Return-Path: Received: from [208.97.132.74] (HELO homiemail-a63.g.dreamhost.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5325614 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 12:26:47 +0100 Received: from homiemail-a63.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a63.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B72B12F4059 for ; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 03:29:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=desilence.net; h=from :content-type:message-id:mime-version:subject:date:references:to :in-reply-to; s=desilence.net; bh=dAD977E4YqRdLzx42U18S73ZLbY=; b=cpt+Cdjt1FENK5nBPSmAqByGZ3jGphJvqPNeyyq8D4KXjYwkaBQxd2TSYrxwc Rc3d5HZfka6x9KciDEQkBu3IzrYdmyES68b5vh/QAuYdQaFg+1T3zGUkRg/B8OkC SLUt8dI81u3O/QKcWWisA7RTcgnThKNPmtSwhguR27P4yA= Received: from [192.168.1.36] (115.Red-79-156-34.staticIP.rima-tde.net [79.156.34.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: soren@dslnc.com) by homiemail-a63.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id DEA152F4057 for ; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 03:29:47 -0800 (PST) From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=F8ren_Christensen?= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_0C124FC9-41E7-4FD0-A5BA-8772B4C401AE" Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.1 \(1827\)) Subject: Re: [AE] (OT) New Mac Pro - Who's getting it? Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 12:29:47 +0100 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1827) --Apple-Mail=_0C124FC9-41E7-4FD0-A5BA-8772B4C401AE Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 I second what Jim wrote - On 21 Dec 2013, at 03:14, Jim Tierney wrote: > So=85 ultimately, it=92s a fairly priced machine for what it is. = Whether you need all of what it has=85 Checking again comparing with exact same cpus Dell (T3610) and HP = (z420)actually can do the quad core version cheaper - as long as you = dont add ssd drives and two graphics cards (in store). With 6 and 8 core HP is about $200 and $800 more expensive (exact same = cpu, with only one gpu, normal sata6 ssd) Dell uses other cpus for = those, so I haven't compared prices.=20 In 12 core configs the mac pro comes in a lot cheaper than hp or boxx = equivalents (i cannot find a dell offering for that exact cpu) Cheers, S=F8ren On 20 Dec 2013, at 23:54, Glenn Ferguson = wrote: > That $2999 is for a quad core xeon with 12 gigs of ram and a 256GB SSD = available December 30th and can be pre-ordered now. I haven't done the = research, but really, you can't find a PC with those specs for = significantly less? --Apple-Mail=_0C124FC9-41E7-4FD0-A5BA-8772B4C401AE Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252
I = second what Jim wrote -

On 21 Dec 2013, at = 03:14, Jim Tierney <jim@digitalanarchy.com> = wrote:

So=85 ultimately, it=92s a fairly = priced machine for what it is. Whether you need all of what it = has=85

Checking again comparing with exact same = cpus Dell (T3610) and HP (z420)actually can do the quad core version = cheaper  - as long as you dont add ssd drives and two graphics = cards (in store).
With 6 and 8 core HP is about $200 and $800 = more expensive (exact same cpu,  with only one gpu, normal sata6 = ssd) Dell uses other cpus for those, so I haven't compared = prices. 
In 12 core configs the mac pro comes in a lot = cheaper than hp or boxx equivalents (i cannot find a dell offering for = that exact = cpu)

Cheers,
S=F8ren