Today (August 7th) is the WWDC 2006 in San Francisco, where Apple revealed their most powerful desktop computer ever.
Apple has finally completed the Intel switch (after the MacBook, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini and iMac) with the new and powerful Mac Pro. The desktop computer looks exactly the same as the previous PowerMac G5 tower but you noticed an extra vents to cool down the Intel’s Core 2-based Xeon “Woodcrest” processors.
Yes, this computer is 64-bit based powered by Intel’s new Xeon processors. Running at up to 3GHz, they bring industry-leading, 64-bit, quad-core performance to every Mac Pro. Perfect for professionals in the media industry, namely graphic designers, movie production (for video editing), sound engineers and animators.
As for the technical specifications of the new Mac, here is a brief listing:
Processing
• Two 2GHz, 2.66GHz or 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 series processors
• Intel Core microarchitecture
• 4MB shared L2 cache per processor
• 128-bit SSE3 vector engine
• 64-bit data paths and registers
• Lower power optimisation
• 1.33GHz, 64-bit dual independent frontside buses
Memory
• 667MHz DDR2 ECC fully buffered (FB) DIMM memory
• Eight FB DIMM slots on two memory riser cards (4 slots per card) supporting up to 16GB of main memory
• Up to 256-bit wide memory architecture
Graphics
• Double-wide 16-lane PCI Express graphics slot with one of the following graphics cards installed:
• NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 256MB of GDDR2 SDRAM, one single-link DVI port and one dual-link DVI port
• ATI Radeon X1900 XT with 512MB of GDDR3 SDRAM and two dual-link DVI ports
• NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 with 512MB of GDDR3 SDRAM, two dual-link DVI ports and one stereo 3D port
It all sounds lovely, but the key question is how much will it cost? Well, it’s going to be quite expensive (basic price is £1,699.00. It will cost more if you want to ‘configure’ more memory and stuff). But if you can afford it, it’s worth every penny. The most powerful desktop computer from Mac. With the best Operating System.
Anyway, more details on the Mac Pro can be seen on the official Apple site: http://www.apple.com/uk/macpro/
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Yink says:
Ah kewl, I wouldn’t mind a 64bit Mac. I think my next laptop will have to be a mac.
Aug 07, 2006, 4:28 pm