mutahir Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Hi All, I am thinking to pull some cash out of my savings as the new Mac Pro is really tempting, i have some questions though : I am not planning to install windows on it but just in case if I had to, do u think it will be easy to dual boot osx10 and winxp/win2k3 on it? How would u rate the price of Mac Pro? Do you think its worth sorry iam not v.knowledgeable in it... regards Mutahir Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24946-mac-pro-quad-xeon/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
INFNITE Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Hi All,I am thinking to pull some cash out of my savings as the new Mac Pro is really tempting, i have some questions though : I am not planning to install windows on it but just in case if I had to, do u think it will be easy to dual boot osx10 and winxp/win2k3 on it? How would u rate the price of Mac Pro? Do you think its worth sorry iam not v.knowledgeable in it... regards Mutahir 1. Yes, it will be extremely easy to dual boot OS X and Windoze XP due to Boot Camp 2. It's definitely worth it. In fact, it is almost $1000 cheaper than an equivalent Dell workstation. Getting a quad Xeon at a little over $2000 is a steal. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24946-mac-pro-quad-xeon/#findComment-168610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I want a Mac Pro to. Dual boot? Definately. If you game on the PC, put XP on there and have a quad core 64 monster and run games like a dream. Then when you don't game, use the best OS, OSX. Most macs are overpriced, but I think the Mac Pro is a great deal. The specs are the {censored}. I would put 2 gigs ram and put another superdrive, but that is just me. Get one. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24946-mac-pro-quad-xeon/#findComment-168611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
baysie Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Why would you want Windows, when your new mac could do it all, better, faster, no crashing here Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24946-mac-pro-quad-xeon/#findComment-168612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 One thing Winblows does better (not Apples fault): Games. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24946-mac-pro-quad-xeon/#findComment-168617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Macbook Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Indeed Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24946-mac-pro-quad-xeon/#findComment-168670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutahir Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 Thanks for all the advises, Getting One Mac Pro this week ... Will Keep you all updated! Regards Mutahir Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24946-mac-pro-quad-xeon/#findComment-168671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Mutahir, be sure and give us a review when you get one! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24946-mac-pro-quad-xeon/#findComment-169896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaber Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Im currently saving up for one. Currently have an iMac G5. I tested a Mac Pro at the Apple store a few days ago, amazingly fast. Mac Pro + Dual 30inch Cinema Displays = Dream setup Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24946-mac-pro-quad-xeon/#findComment-170167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassJAw Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 I want one, or a G5. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24946-mac-pro-quad-xeon/#findComment-170890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Pro Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 The 2.66GHz Mac Pro really doesn't seem a whole lot faster to me than a G5 Quad with 1 gig of RAM, but they are waaaay faster than the 2.3s or 2GHz models. Get more RAM and they really purr. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24946-mac-pro-quad-xeon/#findComment-175528 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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