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| > It's not intended to be a debate. Steven V. so far has given me the best answer which was a technical comparison between the two as a main workstation. Thanks BTW Steven. You're welcome. It's mostly due to I just had a long conversation with my friend trying to decide to replace his maxxed out iMac. Platform wars don't make for good friendships :) Buying the right hardware IMO is a matter of really understand your software usage, what components truly improve performance and the cost per performance increase vs. effect on your bottom line as well as warranty support. Which I think points to the fact that single machine shops may be the niche market for the new MacPro whereas shops with many more machines have to consider warranty, support and ability to buy at discount issue. I suspect many will move to PCs simply due to those factors. Which brings up other points missing in previous posts. Dell, HP etc. typically come standard or offer more comprehensive support with their systems including 3 to 5 year warranties, next business day on-site repair (3 year is standard) and more. Apple's service does not equal this even with Apple-Care upgrade so that should be factored into comparisons. Additionally, Dell especially but others offer outlet stores. When I was a corporate IT Manager I bought Dell Precisions only from the outlet - bought dozens and never had issue. Same exact warranty and options available, and often 20 to 50% off list prices. That is not an option with this MacPro. My current laptop is Dell Precision from an outlet reseller on eBay - got it new-in-box for 60% of list and Dell let me add to the warranty to-boot. For someone buying 1 machine, this may make no big difference, but for those buying 5, 10, 50, it's huge. stephen van vuuren 336.202.4777 http://www.insaturnsrings.com/ http://www.sv2dcp.com/ http://www.sv2studios.com/ A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. -Stanley Kubrick -----Original Message----- From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Robert Houghton Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 3:21 PM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] (OT) New Mac Pro - Who's getting it? It's not intended to be a debate. Steven V. so far has given me the best answer which was a technical comparison between the two as a main workstation. Thanks BTW Steven. -Rob On 12/20/13 12:11 PM, George Loch wrote: > I really don't understand why this is a debate. If you feel the MacPro is worth it, buy it. If not, don't. There is no right or wrong here. > > Now, go make money or really cool things or both. > > -gl > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> +---End of message---+ To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> |
