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So the kind that needs personal hassle?

I'll pass, I'm a professional in another field, not a PC mechanic.

That's fine until you take your Pro back to apple and they don't have your configuration available and you have to wait 3 weeks for a replacement (this does happen a lot with non standard apple build to order devices). Even worse with an XServe I inherited: they couldn't replace it in warranty. Ended up with a supermicro 1U with debian on it in under 24 hours from buy to install.

My HP: redundant PSU, disks, next day service for all parts or replacement unit.

No competition. I can't afford the downtime.

Visiting an Apple store to have a part replaced is free if your time is worth nothing.

Or you know, I can send it and get it back. What kind of professional doesn't have a backup machine or two?

Heck, a professional of the kind that needs a Mac Pro can also afford an assistant to take to the Apple store...

Nor it's like checking the damage on my home-built PC, tinkering, ordering parts and replacing them will take me less time...

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