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Is the 2010 Mac Pro Hardware Good Enough for the Next 5 Years For the New Stuff?
I'm shopping for a used mac and was wondering more about the hardware's compatibility with the times changing. My G5 is still good but I can't use Chrome or the new Firefox browsers, and the new Flash won't show on FaceBook. So I'm asking for any suggestions or predictions of the emerging techs.
Thank you.
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- AdamLv 58 years agoFavorite Answer
5 years is too long to say, as we don't know what could be around the corner.
Some things to consider however:
Plenty of people are using 2006 Mac Pro models still, as well as many others using that first wave of quad-core processors from that time. The systems are more than powerful enough for general computing use.
The 2010 Mac Pro hardware was just a very minor revision to what was first available late in the 2009 Mac Pro, which is now 4 years old. That said, the processor power isn't vastly different to what is about to come out,when you consider 1 CPU core against another.
Getting a large audience for software is vital in today's market, so software is designed to run on as much as possible and that does include 5 year old computers.
Generally speaking, unless you can get one for a great price or want to upgrade it a lot then an iMac is going to be more powerful and better value. If you aren't gaming and are fine with it's limitations a Mac mini is also highly capable compared to any quad-core Mac Pro and the older 8-core models.
