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MP 6,1 Is this a good purchase now?

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2015 APPLE Mac Pro 6.1 3.7ghz quad core 16gb 1TB flash SSD 2 graphics 2013
AMD Fire pro D300 2GB graphics card

someone is selling this in my area. those people who used it whats your opinion on this?

Can we upgrade Ram/SSD/CPU/graphics card
 
just read on macrurmors.com apple is dropping support for 2013 & 2014 MB's this month. the 2015 is next.
 
jeyf said:
just read on macrurmors.com apple is dropping support for 2013 & 2014 MB's this month. the 2015 is next.
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The OP is asking about a desktop computer which was sold into 2019. Apple will support the 2013 Mac Pro for several more years.
 
The GPUs were proprietary. An upgrade would have to be pulls. The CPU and memory can be upgraded and are available.
 
As with anything used, it may die after a couple of months, or it could go on for years.
Do you want to take a chance for $1300.
 
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I think it's a good purchase, but I think it would be best to find one with a warranty. The RAM, SSD, and CPU can be upgraded. The GPUs can be upgraded up to the D700s, but they're very expensive and not a lot faster. Better to add an eGPU. Working on them properly requires special tools, so not the best choice for those who like to tinker, unless you're very technically minded.
 
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chrfr said:
The OP is asking about a desktop computer which was sold into 2019. Apple will support the 2013 Mac Pro for several more years.
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Yeah, it will be about 4 years before it becomes vintage. For example, the 2012 13" MacBook Pro non-retina hasn't been added to the vintage list yet because they manufactured it well into 2016.
 
In all honesty, and not just because I have one (single CPU not dual though), I still find the 4,1/5,1 dual CPU models to be a better bang for the buck than the TCMP. They lag not *too* far behind when fitting with high end 6 core processors, can still have a proper NVMe drive, and way more graphics card & expansion card options. Hell you can even add TB3 to them (kinda clunky with the rebooting thing but still an option, and quick with an SSD).

I've only got a single CPU model with an X5675, but filled with an RX570, USB 3.0 card, USB C card, 1TB NVMe SSD, 2x 1TB + 1x 1.5TB + 1x 240GB SSD, and 32GB RAM. It's an 11 year old computer at this point, but with the modern expansion & graphics card you genuinely wouldn't know. All in, I'm in this one ~$500. Tack on another $200-$300 for a dual CPU model (cost of the unit + extra CPU + extra RAM that you will of course want!)
 
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