Not doing extrelmy technical things (3 web site hostings, running some applications (excel, quickbboks etc) but looking into buying an investment computer that can expand over time. Is it worth spending the extra bucks and go to the 3.2 ghz machine or go with the 2.8ghz and dump that extra cash into RAM. Either way I'll be upgrading ram....thoughts? I need speed..
This article from Macworld is also worth a look because it compares how each of these machines stack up when they are upgraded (RAM and hard drives) in equal measures. From this you might gain some insight as to which upgrades suite your needs and where best to put your money.
Hi,
The Mac Pro 2.8 GHz performs so well that you will not notice a difference between the 3.2 nd the 2.8 except that you will be $1600 lighter 🙂
I would suggest putting the $1600 savings in a CD and in two years when you need an upgrade you can use that $1600 plus the resale value of the Mac Pro 2.8 to purchase a new Mac Pro model that is twice as fast as anything available now.