Intro:
The Apple Mac Pro (8-Core) is a Xeon-based, high-end personal computer.Compared to other high-end desktops on the market, it is midpriced at around $2,740.This PC comes with 2 GB RAM, and a 320 GB hard disk.
Noteworthy Features:
Has an ATI Radeon HD 2600XT graphics chip, which is better performing than some similarly priced desktops.
Weaker Features:
None noted, given available product data.
Suitability:
A performance desktop, suited for image editing, digital video, and 3-D gaming, beyond basic computing tasks.The Xeon based processor installed on this machine is designed for processor intensive applications, or for use in a workstation class desktop.You can archive your digital videos using this desktop's DVD burner.Make sharing images with friends on dial-up modems easier: put them on a disc with the CD writer in this computer.
Value:
In general, this desktop's features seem very weak for its price, compared to most other desktops.
Suggestions:
(1) Using this PC's Firewire (1394) port, you can connect to many digital camcorders and other equipment and rapidly upload data to the computer's hard drive.(2) If you plan to be playing the latest 3-D games, you may want to invest in a more powerful video card from NVidia or ATI, which are popular with the gaming community (requires an open AGP or PCIe slot).
10 out of 10 - Perfect One hell of a machine
I've never had a machine this fast and this flexible. Photoshop and Final Cut have never been this sublime ...
I've never had a machine this fast and this flexible. Photoshop and Final Cut have never been this sublime to use. What used to take 45 minutes on my tired P4 3.2ghz now takes 5 minutes. I have a separate Windows partition that I use with Boot Camp and I can report that this is a killer Windows computer too.
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by spankbot (see profile) -
January 22, 2008
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
9 out of 10 - Spectacular The best PC we have ever owned is a Mac!
We own 4 Dell workstations that run vista 64, and so far the Mac Pro running the same version of ...
We own 4 Dell workstations that run vista 64, and so far the Mac Pro running the same version of Vista outperforms all of the Dells. I am an old school Windows guy, but today I have decided to replace all of our future Dells with MacPro's. Why not buy a PC that runs multiple OSes and cost less than the Dell workstations which cost up to 8k a piece and only run one popular OS.(Iknow the Dell can run linux, but the majority of the world uses some flavor of Windows.)
This machine is a true work of art, it is quiet, powerful, and simple to service. Adding Hard drives is so easy it literally takes less than a munite per drive. Adding Ram is also very simple, definitely no screw driver or small hands necessary. The MacPro also has a nice assortment of ports including DUAL lans and optical audio ports. It also comes with dual Firewire 800 ports and the standard usb 2 and firewire 400. Bluetooth 2.0 works on both OSes very reliably.
We run Solidworks for CAD/CAM modeling which is a very processor intensive program. On average we have found that our render times have been cut in half.
This is the low end MacPro we're talking about here. We took it home for $3194.00, and it is outperforming a Dell workstation we purchased 2 months ago and cost $5,000 more! $8,236.00 to be exact.
For 5k more I can put a RAID card and some extra hard drives and still not be up to the price of the Dell.
The dirver set included with Leopard (BOOTCAMP) is amazingly smooth. This is no emulation program. This is a full featured driver set wich lets windows wether it be XP or Vista 32 or 64 run natively and use the full power of the hardware.
I am thoroughly impressed.
As for cons people usually mention price, but as you've read previously, there is no comparison for the product that Apple delivers.
10 out of 10 - Perfect Futuristic
I upgraded from an Apple Dual 2.5ghz Power PC to the new 2008 8 core 2.8GHz I have ...
I upgraded from an Apple Dual 2.5ghz Power PC to the new 2008 8 core 2.8GHz I have added 10gb of memory, and have filled all 4 hard drive slots, with 500gb hard drives, 1 drive is is used for Windows XP because I do have a Windows Os type software. If you want a virtually quiet, reliable, computer that will be powerful enough to use for many years to come, and allows 32gb of memory and 4 Tb of hard drive space, this is the computer for you.
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by teacee90 (see profile) -
February 23, 2008
Gigabit Ethernet,
Ethernet,
Fast Ethernet,
Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Compliant Standards
Bluetooth 2.0
Printer
Type
None
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Bays Total (Free)
2 ( 1 ) x Front accessible,
4 ( 3 ) x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
Expansion Slots Total (Free)
2 ( 0 ) x Processor,
8 ( 6 ) x Memory - FB-DIMM 240-pin,
2 ( 2 ) x PCI Express x4 - Full-length,
2 ( 1 ) x PCI Express 2.0 x16 - Full-length
Interfaces
1 x Audio - Line-out - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm,
1 x Audio - Line-in - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm,
2 x Display / video - DVI-Analog/Digital (dual link) - 29 pin combined DVI,
5 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A ( 2 in front ),
1 x Audio - SPDIF input - TOSLINK,
1 x Audio - SPDIF output - TOSLINK,
2 x IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) - 9 pin FireWire 800 ( 1 in front ),
2 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45,
1 x Headphones - Output - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm,
2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 pin FireWire ( 1 in front )
Miscellaneous
Cables Included
USB extension cable,
DVI-VGA adapter
Power
Power device type
Power supply
Voltage Required
AC 120/230 V
Operating System / Software
OS Provided
Apple MacOS X 10.5
Software
Apple iChat,
Apple Spotlight,
Apple DVD Player,
Apple Mac OS X Mail,
Apple iLife?08,
Apple Address Book,
Apple iCal,
Apple Spaces,
Apple QuickTime,
Apple Safari,
Apple Dashboard,
Apple XCode Developer Tools,
Front Row,
Apple Quick Look,
Photo Booth,
Apple Time Machine
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Technical support - Phone consulting - 90 days,
Limited warranty - 1 year
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