8-core Mac Pro launched...

MagSafe · 4 Apr 2007 at 13:47

Apple has launched the 8-core Mac Pro on the US Apple Store website

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=9448C41C&nclm=MacPro

D_S_81 · 4 Apr 2007 at 13:52

MagSafe said:
Apple has launched the 8-core Mac Pro on the US Apple Store website

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=9448C41C&nclm=MacPro

not bad, if you do a straight currency conversion i.e. $ --> £ (well for that spec' at any rate.)

chesterstu · 4 Apr 2007 at 13:55

Not really 8-core is it. Its two quad cores, I think there will be quite an overhead there tbh. Considering quad core are two duel cores communicating over the fsb

Caged · 4 Apr 2007 at 14:04

It's still going to be one of the fastest systems available for that price though.

Will_3rd · 4 Apr 2007 at 14:07

sweet...

Cuchulain · 4 Apr 2007 at 14:14

Sorry, but an 8 core machine (you need to click configure) is nearly $4,000, not such amazing value.

Liquid_Entity · 4 Apr 2007 at 14:25

I built it up a bit hehe

$17,042 for dual quad core, 2 x 30" LCD screens, 4 x 750gb drives, the biggest graphics and the rest too.

hahaha that would pwn all but would be way OTT hehe

VaderDSL · 4 Apr 2007 at 14:25

Liquid_Entity said:
I built it up a bit hehe

$17,042 for dual quad core, 2 x 30" LCD screens, 4 x 750gb drives, the biggest graphics and the rest too.

hahaha that would pwn all but would be way OTT hehe

First thing i did also hehe

Mr.Orb · 4 Apr 2007 at 14:49

Wow, no press conference? Seems strange for apple to release such a big update without a conference.

matja · 4 Apr 2007 at 14:54

I'd rather buy a Dell 2950 with dual quadcore Xeon and SAS 15k drives, tbh... been out for months ...

J1234 · 4 Apr 2007 at 14:59

Corr that must be quick!

punky_munky · 4 Apr 2007 at 15:09

Mr.Orb said:
Wow, no press conference? Seems strange for apple to release such a big update without a conference.

It's not really a consumer product though, I guess the people who need to know about it do.

WotDa · 4 Apr 2007 at 15:23

matja said:
I'd rather buy a Dell 2950 with dual quadcore Xeon and SAS 15k drives, tbh... been out for months ...

Dell suck though.

It was only a few years ago you could max out a Mac Pro for around £8.

Although, if any lottery winnings come my way...

ic1male · 4 Apr 2007 at 16:22

They might give it some publicity at that NAB event which is coming up. Wonder if they have reduced the prices on the 2.0/2.66/3.0 quad-core configurations then.

BillytheImpaler · 4 Apr 2007 at 16:31

WotDa said:
It was only a few years ago you could max out a Mac Pro for around £8. Although, if any lottery winnings come my way...

The Mac Pro hasn't even been on the market for one year. It launched at WWDC last summer.

Caged · 4 Apr 2007 at 17:09

matja said:
I'd rather buy a Dell 2950 with dual quadcore Xeon and SAS 15k drives, tbh... been out for months ...

Have fun using Final Cut on that

WotDa · 4 Apr 2007 at 17:23

BillytheImpaler said:
The Mac Pro hasn't even been on the market for one year. It launched at WWDC last summer.

The one before it then. :confused:

The Power Mac G5.

DVD Cinema · 4 Apr 2007 at 17:31

It's not showing on the UK site yet and neither are the lower monitor prices.

Matt · 4 Apr 2007 at 21:02

matja said:
I'd rather buy a Dell 2950 with dual quadcore Xeon and SAS 15k drives, tbh... been out for months ...

So how much is a Dell with 2x Quad core 3ghz processors?

28ten · 4 Apr 2007 at 21:05

DVD Cinema said:
It's not showing on the UK site yet and neither are the lower monitor prices.

I would expect them to update in a few days

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