Posted: 6/8/2014 4:33:37 PM EDT
| I have an early 2008 MAC PRO Quad Core Xeon 2.8Ghz machine that I mostly use for photos and movies (no heavy editing). Main attraction to it was having all onboard storage. Now that the new MAC Pro has only one HD on board, and I am looking to upgrade I am think to save some $$ and go for an iMac. Just curious how the newer iMacs will compare speed wise to my current machine. |
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Quoted: Yep. If you want more hard drives simply buy some externals. Quoted: Quoted: The new ones will smoke the old pro The hard drives alone will be a huge difference Yep. If you want more hard drives simply buy some externals. Thats what I love about the old mac pro and whats driving me away from the new one. I don't need the speed, but all the drives in the tower is great.
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So, here is the other thing. I have about 2TB of data in my current Mac. How do I even do a migration to a new machine when the max drive they offer is 1TB? Do I have to set up an external array before I start? I will tell you what I did, instead of what I think you might do. I bought a Drobo 5N, put in 5 4tb drives, and use it for time machine and storage for all my macs. I have a DiskStation 212J with 2 2 tb drives (mirrored) that I use for time machine and light storage (for my IP cameras). 4tb drives are a couple hundred bucks right now. If you do get a drobo 5n, for God's sake, buy a $100 SSD and slap it in the cache port on the bottom. Holy crap, I only put a 128 or 256 gig SSD in there and it's awesome. |
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Quoted: So, here is the other thing. I have about 2TB of data in my current Mac. How do I even do a migration to a new machine when the max drive they offer is 1TB? Do I have to set up an external array before I start? I do Mac IT for a living and have advised a few people on this. My feeling is that the Fusion drive is a very good balance of performance and cost. Just make sure that you have a solid backup solution just in case. Also, since they are new I also recommend the extended AppleCare that will give you an additional two years of warranty support if it develops issues. A 27" iMac with 8 or more GB of RAM, an i7 processor and a 3TB Fusion drive should kick ass for you. The new Mac Pro, while sexy as hell, is probably more machine than you actually need. |