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Old 07-23-2022, 12:09 PM
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Default Re: New Mac - M1 vs Mac Pro 2019

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Originally Posted by dominicperry View Post
Well, clearly it's up to you, but no need to buy a 7.1 new - loads are being sold for knock-down prices at the moment.
Also, even if it ships with Monterey, you can downgrade to Catalina on a 7.1, which has the advantage of allowing you to boot from an external disk easily.

Dominic
I have thought about used, but on the fence. Since I'd be keeping it for at least 7-10 years. Just like my current mac I bought in 2013 (specs in my sig) know that in 5 years or so I can upgrade the internals like I did mine drastically. I NEVER knew or thought I could upgrade the Ghz when I bought mine at 2.4G to a 3.46 and then use 16b sticks and SSD via Pcie years later. So thus the 7,1 being modular (probably the last ever to) makes it a long-term investment. Plus for the first time they have a yearly warranty plan. Was also on the fence about that, but $110 a year till at least the end of this decade for peace of mind goes a long way.
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