Hiho
I have a real problem...i just cannot make up my mind about if spending muchos $$$ on a mac system will really be worth the money. Or if i should just forget the mac and stick to a workstation/gaming PC.
My current PC consists of a 1.8Ghz s939 / 1 GB ram / x850xt pe / 24" dell 2405
I use it for 3ds max/photoshop/painter/web development etc etc. My use of these programs over the next 3 years is going to grow massivly and my current system is starting to loose its edge.
I spent the last few months going over every different setup you could imagine, reading reviews, forums and so on to get a wide range of opinions. I have no doubt that a mac is a really nice machine to work with but equally i come across people that say you could just buy a top end PC and it will run all the programs perfectly well.
So after all this thinking it seems to me i have 3 options:
1: (ultimate setup, get me everything i want but costs the most)
-2.66ghz Quad core Mac pro + dual 30" displays
-Gaming PC + 24" or 30" display
-MBP
2: (just stick with PC and forget the mac, that way i have a PC that will run PS/3ds etc but also my games)
-Gaming/workstation PC + dual 30" displays
3: (middle of the road option, main workstation a PC and a MBP for a nice portable but still powerfull Mac system)
-Gaming/workstation PC + dual 30" displays
-MBP
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Few Q's
-Ive read good and bad things about the Mac pro, major downer being the FB-DIMM modules (IE slow and expensive) any rumors Apple may be updating this system soonish?
-worth getting the x1900xt 512mb for mac pro or just stay with the 7300GT?
-7200rpm HDD on the MBP really worth the extra £100 the charge for it?
-Screen wise what would you recommend, the Dell 3007 or the apple 30"?
-Did the 17" MBP get the LED backlight upgrade or was that just the 15"?
-If i waited a year or so to get the mac and got a PC in the meantime + software is it possible to change the license or something to Mac without having to pay for new versions of it?
-Will the Mac's last longer without becoming obsolete in a few years like every PC ive owned has?
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So, more than anything im just looking for as much input as possible from a bunch of people that have used macs and have perhaps been in a similar situation.
Im going to take the 3 hour drive to my "local"
apple store in the next week or so to see these systems in the flesh aswell.
Sorry for the length of this but its doing my head in and i just need some sound honest opinions from other people.
I have a real problem...i just cannot make up my mind about if spending muchos $$$ on a mac system will really be worth the money. Or if i should just forget the mac and stick to a workstation/gaming PC.
My current PC consists of a 1.8Ghz s939 / 1 GB ram / x850xt pe / 24" dell 2405
I use it for 3ds max/photoshop/painter/web development etc etc. My use of these programs over the next 3 years is going to grow massivly and my current system is starting to loose its edge.
I spent the last few months going over every different setup you could imagine, reading reviews, forums and so on to get a wide range of opinions. I have no doubt that a mac is a really nice machine to work with but equally i come across people that say you could just buy a top end PC and it will run all the programs perfectly well.
So after all this thinking it seems to me i have 3 options:
1: (ultimate setup, get me everything i want but costs the most)
-2.66ghz Quad core Mac pro + dual 30" displays
-Gaming PC + 24" or 30" display
-MBP
2: (just stick with PC and forget the mac, that way i have a PC that will run PS/3ds etc but also my games)
-Gaming/workstation PC + dual 30" displays
3: (middle of the road option, main workstation a PC and a MBP for a nice portable but still powerfull Mac system)
-Gaming/workstation PC + dual 30" displays
-MBP
--------------------
Few Q's
-Ive read good and bad things about the Mac pro, major downer being the FB-DIMM modules (IE slow and expensive) any rumors Apple may be updating this system soonish?
-worth getting the x1900xt 512mb for mac pro or just stay with the 7300GT?
-7200rpm HDD on the MBP really worth the extra £100 the charge for it?
-Screen wise what would you recommend, the Dell 3007 or the apple 30"?
-Did the 17" MBP get the LED backlight upgrade or was that just the 15"?
-If i waited a year or so to get the mac and got a PC in the meantime + software is it possible to change the license or something to Mac without having to pay for new versions of it?
-Will the Mac's last longer without becoming obsolete in a few years like every PC ive owned has?
---------------------
So, more than anything im just looking for as much input as possible from a bunch of people that have used macs and have perhaps been in a similar situation.
Im going to take the 3 hour drive to my "local"
apple store in the next week or so to see these systems in the flesh aswell.Sorry for the length of this but its doing my head in and i just need some sound honest opinions from other people.