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What would you currently do if your MP bust?
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I have multiple machines to use as back up so if the unfortunate happened I'd simply change over. My other 2 main desktops are a ryzen 7 1700 gaming pc and an intel G4560 sleeper build. I also still have my early 2011 13" macbook pro 16gb 500gb ssd for updated mac use. I love my flashed 5,1 but it would hardly end my computer usage if it died (knock on wood it doesn't).
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To scared to send all my personal docs, Lightroom, music, and video libraries to the cloud
Encryption + obfuscation are your friends
Sign up for a $10 a month Google account and you get unlimited Google Drive, and there are apps that will let you backup there.
Yeah, it's pretty unlikely though. Be more like £3k plus, and that's not an amount I'd be willing to shell out. That only leaves a hack as a realistic alternative. Mac Mini too gimped, and I don't like all in ones. Despite having three imacs, they were all cast offs from work, which I've had to repair to bring back to life.
Time will tell though - maybe the new mMP will take some of the components I'm using now, to keep the cost down. Be exciting to see how they reinvent the perfect wheel that was the cMP.
I backup all my studio audio files, photos and iPhone vids which currently totals around 800 gig to Dropbox and Google with absolutely zero problems each week. Just nice to know all my ableton stuff is sat in all its versions there and grabable from anywhere in the world.
That is not going to happen. Back in 2008 when I bought my 3,1 the UK pound would buy nearly two US dollars whereas now it will buy less than $1.40. Not to mention that the Retail Price Index has gone up about 25% in the last then years. Combine the two & the price would be around £3500. In reality I think that it's going to cost at leat £5000 as it's unlikely that it will be priced cheaper than the iMac Pro.
I've been asking myself the same question lately .
Considering my (dual) monitor setup and lots of other peripherals, I'd buy an MP 4.1 or 5.1 .
I'd repair mine, up to a point. If I could get it back into operation for under say US$500 I'd probably do that.
If the whole thing was toast, that's a hard one. I mostly run linux on my cMP, and I'd be inclined to configure a fanless PC from one of the quiet PC vendors. That would be non-ideal, first because I really want ECC for my situation and that is hard to find in a fanless / quiet desktop, and second because I do run Mac OS on the thing occasionally and I would hate to give that up. Most of my Mac work is on the laptop, and I suppose I could move it all there, but I don't want to.
Let's hope it doesn't happen until the new Mac Pro shows up.
If the whole thing was toast, that's a hard one. I mostly run linux on my cMP, and I'd be inclined to configure a fanless PC from one of the quiet PC vendors. That would be non-ideal, first because I really want ECC for my situation and that is hard to find in a fanless / quiet desktop, and second because I do run Mac OS on the thing occasionally and I would hate to give that up. Most of my Mac work is on the laptop, and I suppose I could move it all there, but I don't want to.
Let's hope it doesn't happen until the new Mac Pro shows up.
Exactly... my spare 4,1 is already converted to 5,1 hex. I'll be waiting to evaluate the 7,1 Mac Pro before making any decisions on my path forward.
If you don't need 12 cores, a hex 5,1 can quickly be put together for about $400 (4,1 + X5680 CPU).
Well if my 4,1-5,1 went down
I have my MBP and if that died
I have my highly upgraded Mac Pro 1,1-2,1
and if that died I still have another Mac Pro 1,1
and if that died I have an Xserve1,1 (with dual redundant PSUs mind you)
and if that died I have a G5 Quad
and if that died (or leaked
)I have a 2.7Ghz G5 and 2 1.42Ghz MDDs (Not the first time iv had to use those as my main computer a 1.42Ghz PowerMac G4 MDD kept me warm during winter of 2014 or so when both my main computer and central heating broke at the same time
)lets put it this way I have had experience in dealing with computers dying on me so im well prepared in case something on my setup dies
(I also have some PC bits n bobs i can throw together too)
I bought a second Hex 2009 5,1 last year on ebay. I intend to use my 2 Mac Pro's at least 3 years. And then I switch to an Imac 6core or a Mac Pro 7,1 if it is expandable and affordable.
