Apple Mac Pro (MA970LL/A) Mac Desktop Review

Released

• 11 months ago

Processor Speed

• 2.8 GHz

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

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.