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We have collected 2 reviews of the Apple Mac Pro. Experts rate Apple Mac Pro 9/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Apple Mac Pro and Apple Desktop computers.
Apple's mid-2010 refresh brings us three new models of the Mac Pro – the top-of-the-range tower format Mac aimed at professionals and high-end users. The one we're reviewing here is the entry-level model at £1999, based around a 2.8GHz quad core Intel Xeon processor using the 45nm Nehalem microarchitecture. If you need even more processing power, the mid-range Mac Pro sets you back £2,799 and features two 2.4GHz quad core Xeons based on the Westmere 32nm process. If you're really ambitious (and rich), the top-of-the-range model costs £3999, and boasts twin six-core 2.66GHz Xeon Westmere processors, for a total of 12 cores. Naturally, if you order online, any and all of these machines can be customised. The entry-level model reviewed here can be boosted to a 3.2GHz quad-core CPU or a six-core 3.33GHz chip, though if you really want to spend some money, go for a top-of-the-range model with twin 2.93GHz six-core Xeons.This particular Mac Pro comes with 3GB (three 1GB DIMMs) of DDR3 ECC SDRAM at 1066MHz, but its four memory slots can support up to 16GB. The two-processor models are supplied with 6GB of memory out of the box, but offer eight slots for up to 32GB in total.
Apple's updated 2010 Mac Pro line was a long time coming, but it certainly addressed would-be buyers' key complaint: the choice of processors. Now offering everything from a single Intel Xeon through to a pair of six-core chips, the new Mac Pro range claims to be “the most powerful, most configurable Mac ever.” We've had a dual-processor quadcore Mac Pro on the SlashGear test bench for a couple of weeks; check out our full review after the cut. Our review unit slots into the middle of the updated Mac Pro range, with two of Intel's 2.4GHz quadcore Xeon E5620 CPUs, 6GB of 1066MHz DDR3 memory and an ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB video card. With a 1TB 7,200rpm hard-drive it comes in at $3,499 - for $1,000 less you can have a single 2.8GHz Xeon quadcore and half the memory, while for $1,500 more there's the dual 2.66GHz hexacore Xeon flagship. Still no Blu-ray - not even the option - so it's a standard 18x SuperDrive, four PCI Express 2.0 slots, five USB 2.0 ports and four FireWire 800 ports. Networking options include two-gigabit Ethernet ports, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi a/b/g/n.
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4gb (2x2gb) Ram Memory For Apple Mac Pro Quad Core 3.2ghz Intel Xeon Ma970ll/a | $75 | See it |
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(ma356ll/ A) 8gb 2x4gb Fbdimm Fully Buffered Apple Mac | $164 | See it |
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Apple Mac Pro 2.8GHz Quad-Core 3GB/1TB/5770 | $2499 | See it |
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New- Apple Mac Pro Desktop, One 2.66ghz Quad-core Intel Xeon, 6gb (3x2gb) | $2500 | See it |
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Apple Mac Pro MC561LL/A Desktop (NEWEST VERSION) | $3219.99 | See it |
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Apple Mac Pro 8-core Desktop Workstation, 6gb Ram Mc561ll/a | $3272.52 | See it |
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Apple Computer Apple Mac Pro 2.4GHz 8 Core Xeon E5620/6GB(6x1) RAM/1TB HD/BT/18xSD/ATI Radeon HD 5770/NumericKeyboard MC561LL/A | $3348.99 | See it |
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Apple Mac Pro MC561LL/A Desktop (NEWEST VERSION) | $3469 | See it |
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Mac® Pro 2.66ghz 12 Core 8gb 1tb Hd5770 Mc561ll/a | $4917 | See it |
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Apple (z0m4-2.66-62571sd) Mac Pro Two 2.66ghz Six-core Intel Xeon Westmere (1... | $5144 | See it |
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Mac® Pro 2.66ghz 12 Core 8gb 4tb (4x1tb) Hd5770 | $5156 | See it |
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Mac® Pro 2.66ghz 12 Core 8gb 8tb (2x4tb) Hd5770 | $5474 | See it |