iMac 3.06 or Mac Pro 2.8

[bntz313]

I'm going to be buy a new desktop by the end of this month. I don't really care if they upgrade or not because I going to be buying refurbished.

What I'm using it for is, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, Html, my online classes, everything really. I have about 2900-3000 to spend, if I get the iMac I can save money, and upgrade the ram to 6gb (I think?) or the MP quad 2.8(maybe if I have the $) and a dell monitor, I would like a 24in or bigger.

Any other monitor other than dell, if I can get a cheaper monitor I would like to get the 8 core

 

[Eidorian]

Get the Mac Pro.

 

[bntz313]

Get the Mac Pro.

Do you know of any 24in monitors that may be good?

 

[bntz313]

or what about a quad 2.8 refurbished, (when ever they have them)

I have a 2.33ghz mbp right now, would having a iMac 3.06 and the mbp be like the same?

 

[bntz313]

Which one?

 

[zedsdead]

In your case, the Mac Pro sounds better suited for your needs. You can always add more Ram later.

 

[bntz313]

Anyone have the quad 2.8? How much faster would it be than a top of the line iMac

 

[Rt&Dzine]

Anyone have the quad 2.8? How much faster would it be than a top of the line iMac

I have a refurb Mac Pro 2.8 quad. I think the speed is similar to the top iMac in many situations, but the Mac Pro has much more expansion/flexibility.

Check Barefeats. I can't find it now, but there is a comparison with the 3.06. Here's one comparison with the 2.8 iMac.

http://www.barefeats.com/harper7.html

 

[Arcadie]

Honestly, I Think the new HP monitors blow away the dells in comparison. My friend has both 1 for his pc (gaming) and the HP on his mac.

 

[avihappy]

If you do decide on the iMac, wait until Apple updates them. Even though they didn't get updated at Macworld 09, I expect that there will at least be a speed bump (or maybe quad cores ) within the next few months. So just hang on, is what I say.