I have an aging 2008 MP that I was hoping to replace with a new Mac Pro, but it seems Apple is happy to let their professional desktop machines fade into the sunset along with their Cinema Display. I just wanted a new tower. Something upgradable.
But I ended up getting a 15" 2.7 with the 1TB SSD. The price hurts. Much more than I paid for the 8-core MP. I could wait longer, but I don't know how much longer the MP will hold out. Already had to replace the dead FW port with a new card, and I've had major audio dropout issues since upgrading to El Cap, probably related to Apple abandoning FW, but perhaps also due to Apogee abandoning the FW Ensemble. So I need something, but this feels more like a hammer to the head.