To bolt or not to bolt?
I just purchased a refurbished and upgraded 2009 mac pro, with the intent to use it for video editing, encoding and moderate 2d graphics. All the specs are right, in my opinion, but I've just realized a critical flaw in my master scheme: No thunderbolt or USB 3.1 options. This wouldn't be as troubling if my 9-5 editing position didn't rely on Thunderbolt work drives. I was hoping to use the Mac Pro to rip through my full time work, leaving me more time to pursue freelance stuff and potentially have a machine that would carry me for several years as a freelancer. But I'm thinking that this machine is sort of a lame duck, with plenty of processing power but limited ports that will soon make it impractical once thunderbolt and the new USB interfaces become the standard.
Does anyone have any opinions or advice on this? Many thanks.
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), null