![]() The options this Mac Pro gives you really make it a strong contender if you're looking for something that's a little cheaper than the brand new models. I just added a new SSD drive to the mix to be my start up drive and am pleased with the new speed. The great thing is you can add more RAM or faster/more hard drives to give these machines more life. You can't get that functionality from an iMac (even a brnad new Core i7 one)and that's one of the reasons I like this machine so much - its expandability. I also added a CompressHD Matrox card to speed up h.264 compression. I added a Matrox MX02 card to use this Mac Pro as an injest station for video production. ![]() I have installed a Sata card from OWC to use the extra Sata ports on the motherboard. I'm using my 2-2.66GHz Dual core Mac Pro as a second machine for rendering and doing some other crunching while I keep working on my main 2-2.8GHz Quad core Mac Pro. If you must have the newest and fastest these aren't for you. ![]() You can get something that's much faster, but these 1st gen Mac Pro's can still pull their considerable weight (40+ lbs). EEK! 3+ years old in computer terms is ancient. These machines are getting up there in age. I am a happy owner of the Dual Processor 2.66 Dual Core 1st generation Mac Pro (1,1).
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