Apple Mac Pro (MA970LL/A) Mac Desktop Reviews

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i've check inside, and it gets much easier to install or to upgrade. from Bhphotovideo.com i have put together quite a few computers in my day but this is the most powerful and yet easy computer i've ever delt with. from Bhphotovideo.com it is the easiest mac to expand, period. from Amazon.com she had a dual g5 that was limited in the amount of memory it could support (4gb max) and to make a long story short, she needed to replace it with a mac that could open huge files in photoshop. from Amazon.com before ever using the mac pro, i did think the system would feel slightly faster than it is, but checking the "activity monitor," the processors are barely used, so it could be the lack of dual quad from Amazon.com though the ram and processor speeds well exceed the recommended specs, the video card of the mac pro is not up to it. from Amazon.com i upgraded to 6gram (recommend owc memory), and a 1tb drive and it's taken everything that i throw at it. from Amazon.com it was a nice powerful pc in it's time, but apps grow, memory requirements grow beyond the max of a machine etc....and an upgrade is needed. from Amazon.com the mac pro 2.8 is simply an incredible upgrade. from Amazon.com not only is it powerful, it is super duper quiet with enough storage space to satisfy anyone, 320gb minimum and upgradable. from Amazon.com

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Released	1 year ago
Processor Speed	2.8 GHz
Hard Drive Capacity	320 GB
Installed RAM	2 GB
Processor Type	Xeon
Audio Input	Line In (3.5mm) SPDIF in Optical Digital In
Audio Output Type	Headphones Sound card Speaker(s) SPDIF out Optical Digital Line Out
Bus Speed	1600 MHz
CD / DVD Type	DVD±RW/CD-RW Dual Layer
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	Tower
Hard Drive Interface	Serial ATA II
Hard Drive Rotation Speed	7,200 RPM
Height	20.1 in.
Installed Cache Memory	24576 KB
Installed Memory	2 GB (DDR2 SDRAM)
Installed Qty.	2
Installed Video Memory	256 MB
Integrated Input/Output Ports	USB 2.0 x 5 RJ45 Lan Port x 2 FireWire (IEEE1394a) x 2 FireWire (IEEE1394b) x 2
MPN	MA970LL/A
Max Qty.	2
Max Supported RAM	32 GB
Max. Cache Memory	24 MB
Max. Video Resolution	2560 x 1600
Networking Type	Bluetooth Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
Number of Memory Slots	8 x DIMMs
OS Certified	Apple MacOS X 10.5
Operating System	Mac OS X Leopard Apple MacOS X 10.5
Optical Drive ReWrite Speed	32x (CD-RW) 8x (DVD+RW) 6x (DVD-RW)
Optical Drive Read Speed	16x (DVD) 32x (CD)
Optical Drive Write Speed	32x (CD) 16x (DVD+R) 16x (DVD-R) 8x (DVD+R DL) 8x (DVD-R DL)
Processor	Xeon 2.8 GHz
Processor Manufacturer	Intel
RAM Technology	DDR2 SDRAM
Release Date	January, 2008
Storage Controller Type	Serial ATA
Supported RAM speeds	800 Mhz
UPC	885909168606
Video Input Type	Video Capture Adapter
Video Out Ports	DVI x 2
Video Output Interface	PCI Express
Warranty	1 Year
Weight	42.4 lb.
Width	8.1 in.

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