How would you spend £5000?

[The Grood]

Say you had £5000 (call it US$7500) to blow RIGHT NOW on any Apple gear you like...

What would you fill your shopping cart with?

 

[macgeek2005]

Are you asking for buying advice? Do you actually have that money?

Well if so... I would wait for the Mac Pro's to come out, and get the top of the line model, with something equivilent to this Quad G5:

* 2.5GHz Quad-core PowerPC G5
* 4GB 533 DDR2 Non ECC SDRAM- 4x1GB
* 2x500GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
* QUADRO FX 4500 512MB SDRAM
* Apple Cinema HD Display (23" flat panel)
* Apple Cinema HD Display (23" flat panel)
* AirPort Extreme + Bluetooth built-in
* 16x SuperDrive DL (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
* Apple Keyboard & Mighty Mouse - U.S English
* Mac OS X - U.S. English
* Accessory kit

That's about $9500 US. When the Mac Pro's come out, i'd get a system like this, except with whatever upgrades they have then.

 

[iGary]

Pay off my business loan.

 

[FF_productions]

* 2.5GHz Quad-core PowerPC G5
* 4GB 533 DDR2 Non ECC SDRAM- 4x1GB
* 2x500GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
* QUADRO FX 4500 512MB SDRAM
* Apple Cinema HD Display (23" flat panel)
* Apple Cinema HD Display (23" flat panel)
* AirPort Extreme + Bluetooth built-in
* 16x SuperDrive DL (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
* Apple Keyboard & Mighty Mouse - U.S English
* Mac OS X - U.S. English
* Accessory kit

That's as good as it gets...until WWDC

 

[The Grood]

Sadly not. Purely hypothetical question.

Just interested to hear what everyone's dream set up would be if a wealthy Great Aunt were to pass away in the night.

PS. Realise I got the £-$ exchange rate wrong - but was trying to allow for the kit being that much cheaper in the US.

 

[stonyc]

Pay off my business loan.

Bah, he said to spend on Apple gear.

I'd buy a couple 30" cinema displays (leaving about $2500 of the original $7500 after taxes) and a MBP. Or maybe just three of the 30" displays and call it a day.

 

[Queso]

I'd do a Buffett. Buy myself a new iPod and give the rest to the world's poor

 

[iGary]

Bah, he said to spend on Apple gear.

I'd buy a couple 30" cinema displays (leaving about $2500 of the original $7500 after taxes) and a MBP. Or maybe just three of the 30" displays and call it a day.

Oh...Hmmm.

A second 30" display and the Quadro to drive it.

And a MBP for Rob.

 

[smwatson]

- Totally Maxed out iMac
- Loads of software
- Macbook maxed out
- iPod
- Speakers

Dunno how much that's gonna be. Probabl alot.

 

[yellow]

Does Apple sell hookers and blow?

 

[smwatson]

 

[iGary]

Does Apple sell hookers and blow?

Yes, it's under the "iFun" tab.

 

[yellow]

Yes, it's under the "iFun" tab.

I'm in.

 

[poppe]

I'd by an apple since I dont have one!!!

But yeah definitely the Pro Mac! maybe in my dreams they'll have a gig video card if they even have that (for bragging rights of course).

 

[celebrian23]

My 7500
refurbished ipod shufflle 512MB- 49
refurb emac- 569
aperture- 299
apple wireless mouse- 59
wireless keyboard- 59
2GB RAM for my mbp-600
512MB RAM for emac- 100
20''' ACD- 799
senhesir px 100 headphones- 59
mac mini intel solo for dad-599
3192 is my total USD of course Plenty of room left for tax

 

[yellow]

But yeah definitely the Pro Mac! maybe in my dreams they'll have a gig video card if they even have that (for bragging rights of course).

I think a 512MB is the phatest available at the moment for retail (Mac or PC).

Here's a pricey little number: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133162

 

[regre7]

17" MBP with nice options and a 20" iMac. If there's any left after that, a 23" Cinema display.

 

[bbrosemer]

Id make my own Mac Pro once the Woodcrest came out,

 

[iGary]

I think a 512MB is the phatest available at the moment for retail (Mac or PC).

Here's a pricey little number: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133162

There better be 3D pr0n with that video card.

 

[yellow]

There bettre be 3D pr0n with that video card.

That's a ginormous fan.. it could probably heat one's house. I can just imagine the complaints now..

I have this super expensive video card with a fan as big as my head. It's really loud and hot. Why? What's wrong with it?

 

[poppe]

That's a ginormous fan.. it could probably heat one's house. I can just imagine the complaints now..

I have this super expensive video card with a fan as big as my head. It's really loud and hot. Why? What's wrong with it?

No no didn't you hear the new Mac Pro's will be cooled with Liquid Nitrogen... HaHa just kidding (I acctually talked about this possibility in another thread and found a PC that was running 5 GHz this way).

 

[regre7]

But imagine FOUR cores running at 5GHz!

 

[ham_man]

But imagine FOUR cores running at 5GHz!

The damn thing may catch on fire, liquid nitrogen or not...

 

[Killyp]

mmmm

I'd spend it on drink, fast cars, women and then the rest I'd waste...

 

[batman123]

Did u realise that he is filling the same glass, over, and over...and it gets no fuller...

Anyways... i would buy a new...shiny...tasty...juicy............GREEN

Then give the rest to charity.

Arnt i nice.

Batman.