So Long, Old Friend...

I had to make a very difficult decision recently. With the economy

sucking royally my freelance gigs have almost all but dried up, save

for a single, very loyal client. In addition, energy prices for this

winter are going up by some 20% (thanks, Pepco). For the past number

of months I've watched my electricity bill slowly climb, to around

$300 for a loft apartment.

 

I finally decided to start crunching some numbers and found the

culprit: my Mac Pro. It takes about 600W of power to run the machine,

which is far, far more than just about every electronic item in our

home.

 

So, I decided to sell it. The plan for now? Use my MacBook Pro until

Apple starts shipping the LED Cinema Displays. Pick up one or two of

those. Then, hopefully in the next few weeks, the iMacs will get

revised. At that point, I'll buy one and use that as my primary machine.

 

I just no longer need the power (or the power consumption) the Mac Pro

provides. Do I regret it? Maybe just a little. But I think in the long

term I'll be much happier, even if I no longer have bragging rights.

 

That said, a gentleman is coming tomorrow with $6,500 cash and is

taking the entire set up. Here's what she looks like on her last night

in my home, just about ready to be prepped for delivery to her new

owner.

Done