Staff Techdrunk 
Apple recently launched the all new Mac Pro desktop computer that ihas Intel “Nehalem” Xeon processor, a next-generation system architecture
According to Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, “The new Mac Pro is a significant upgrade and starts at $300 less than before. The Mac Pro features an advanced system architecture, new faster processors and our best-ever graphics options to deliver a faster, more powerful system that our professional customers are going to love.”
Here are some of the alluring features of quad-core Mac Pr:
- One 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3500 series processor.
- 8MB of shared L3 cache.
- 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm.
- 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support.
- Mini DisplayPort and DVI (dual-link) for video output.
- Four PCI Express 2.0 slots.
- 3GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory, expandable up to 8GB.
- Five USB 2.0 ports and four FireWire 800 ports.
- Bluetooth 2.1+EDR.
- Ships with Apple Keyboard.
Features of the new 8-core Mac Pro are:
- Two 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors.
- 8MB of shared L3 cache per processor.
- 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm.
- 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
- Mini DisplayPort and DVI (dual-link) for video output.
- Four PCI Express 2.0 slots.
- Five USB 2.0 ports and four FireWire 800 ports.
- Bluetooth 2.1+EDR.
- Ships with Apple Keyboard.
Cost Factor:
Quad Core: $2,499 (US)
8-core Mac Pro: $3,299 (US)
