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April 2008
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If time is money, upgrading to a Mac Pro from the last generation of PowerPC-based Mac towers probably makes good financial sense. But the eight-core 3GHz Mac Pro showed only very modest improvements in the majority of our testing over a standard conf...
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Published: 2007-07-10, Author: Mark , review by: macworld.co.uk
Blisteringly fast performance, easy to upgrade, exclusive 3.0GHz Quad-Core CPUs, cheaper than rival PC models
Still expensive compared to an iMac, old-style case looks old, expensive memory format
There’s no denying that the 8-core Mac Pro is incredibly fast. And while we find cooing over its impressive benchmarks fun, we are starting to question whether it’s really what we are looking for from Apple. The design is superb, but old. We&r...
Blazingly fast, Great value for money, Runs quietly, Extremely Configurable, Expanded hard drive capacity, Superb internal engineering
The ceiling has just been raised at the top end of the Mac line in terms of raw processing power. Although we knew the 8-core Mac Pro was imminent, in true Apple fashion its launch was anything but predictable. Fireworks and a press conference? Hardly ...
Abstract: The addition of an eight-core option to Apples Mac Pro configuration options was perhaps the least surprising product announcement the company has made in recent years. No matter how much Apple might like to cloak its products in secrecy until its re...
Abstract: Beautifully engineered and constructed, the Mac Pro is also the fastest PC weve ever seen by some margin Its ironic that the first workstation PC weve ever reviewed sporting dual Intel Core-based processors is in fact an Apple Mac. The new replacem...
the new model has four easy-to-access storage bays into which you can insert up to four 7,200rpm SATA drives of up to 1TB each. What’s new is that you can now replace those drives with up to four exceptionally speedy 15,000 rpm SAS (serial-att...
Limited storage and RAM on default model.
If you simply want the fastest Mac you’ve ever used, the base-model Mac Pro Eight-Core 2.8GHz won’t disappoint. If you’re a content-creating professional who needs your video, audio, and or imaging workstation to fulfill its true p...
Abstract: Video Review: Apples Intel Core Duo Mac Pro desktop machine is one impressive piece of machinery. We were blown away by its performance and its price. The case looks identical to previous generations, like the G5 PowerMacs, but the case its still ...
Abstract: If Octopussy had a computer, would it have eight cores?One of these things is just like the otherStorage aboundsLets see what those eight cores can doApplication benchmarksConclusion Apple goes to Harpertown: a review of the new Mac Pro By Eric Bangem...
Abstract: We power users are expecting Apple to offer Mac Pros in the near future that feature either the QX97xx series "Yorkfield" or the X54xx series "Penryn based Xeon" processor. The Intel processors will offer faster core speeds (up to 3.4GHz), a faster fro...
