Apple MB871LL/A Quad-Core Mac Pro Mac Desktop Reviews

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I am sure that this is a great computer, the Quad core Xeon is a top end processor, and it has all the things we love in a Mac, but sadly I do not know yet as the machine has not yet arrived, despite being advertised as in stock and available for next day delivery. 10 days and still waiting makes me wonder if it would not have been easier to go to the local Apple store and spent the extra $200. from Amazon.com My needs gradually increased as the technology advanced and the capabilities of PCs improved. Lately, I've needed to switch from standard definition video editing to high definition. The dual Xeon processor HP workstation (X4000) that I had used for years was getting long in the tooth and couldn't handle the demands of high definition. So I purchased a new Dell XPS 435T with the newest quad core i7 processor and 6gb of DDR3 memory. from Amazon.com A powerhouse of a machine that is easily and infinitely ugradable. I hemmed and hawed about cutting the cord with Windows for a year or so, and finally took the plunge. I took my old Vista Ultimate computer with me via VM Ware Fusion - a great program for only $40, and to be honest except for a few things I need on occasion don't go there much. I've upgraded this bad boy to 8g's of Ram, added 2 additional hard drives of a Terabite each, and added an additional super fast lightscribe optical drive, and still have plenty of room to expand more. from Amazon.com I've been a Mac user for many years and recently began doing a lot of 3D rendering and heavy duty graphics work. My current Macbook Pro has been great in every respect, but it falls short when doing any sort of heavy graphics work and I was using a quad-core windows (yes, I know) system to take on that job. I finally decided to make a clean break from windows and purchased the dual quad core 2.26 Ghz Mac Pro. from Amazon.com I placed an order for this particular Mac Pro and then quickly canceled it when I read that it comes with DDR2 memory. According to Apple's website, the Mac Pro now comes with DDR3 memory. from Amazon.com I have to say this Mac Pro is very nice and speedy but there are some CONS to go with the PROS. Pros: from Amazon.com The G5 was loud and hot. The ATI x800 XT was a noisy and a buggy video card. When I opened my new Mac Pro I was wondering if I should have bought last year's dual quad processor (2.8 Ghz) instead of the new Nehalem single processor (2.6 Ghz). The prices were pretty close. from Amazon.com I bought this to replace a 4-year-old G5 (dual 2.7 Ghz). I push my Macs to the limit - the new one now has three video cards to support 5 monitors (way cheaper than even just 1 30 inch monitor), 16 Gb of memory, and 3 hard drives for a total of 2+ TB of space. I typically run 15 or more programs simultaneously (Word, Excel, Safari, Mail, Quicken, iTunes, a calendar program, a database, Crossover (to run a Windows based legal research engine), and more). The new MacPro has been running for a week now, without a single freeze or unexpected quit, or even a spinning beachball. from Amazon.com I bought this Mac Pro to replace a PowerMac that was over seven years old, and which had fallen inadequate to handle my increasingly demanding digital image processing, and which was all but worthless at running Microsoft Windows. This Mac Pro is probably 8x faster than the PowerMac at most tasks, and its case design is lovely. from Amazon.com i am sure that this is a great computer, the quad core xeon is a top end processor, and it has all the things we love in a mac, but sadly i do not know yet as the machine has not yet arrived, despite from Amazon.com

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Released	8 months ago
Processor Speed	2.66 GHz
Hard Drive Capacity	640 GB
Installed RAM	3 GB
Processor Type	Xeon Quad Core
Audio Output Type	Sound card
Data Link Protocol	Bluetooth Ethernet Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet
Depth	18.7 in.
Expansion Bays	4 x 3.5" Third-Height (internal Access)
Expansion Slots	PCI Express x16 x 2 PCI Express x4 x 2
Form Factor	Mini Tower
Hard Drive Interface	Serial ATA
Hard Drive Rotation Speed	7,200 RPM
Height	20.1 in.
Installed Cache Memory	8192 KB
Installed Memory	3 GB (DDR SDRAM)
Installed Qty.	1
Installed Video Memory	512 MB
MPN	MB871LL/A
Max Qty.	1
Max Supported RAM	8 GB
Networking Type	Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
On Board Graphic Processor	NVIDIA GeForce GT120
Operating System	Apple MacOS X 10.5
Optical Drive ReWrite Speed	8x (DVD+RW) 6x (DVD-RW)
Optical Drive Read Speed	32x (CD) 18x (DVD)
Optical Drive Write Speed	32x (CD) 8x (DVD+R) 8x (DVD-R DL) 18x (DVD+R) 18x (DVD-R)
Processor	Xeon Quad Core 2.66 GHz
Processor Manufacturer	Intel
RAM Technology	DDR SDRAM
Storage Controller Type	Serial ATA
Supported RAM speeds	1066 MHz
UPC	885909281015
Video Out Ports	DVI x 1
Weight	39.9 lb.
Width	8.1 in.

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