@plowman said:
Wow. I'm amazed that the 2.6 only holds 8 GB. I must cast a third vote for the 2008 model. Have you watched the refurbs at Apple? I had to wait for several weeks, learning the hard way that those which appear may vanish in the click of a mouse. I bought one for 2,300 USD approximately in August of 2008, and it's a potent, capable machine. I won't risk a voice count estimate, but significant orchestration in one pass is do-able.
Additionally, Snow Leopard is coming, and do you really want to be on the cutting edge of both a new computer and its new software?
But you know what's best for you. I'm tempted to say the dollar's strength will fade, but this isn't a Forex forum, and dear me, I've been wrong in the past.
Well, the 8 GB RAM limitation is also one of my biggest concerns against the 4-core Nehalem machine. I'm guessing 8 GB is enough for the moment but RAM usage has increased a lot in both OS and all applications the last years.
Regarding Snow Leopard: My plan was actually to buy a new Mac Pro before the release of Snow Leopard. I'm guessing nobody who is using their machines for daily work want to be on the "cutting edge" with a new OS... (I'm still on OS 10.4.11 on my G5. "if it ain't broken, don't fix it" 😊
I've read about these refurbs at Apple before, but I'm not sure they are available for us in Sweden (I haven't found anything about refurbed Macs on the swedish apple site). Do you know where to find those?