I replaced it with a newer Mac Pro in 2011 and it is still my main Pro Tools computer and I must say it has served me pretty well. I used this first gen Mac Pro for four years until the logic board failed. At the time I was using a G4 Mirror Door which wasn't quite powerful enough for my Pro Tools LE system so I purchased one of the new Mac Pros. This was a big step up in computer power compared to the outgoing Apple Mac G5. In 2006 Apple introduced a new flagship powerhouse desktop computer - the Mac Pro. On the team, Mike and Dan still own and run Mac Pro 5.1 Pro Tools computers, with James having recently changed his cheese-grater Mac Pro for a Windows machine. In this article, we are going to explore the range of options open to those considering replacing our Apple Mac Pro 5.1 'cheese-grater' computers.
