I'd still wait until the new generation is released b/c you could potentially get a new old gen at a closeout price.
That's not an option, it'd mean I can't work for 4 weeks (or whenever the new one will come out).
why you ask? cause the PT HD PCI to PCIe crossgrade offer has expired, I managed to still get it, but I had to order NOW...so I'll have the PCIe cards and without a new mac with PCIe slots I can't use them.
so I HAVE to buy a new mac NOW.
I just decided to go with the MC560D/A 2.8GHz quad plus the 27" cinema display.
I know, it's not the fastest, but I assume with the 4-core 2.8 I'll be fine for another 5 years (fingers crossed)...
Apple releases new macs every year, so there'll always be a "newer and better model" around the corner I guess (at least that's what I keep telling myself).
and tbh I just don't have the money for the 8-Core atm..of course I'd like to have it, but it's 1200€ more expensive than the Quad....
=3000€ in total
hurts a lot, but there's not much I can do atm....with the PT HD PCIe compatibility issue I'm pretty much stuck with this.
PLEASE tell me it was an alright decision, c'mo now, it hurts enough as it is
Hmm... A brand new 8-core MacPro in the German Apple Store is around 2750€ without VAT, so isn't that pretty much precisely in your budget?
I'd still have to pay the VAT...I'll be able to claim it back of course, but I'd still have to pay it now...don't have that money tbh
I know, the 8-core is better than the 4-core, but 1000€ is 1000€...and that's quite a bit of money for me, especially atm.
So I won't have the fastest model out there, but I still think the 4-core will have plenty of processing power for the next years, right?
after all it's fucking 2100€, it can't suck, lol
