Wednesday, April 4th 2007
8-Core Mac Pros Launched
Last month, techPowerUp reported that Apple had accidentally listed an 8-core Mac Pro on its website, and although it was quickly removed, the new machine genuinely has been launched now. The new Mac Pro comes with either two quad-core 3.0GHz "Clovertown" Xeons or two dual-core "Woodcrest" Xeons running at up to 3.0GHz, and it will also accommodate up to 3 terabytes of storage with up to 16GB of RAM. When it comes to graphics cards you can chose between an NVIDA GeForce 7300GT (up to four of those actually), an ATI Radeon X1900XT or an NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500. The most basic model starts at $2,200, but if you want the 8-core version with 3TB hard drive space and 16GB of RAM you'll be spending at least $10,292 - and even then you only have a 256MB GeForce 7300GT. At least the shipping's free.
This comes just after the release of Adobe's new Photoshop CS 3, which is likely in an effort to attract any professional image editors who are looking to upgrade with the new software, although it could quite expensive if you like to have the best machine available.
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This comes just after the release of Adobe's new Photoshop CS 3, which is likely in an effort to attract any professional image editors who are looking to upgrade with the new software, although it could quite expensive if you like to have the best machine available.
22 Comments on 8-Core Mac Pros Launched
Argue what you want, but the Apple Mac Pro's are extremely well priced for what they offer. The run a great OS, and look great as well.
1GB RAM
250GB HDD
ATI 1900xt
$4245
Upgrade your RAM outside of Apple and that is a SERIOUS machine.
# Two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
# 1GB (2 x 512MB)
# 250GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
# ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB (2 x dual-link DVI)
# One 16x SuperDrive
# Apple Keyboard and Mighty Mouse - U.S. English
$3,871.00
now the website says you can choose from 3 graphics options including the 1900 XT. im sure it will support the dx 10 cards when they come out. imagine 2 clovertowns , 16 gigs of ram and 2 r600s. good lord i just wet myself!