Title says it all, $1999 for a new quad core mac pro at b&h not a bad price if you are in the market for one
Here's what I just priced out at pcpartpicker.com for $2,250.00
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8Xf2D8
I'm waiting to find out how the 10-core Threadripper performs in comparison to the 7900X and 7820X i9 chips. If the price is in the $500 ballpark as predicted, and the performance is close to the 7900X, I'll be jumping on Threadripper. If not, I get the feeling I'll jumping ship from Mac to PC.
...If I bought that 2013 Mac Pro, I'd be kicking myself for being entirely stoopid.
I picked one of these up at 2k and am totally happy with it. Tiny, silent, and plenty fast enough for audio production. I'm not interested in AMD CPUs or a windows machine as I'm heavily invested in Logic Pro. I also already have my own external displays, and don't like the glossy screen of the iMac nor the fan noise when pushed hard. Buying new instead of used off e-bay also worth it to me for the AppleCare warranty. Just a matter of opinion, but I'm happy as a clam with my new nMP.
Even that price is bad. It's worth $1000-1200.
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The raw component costs are way more than that (quad core xeon, 2x AMD firepros, ECC RAM, PCI-E SSD, wifi ac and BT4 chips, 6 TB2 ports, etc.) plus you're factoring in the OS, R&D it took to make the chassis that small and quiet, warranty and support, etc.
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