First MAC Pro desktop purchase, like opinions please

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hdoolittle Author

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First MAC Pro desktop purchase, like opinions please

Wanting some input on my potential purchase. This machine is first 2013 and higher MAC I'm wanting to buy.

Specs

Apple Mac Pro Desktop Computer 3.7 GHz Intel Xeon E5 Quad-Core 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD

This a 2013 and later with Mojave, I've upgraded iMACs to Catalina, will this take this OS?

How much longer would I have to EOL on upgrades or where do I find out?

Wanting to use two or more 4K monitors, but has only one HDMI port, how to get around?

Thunderbolt 2 ports, what usage can I get from these?

Any cons are greatly appreciated.

Regards

Harold

Posted on Jul 29, 2020 6:24 PM

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BDAqua

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Jul 29, 2020 7:25 PM in response to hdoolittle

Harold, I'd avoid the 2013 Mac Pros, many are starting to fail on the GPU & there are no new parts available. :(

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BDAqua

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Jul 29, 2020 8:46 PM in response to hdoolittle

Yes the Cylinder model has been dropped, the new expensive ones look much like the original Mac Pros & G5 PowerMacs...

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hdoolittle Author

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Jul 29, 2020 7:32 PM in response to BDAqua

I guess this cylinder model, was replaced with the all-in-one screen? I can work on hardware, done for years with standard windows machines, reason looking at this model.

Did they go away from this design?

Thanks much for your input

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hdoolittle Author

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Jul 30, 2020 4:57 AM in response to BDAqua

Thank you!!

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BDAqua

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Jul 30, 2020 7:43 AM in response to hdoolittle

You're welcome, take care my friend. :)

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First MAC Pro desktop purchase, like opinions please

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