Mac Pros on Apple Store refurbished list

[petsounds]

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/mac_pro

Looks like a mix of 2010 and 2012 models, from 0-27% off list price.

I don't remember seeing Mac Pros on the refurb list before, could be a hint of something...

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Mac Pros have been in the Refurbished Mac section in the Apple Online Store for quite some time, they come and go a lot though.

 

[Omnius]

They're on the list all the time. Generally 2009 - 2012 models

 

[petsounds]

Huh, guess I never noticed them before. Can't believe anyone would buy one at this point unless they absolutely had to.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Huh, guess I never noticed them before. Can't believe anyone would buy one at this point unless they absolutely had to.

If the price is good, why not, they are still good workhorses, and if one still wants to use Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard instead of the new OS X iterations, refurbished is the way to go.

 

[scott.n]

The 2010 and 2012 6-core models (the only difference being the amount of RAM) are sold on the refurb store for $2489 and $2549 respectively. Those seem like decent deals to me. Evidently other people think so too, as they usually sell out quickly.

 

[ssls6]

The 2010 and 2012 6-core models (the only difference being the amount of RAM) are sold on the refurb store for $2489 and $2549 respectively. Those seem like decent deals to me. Evidently other people think so too, as they usually sell out quickly.

I bought one and I expect to get many years from it. When it gets long in the tooth relative to what I need, I will reuse the case and make it a hack. The notion that you need 22nm chips in something with a 1000watt PS is silly. Intel's focus for 22nm Xeon will be server based and I don't need a box capable of having 100's of users on it.

My machine runs at 3.33Ghz and a new 22nm i3770 runs at 3.4Ghz. The bigger difference is memory speed (my 1333 versus 1600). I can't use 12 cores on a single die. My work is too linear for that.

 

[petsounds]

If the price is good, why not, they are still good workhorses, and if one still wants to use Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard instead of the new OS X iterations, refurbished is the way to go.

Well, sure; I'm still using a 2008 8-core Mac Pro, and it still handles things pretty well (aside from Mountain Lion making things wonky). But I bought it in 2008. I wouldn't spend that kind of money on outdated hardware today, nor would I frankly want to give Apple the wrong kind of signal.