I have a dual quad 3.2GHz 2008 Mac Pro 3,1 which has upgraded almost to the max. It has 56GB RAM plus HighPoint RocketU 1144C USB 3.0 card plus GTX680 4GB plus dual 1TB Samsung Evo 850s configured in a 2TB RAID-0 volume on an Apricorn Velocity Duo. It's hooked up to a 40" 4K screen & a 24" 1920x1200 screen.
I have another dual quad 2.8GHz 2008 Mac Pro 3,1 sitting powered off in the corner as a standby. Depending on what failed I would either replace the failed component e.g. power supply or if it were the CPU or logic board just swap all the upgrades over to the 2.8GHz machine.
I use my 15" 2013 MBP Retina more than I use the Mac Pro now so if the backup Mac Pro were to fail I would probably build a Hackintosh. I am actually considering downgrading & upsizing to a 17" 2011 MBP. The Retina MPB replaced a 17" 2008 MBP that had the WiFi module die. I recently powered this system up & had forgotten how nice the 17" screen is. To get the sort of screen real estate I had on the 17" I have the display scaled to give me maximum space but then the text & icons are teeny & as my eyesight isn't what it used to be I find it a bit of a strain. The last 17" model would still be plenty powerful enough for me with a quad core i7 & I could run High Sierra.
I have another dual quad 2.8GHz 2008 Mac Pro 3,1 sitting powered off in the corner as a standby. Depending on what failed I would either replace the failed component e.g. power supply or if it were the CPU or logic board just swap all the upgrades over to the 2.8GHz machine.
I use my 15" 2013 MBP Retina more than I use the Mac Pro now so if the backup Mac Pro were to fail I would probably build a Hackintosh. I am actually considering downgrading & upsizing to a 17" 2011 MBP. The Retina MPB replaced a 17" 2008 MBP that had the WiFi module die. I recently powered this system up & had forgotten how nice the 17" screen is. To get the sort of screen real estate I had on the 17" I have the display scaled to give me maximum space but then the text & icons are teeny & as my eyesight isn't what it used to be I find it a bit of a strain. The last 17" model would still be plenty powerful enough for me with a quad core i7 & I could run High Sierra.
No love for a 2nd hand new MP at roughly the same price I paid for my old one back in the day ?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-Ma...727941?hash=item33dda237c5:g:JNgAAOSwVlVaEDDb
I presume these will drop even more once the new MP hits ?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-Ma...727941?hash=item33dda237c5:g:JNgAAOSwVlVaEDDb
I presume these will drop even more once the new MP hits ?
IMO a problem with the nMP is its price. It's expensive for the technology contained within. While still a capable system it's a four year old system and the technology contained within is at least five years old. While this is great for reselling it's bad for those who want to buy.
I don't like the trashcan. It's not expandable. The cMP rules! Therefore I bought a second one, just in case the first becomes defective.
If my 3,1 dies, I'll buy an HP workstation or something. WIN-DOS, not hackintosh. Therefore also no need to invest in a new Iphone.
OS X was a killer OS for a while, but it is losing ground, and is becoming as bug ridden and bloated as WIN-DOS was before.
Mac Pro classic was an ideal machine with an ideal OS, but it is no more. Apple management is only interested in emojis and sleak design for business people.
OS X was a killer OS for a while, but it is losing ground, and is becoming as bug ridden and bloated as WIN-DOS was before.
Mac Pro classic was an ideal machine with an ideal OS, but it is no more. Apple management is only interested in emojis and sleak design for business people.
I recently bought a power supply for my 4,1 just in case the worst were to happen (it was a bargain too), if it completely failed I would only get another 4,1/5,1 if I could get it for as good a price as this one, if not I would probably build an X79/X99 based system from used parts.
Respect for a nine year old computer. I've never seen a Mac so durable.
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