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Wrong section... try the Mac section (or maybe JS or S can move it).

Looks like the gap is rapidly closing on the used Mac Pro 1,1 I bought last year.

James Steele wrote:Looks like the gap is rapidly closing on the used Mac Pro 1,1 I bought last year.

ARRRRGHHH! That has to be frustrating (assuming the rumor is true).

Oops.. I should have said "my 'stop-gap' MacPro 1,1." Looks like it's frozen out of 64-bit paradise. Better get my act together and sell my G5 and it soon as I can and maybe find a Nahalem Quad.

Man. These doorstops are getting expensive.

Can't keep the dwarfs out and the wizards in, eh? But system orks abound, non?

Dunno, but things are headed to Mt. Doom faster than I can keep up with them.

Frodo wrote:Man. These doorstops are getting expensive.

Oh c'mon, repurpose them. You can think of something can't you?

I got about 30 of 'em, and they're all doing something, even if it's stupid.

I've only got the G5 and I seem to be the one doing stupid things with it...

Killahurts wrote:
Oh c'mon, repurpose them. You can think of something can't you?

Sure--- doorstops!!

j/k!!!

I just did a bunch of upgrades to my current MacPro-- more RAM, new/better SuperDrive, fifth internal HD, etc.

You could always use the old Macs as VE Pro support machines.

Hmmm, I have two areas - one where I track, and one where I mix, and a Mac Pro in each area. I've always kept identical systems on each, but now this changes everything. My older 4 core machine will probably not be supported. Obsolescence seems to be coming at a much faster pace these days, ehh.

Phil

That's sort of where I am, Phil. As long as the stuff is working well then everything's fine. Now that protocols and compatibilities are being adjusted the question now is focused on how much time remains before a new machine will be a must. I'm already running a network, so when the time comes it could be a double-dollar whammy to bring everything up to date.

Well I figure my dual quad is good for one more generation - however I don't know if upgrading it to Lion would even be worth it. Once a system is built and configured, unless there are bug fixes available for things that - well - bug me, I consider it a more or less sealed appliance for its lifetime. There is no reason to upgrade and the thing should be good for at least 5-7 years if not as many as 10 (the last PPC's were sold about 8 years ago).

I don't see anything in Lion that is really compelling except for AVFoundation - really the return of QuickTime authoring to the platform. AVFoundation was introduced in ios 4 to unify access to various media formats. Makes sense to bring it to the Mac now. Even then, I'd only consider that potentially useful for film work.