Critique my spec..

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Ok, so I've been weighing up the purchase of my Mac Pro, and decided on the following spec;

Two 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
8GB (4x2GB) *Bought from supplier*
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3
2x 1000GB Samsung Spinpoint Hard Drive *Bought from OcUK*
2x 16x SuperDrive
AirPort Extreme Card (Wi-Fi)
Apple Mighty Mouse
Apple Keyboard & Mac OS
Apple Cinema HD Display (23" flat panel)
Five USB ports
Two FireWire 400 ports
Two FireWire 800 ports

UPDATED AGAIN!! :D
 
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Justin said:
Sounds good, not for the 30" ACD?
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No, my workspace is limited, and I've calculated that I'd be sitting about 1.5ft from it!

@ wush, just wondered about 64bit because of the driver support more than anything.

If all looks good I'll pull the trigger tomorrow.
 
I'll be keeping 1 hard drive for Vista, 1 for OS X and the 320GB (stock) for backups, possibly shove it in the enclosure.
 
To be honest I'll only be using Windows for the occassional app, it's mainly so I can play the odd game when I've had enough working.

£120 for the OEM Vista Ultimate 64 seems like a good deal :)
 
Upped the CPU and ordered, the savings from the HE purchase helped the decision
 
mdjmcnally said:
Surely with Bootcamp officially supporting Vista x64 then the driver issue isn't there as Bootcamp will load the drivers for your kit for you when you install the Bootcamp partition.
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I hadn't been following the Bootcamp support for Vista x64.

However, I am now officially chuffed, was worried I'd have to mess with Vista for the odd game/app.

FYI: Total cost; £2,555
 
Bah, I'll whip you an email via Gmail Justin.

I'd love Apple to upgrade the cinema displays on Tuesday (so my order is modified automatically) but I haven't seen any rumors :(

I agree with the 30" comment, Panzerbjorn, that's why I opted for the 23".. I didn't want neck strain! lol

FYI: This is my dream setup;

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(Those really show the size of the 23" ACD too, which swung it for me)
 
I can't stand the Jeremy-Beadle-keyboard aka Wireless one.

If it had the numeric pad, then yes, I agree.

Gotta love the mouse though :)
 
I believe it's a MX1000 from Logitech, can't say for certain.

I had that mouse, so it was ideal.. rechargeable AND a great ergonomic fit.

I hate batteries, hence the wired for me.
 
BoomAM said:
Are pictures of dual 24" screens aloud? :p
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If they're Dell.. no :p

I know the performance is better, but damn, that company is the pinnacle of cheese. I couldn't sit for 8hrs staring at the logo. I'm sad.
 
UPDATE:

Had to cancel the order, apparently you cannot edit a BTO order.

Well, that's what Apple told me :mad:

Quite annoyed because I have to wait 5-7 days for a refund JUST to add the superdrive!
 
Well, originally I'd thought of adding my own Blu-Ray drive but then thought if it takes Apple 10 months to add it to the Mac Pro then the support for Blu-Ray drives is going to be about the same.

I just didn't fancy waiting so long JUST to have 2 drives, when I could add a Superdrive to the other and be done. I realise I could have gotten my own CD/DVD drive but I'd rather add it for the sake of £50.

I'm a bit gutted they couldn't add it to my order, you'd think it'd be easy to add, not like I wanted to change the CPU, after all, it was only 1 day in to the 5 days shipping , I doubt they'd even started assembly.
 
Well, the time has come.

My refund cleared this morning, and seeing as I just got myself a new job I decided to reorder the Mac Pro.

You may notice some changes in the spec (see: OP) :D

Now, to wait until the 25th.. *twiddles thumb*
 
Slogan said:
Congrats on the new job. Even more so on the processor bump which will actually 'cause a difference this time. ;)
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:p Seemed like a good way to treat myself!

Definitely do a review for the blog, don't worry.
 
Slogan said:
Well it's not a bad way. :D

Have to question why you want 2 TB drives though?
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Recording 24 tracks of audio is demanding mmmkay ;)

Probably stick in the 320GB as the boot drive, until I get a better one.

iSam said:
'Cos he is greedy... :p

Great spec EVH, very jealous! When are you getting it?
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I'm almost certain that they'll offer a Blu-Ray drive, but not until the burner's are more affordable.

It would be nice to have them as a BTO option, but at current prices (+Apple's RDF tax) then I couldn't see many people opting for them.

If they do, and it's not introduced with a model refresh then I can see them selling it as a kit on the Apple store (as they've done with the graphics cards for the current series Mac Pro)
 
You can put in your own Blu-Ray drive, and you could burn Blu-Ray media (using Toast), you just cannot watch movies using DVD Player because OS X needs an upgrade to support it.

The frameworks are there, but it needs an update to enable it.

It's actually the main reason why I waited to buy.. I wanted to see what Apple may/may not have added when the store went down!
 
I've only ever used G5's, so I wouldn't know.

There's quite a lot of threads on MacRumors with people who've put in their own drives, it might be worthwhile asking for their opinions tbh.
 
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