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LCBoliou, that was the key sentence for me, thanks.

If I'm buying a computer for Vue, I don't care at all about the other stuff that I don't need (being a workstation instead of a PC, having aluminum case, being used as server, etc). For Vue, my main concerns are:

• good render speed,
• good memory and
• good OpenGL implementation.

All the rest is meaningless, from Vue point of view.

Let's not forget the original question, which was centered precisely around Vue. So, for Vue, both an i7 HP or the Mac Pro would render at aproximately the same speed, according to your statement. Because you can choose the memory and graphic card you want, I conclude once again that it's better to buy an i7 HP because it's equally fast and it's much cheaper.

So, I conclude from your statements (LCBoliou's and 3DNeo's) that:

• if I would like to buy a very good graphic workstation I would buy a Mac Pro, as the best value for money.
• if I want to buy a computer for Vue, an HP i7 (for example) would be roughly equivalent to a Mac Pro regarding the main factors that are relevant for Vue, at a much lower price, and so it's a much better choice.

So, thanks, that's a wrap for me! :-)
 

I**'m pleasantly surprised you actually did not take words out of context or make up your own personal conjecture vs known FACT as in all your prior posts, especially Apple.**

To be clear though -

• if I would like to buy a very good graphic workstation I would buy a Mac Pro, as the best value for money.

Yes that is CORRECT.  You would use it for other apps that are 64 bit on the Mac OS platform like C4D and others. Then Bootcamp for the few apps that you want to use that are not 64 bit yet on the Mac OS if you wanted.

• if I want to buy a computer for Vue, an HP i7 (for example) would be roughly equivalent to a Mac Pro regarding the main factors that are relevant for Vue, at a much lower price, and so it's a much better choice.

If its VALUE over performance you are after and you ONLY wanted it for Vue and NOTHING else mattered at all, that may be true at this time. However readers should note there are not many technical benchmarks out yet on the new Intel Nehalem CPUs. The speed increase is significant on some reports, but too early to know about the price/performce ratio yet cross platform (Windows or Mac), not to mention the graphic card specs and amount of memory, etc. which could raise the cost.

See, we can agree when you don't state personal opinion and try to pass them off as facts. :-)

Jeff

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