Hackintosh. For $1200, I built a Core i7 2600k machine, 16GB RAM, Radeon HD 6870, 128GB SSD and 2x1TB HDD. I considered a MacMini i7 or iMac i7, but the lack

Hackintosh. For $1200, I built a Core i7 2600k machine, 16GB RAM, Radeon HD 6870, 128GB SSD and 2x1TB HDD. I considered a MacMini i7 or iMac i7, but the lack of easy (emphasis on easy!) expandability turned me off. A MacPro was never an option because of the cost. The hackintosh takes a little more work to get up and running, and I have to take a 'wait-and-see' stance to upgrades, but otherwise it runs perfectly and is as fast as a six-core MacPro. If the Mac Pro is killed, maybe Apple could bring back the Cube. Give it 1 or 2 PCIe slots, 2 or 3 2.5" internal drive bays and a case that you can get into easy (like, flip a couple of latches and the outer case slips off). This time the case could be aluminum to help with the thermal issues of the original Cube. This would be the perfect replacement to a MacPro. Otherwise, I'll just stick with a Hackintosh to do the heavy lifting that my MacBook Air can't handle.