the new MacWorld as well for the new models. When will MacWorld take place ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/#findComment-1005151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickt Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 well as we know there was no announcement of MAC PRO at AMW. I'm interested as much as anybody.I have a MACPRO 8core 3GHZ Clovertown 2007 model. It has been a great workhorse but time for the pasture. Some MACPRO 2007 8core limitations in the PCIE buss and a few other things with HBAs that will hopefully be dealt with in some new i7 MACPRO or what ever update hopefully soon. Example is the use of new ATTO TECH EXPRESSSAS 6Gb/sec SAS HBAs and so on. Also the OPENCL etc sdks for multicore application programming... I guess this opens for all to use many of the cores that seem today to be limited to the PRO APPS (FCS suite etc). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/#findComment-1047181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.ShadowFox Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Could you please not bump old threads? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/#findComment-1047193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Could you please not bump old threads? I wouldn't call old a thread after one month. And besides the subject is still of great interest. To people who wonder, from MacRumors: Recommendation: Don't Buy - Updates soon http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Mac_Pro Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/#findComment-1047583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeruk Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I'm also in this exact same boat. Fortunately I guess I am still a little bit short on the cash for the configuration that I want, so waiting another month is a must for me anyway. But if we haven't heard anything by the end of Feb, I wont want to buy the 'old' mac pro with a new one due out so soon, but NEED a new machine as editing/encoding full HD video on a dual 2.4 is painful! So I may be forced into building a windows 8 core as at least it wont lose half its value overnight, already prices much cheaper, and I could use the spare cash for a second 30" monitor and more! Announce them already! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140758-wise-to-buy-a-mac-pro-now/#findComment-1057936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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