Not impressed at all with the Mac Pro

Question

I spent years of frustration using a PC and hearing Mac users telling me how they never have issues with their computers.
In January, I finally broke down and spent more than $4,000 on a Mac OS X, Version 10.5.2 with the following installed:
Processor 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Memory 4 GB 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
Perhaps I was expecting miracles, but I've had annoying issues with this computer ever since I purchased it.
For example, it now takes at least ten minutes, usually longer, to reach the log-in screen after I switched the computer on. What I usually get is a blank white screen for a very long time, in which a little globe appears after seven minutes or so. Then the screen becomes blues for a couple of minutes and finally I reach the log-in screen.
And then there are times when my keyboard doesn't work when I try to type in my password, so I have to restart it, only to go through the whole lengthy process again.
When the computer is finally up and running, many times my screen freezes up where the only thing I am able to do is move my mouse pointer around the screen. But it does not allow me to click on anything.
So I have to turn the computer off and back on again, and, of course, go through that lengthy start up phase again.
Other times, programs I am working on simply shut down. Photoshop does this. Firefox also does this.
There are other issues as well, but those are the main ones that come to mind right now.
I realize now that the Mac Hype is just that. Hype.

Answer 1

Sounds like my old Windoz computer
I jumped off the PC wagon a few years ago, after many frustrating crashes,virus and worm contaminations.
I tried video editing on pc's but soon gave up, frustrated by the blue screen of death and lost drivers, etc.
I got an upper end G4 dual,plugged in my Canon video camera and was capturing footage within a few minutes.
OS X Tiger was rock solid and I was happy that I switched.
Recently I moved up to Leopard and then an 8 core Mac Pro.
I found Leopard growing more sluggish as I added apps and files to the system.
Tried to repair permissions, and interrupted the process 30 minutes in, as it appeared to have hung up.
I read in some other forums of people having the same diskutil symptoms and they advised to wait out the repair process.
I ran disk utility (repair permissions) and then walked away.
It did complete, o.k
After a reboot, the system was 'perky' again.
As mentioned, repairing permissions may help your problem.
Try removing all firewire and usb hardware add ons.
Try a boot in safe mode to see if the basic OS is functioning as it should.
Run techtool to determine if there is a core or memory or other hardware problem.
I know that this may sound like a windows deja-vu and I sympathize.
If the problems are unresolved I would try a clean install on a new hard drive ( with only the original hardware configuration)((remove user installed ram, cards and drives).
If you get a satisfactory installation on a new drive and original hardware, then add your extras in stages.
Ultimately, if you are still under warranty - take it to a genius.
I hope this helps some.