Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 20th Feb 2008 20:29 UTC
Ars has reviewed the new Mac Pro. "The performance of Harpertown and Stoakley is more evidence that Intel is doing right by Apple, and this eight-core monster is a worthy successor to the Mac Pro name. At USD 3599, it's expensive; the USD 800 cheaper 2.8GHz model will likely be adequate for the majority of users. But if you want maximum performance and a machine that's unlikely to show its age anytime soon, the Mac Pro is a good buy."
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It took about 20 minutes to assemble and about an hour (mostly unattended) or so to install Fedora 8. Unless your time is worth about $250-500/hr it is cheaper to build and lot's more fun.
In my experience, having built a number of computers, it takes anything from 20 minutes to several weeks (especially if you have to return DOA parts and convince the place you bought it from that it was in fact DOA and that you didn't break it). If everything fits together and works perfectly out of the box then great. However if it doesn't it can be a right pain in the ass.
Sometimes it's nice to be able to call someone up, say my computer doesn't work, ship it off to them free of charge and get a working computer back a few days later. I've bought computers from both Apple and Dell and in neither case did I regret not building it myself, both in terms of price and quality.
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The blog says compared with a major brand. No sane person would buy a Dell or HP anyway. Only big corporate or academic clients should buy branded for the discounts. I built a new PC a few months back. Antec Sonata case, Channelwell PSU, ASUS MB, Samsung HD and DVD burner and Corsair RAM. Not the generic junk found in Macs and most branded PCs. I got far better quality and it was much cheaper than any of the big brands. It took about 20 minutes to assemble and about an hour (mostly unattended) or so to install Fedora 8. Unless your time is worth about $250-500/hr it is cheaper to build and lot's more fun.