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Subject: Re: [AE] Buy a new mac pro  or wait and see?
From: Jim Feeley <jfeeley@gmail.com>
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Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:58:45 -0800
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Your call Rob, but when I've faced these now-or-later decisions (as =
opposed to the I-need-it-now-for-this-job decisions), I've found the =
Macrumors buyer's guide to be helpful and fairly accurate in its =
predictions. Check it out:

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Mac_Pro

Summary:
Recommendation- Don't Buy - Updates soon
Last Release- July 27, 2010
Days Since Update- 521 (Avg =3D 348)

And see the supporting rumors/announcements. Who knows what Apple's =
going to do, but seems like it might be worth finding another outlet for =
your EOY money. Maybe a Jura coffee machine?

http://www.us.jura.com/home_us_x.htm


Jim "more of a French-press (and decaf) guy" Feeley


On Dec 30, 2011, at 8:43 AM, Rob Birnholz wrote:

> It's the last day of the year I can spend $$ to deplete the company =
bank account. I'd like to upgrade the old 8-core MacPro 2.1 to something =
more contemporary with a modern graphics card (not that my current mac =
still isn't great -- it is). Question is should I go for a current =
MacPro, or keep the cash (and pay taxes) and wait to see what the near =
future brings regarding Apple's pro line.
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> Advice? Opinions? Predictions?
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> Rob Birnholz
> Absolute Motion Graphics, Inc.
> www.absolutemotiongraphics.com
> Author of Pro Training for the After Effects Camera=20
> http://tinyurl.com/lf89t3
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