Would I be able to get by in 2016 with this?
I'm starting to study computer science and I'm moving away from Windows towards Mac as it's a Unix based OS and I heard that is a wiser choice to learn on. I've never owned a Mac before, so this will be an entirely new experience for me. I'm very excited.
I found a Mac Pro for sale for $500. I think this is a pretty good deal but I am unsure as I do not know much about Macs.
The guy sent me some photos of the machine, and here's a bit of a description of the specs from the photos:
Mac OS X Ver. 10.6.3
Processor 2 x 2.26 GHZ Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Memory: 10gb 1066 MHz DDR3
Startup Disk Macintosh HD
Model No.: A1289
EMC No.: 2314
100-240V~,500-60 HZ, 12-5A
Mac Pro 2.26_8CX/6x1G640.GT120/SD-USA
Mac Pro (Early 2009)
NVIDIA GeForce GT120:
Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce GT120
- type: GPU
- Bus: PCIe
- Slot: Slot-1
- PCIe Lane Width x16
- VRAM (total): 512mb
- Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
- Device ID: 0x0640
- Revision ID: 0x00a1
- ROM Revision: 3386
Hardware Overview:
- Model Name: Mac Pro
- Model Identifier: MacPro4.1
- Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
- Processor Speed: 2.26 GHz
- Number Of Processors: 2
- Total Number Of Cores: 8
- L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB
- L3 Cache (per processor) 8 MB
- Memory: 10GB
- Processor Interconnect Speed: 5.86 GTs
- Boot ROM Version: MP41.0081.B07
- SMC Version (system): 1.39f5
- SMC Version (processor tray): 1.39f5
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It also comes with the mouse and keyboard.
Would this be a good buy in 2016? I program, record music, design in PS, and use the internet generally. I'd have to write a lot of papers on it too.
I'm looking for a super fast startup time (like 60 seconds), no lag, and fast rendering.
The capability to play a video game would be cool as well.
Would I be able to update this to a newer OS too?
If someone could give me some info on what this machine is capable of, and if it's still relevant in 2016 in terms of functionality I'd appreciate it a lot!
Thanks,
Evon
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.3), Mac Pro (Early 2009)