Purchasing advise needed
Hi Everyone,
My 2006 MAC Pro is at the point where I'm ready to replace it. I can get approximately $850 for it on trade, a little more off ebay.
I have a Windows 7 PC I built as a media center that has decent specs. (AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Quad Core Processor - 3.20GHz and a Radeon HD 5750 GDDR5 1)
I primarily use my MAC Pro to manage photos, do light video editing, email, surf the web and play a couple games such as WOW and Rift.
I use the Window PC to watch movies and Over the Air HD signals. I watch Blue-Ray with my PS3.
What I'm trying to decide is this;
Do I upgrade the Window PC with more ram and a better GPU to play games and replace the media center with a MAC Mini or,
Do I keep the PC as a media center and buy the new 3.4 Ghz Core i7 iMAC with a 27" screen?
My first option would be the cheapest route and the PC should be up to the gaming task. The iMAC would be a $1500 (after selling my MAC Pro) but the Mini option would only be a few hundred $$.
I'm just not sure I need the processing power of the iMAC but the 27" Screen is very attractive. The media center or Home Theater PC (MAC Mini) would be connected to a 50 Plasma TV in the living room and I could use Elgato iTV for over the air broadcast.
I already have an iPhone and a large iTunes library plus a full terrabyte worth of media files on an external hard drive.
I just hate to give up my MAC Pro for a Mini, it makes me feel like I'm giving up a lot but the newer mini's have more processing power than my old Pro.
I would love to hear everyone's opinion on this.
Thanks!
My 2006 MAC Pro is at the point where I'm ready to replace it. I can get approximately $850 for it on trade, a little more off ebay.
I have a Windows 7 PC I built as a media center that has decent specs. (AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Quad Core Processor - 3.20GHz and a Radeon HD 5750 GDDR5 1)
I primarily use my MAC Pro to manage photos, do light video editing, email, surf the web and play a couple games such as WOW and Rift.
I use the Window PC to watch movies and Over the Air HD signals. I watch Blue-Ray with my PS3.
What I'm trying to decide is this;
Do I upgrade the Window PC with more ram and a better GPU to play games and replace the media center with a MAC Mini or,
Do I keep the PC as a media center and buy the new 3.4 Ghz Core i7 iMAC with a 27" screen?
My first option would be the cheapest route and the PC should be up to the gaming task. The iMAC would be a $1500 (after selling my MAC Pro) but the Mini option would only be a few hundred $$.
I'm just not sure I need the processing power of the iMAC but the 27" Screen is very attractive. The media center or Home Theater PC (MAC Mini) would be connected to a 50 Plasma TV in the living room and I could use Elgato iTV for over the air broadcast.
I already have an iPhone and a large iTunes library plus a full terrabyte worth of media files on an external hard drive.
I just hate to give up my MAC Pro for a Mini, it makes me feel like I'm giving up a lot but the newer mini's have more processing power than my old Pro.
I would love to hear everyone's opinion on this.
Thanks!