I just comepleted my 2.66 order :)

[dr01dy]

After a lot of reading on this forum / site and others I have decided to go with the apple mac pro for my daily workstation. I am not a professional video editor or even a professional photographer but I am very excited to try it out and replace my current mac mini 1.6

2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
1GB 667 DDR2 FB DIMM ECC-2x512
ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB
250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive
16x SuperDrive DL
Airprt Extrm & BT 2.0+EDR
Apple Kybd & Wrls Mgty Ms
Mac OS X
Country Kit
3 Seagate 500gig 3.0
Dell 24" Display


Ships by: May 11 - May 16
Delivers by: May 15 - May 18

I have a long wait ahead of me

dr01dy

 

[roland.g]

Congrats.

I have been considering a 2.66 vs. a 2.33 24" iMac. For me I like the responsiveness of the Mac Pro and would pair it with a 23" ACD, but I think the Mac Pro while responsive and fast may be overkill for my daily needs. I think I would really only notice it when using Final Cut Express (which I don't have yet) or iMovie. But I find the aluminum 23" ACD much more appealing than the white iMac. I like the space saving of the iMac and the 1.66 Mini I have no is not enough, not to mention I want a dedicated GPU. And unfortunately there is nothing between the Mini and the Mac Pro, other than the all-in-one iMac.

 

[4JNA]

nice upgrade, congrats!

jumped from a dual 1.8 g5 to macpro 2.66, and would not go back even with the trouble i've had making the switch. fast, quiet, and upgrades for ever. or until the next hardware release anyway...

was a solid PPC guy, but bootcamp/parallels is tough to argue with! lets just say that i don't miss VPC7 very much.

 

[dr01dy]

Congrats.

I have been considering a 2.66 vs. a 2.33 24" iMac. For me I like the responsiveness of the Mac Pro and would pair it with a 23" ACD, but I think the Mac Pro while responsive and fast may be overkill for my daily needs. I think I would really only notice it when using Final Cut Express (which I don't have yet) or iMovie. But I find the aluminum 23" ACD much more appealing than the white iMac. I like the space saving of the iMac and the 1.66 Mini I have no is not enough, not to mention I want a dedicated GPU. And unfortunately there is nothing between the Mini and the Mac Pro, other than the all-in-one iMac.

Thanks !

I am in the same boat as you in regards to not needing a mac pro for my daily use but I overlooked every aspect of apple's lineup and the pro was the best fit for me and the future.

I really only plan on ripping hd content with the eyetv hybrid and working with aperture on a event photography.

I do plan on upgrading my 24" Dell to a newer apple display once they release the new greener displays.

 

[jnash]

wanna sell your mini? send me a pm with specs if you do