8-Core Apple Mac Pro Announced
Posted on April 11, 2007 by Mark
Leaked several weeks ago, the 8-core Apple Mac Pro workstations are now officially available from the Apple shop. According to their website:
Every Mac Pro packs the power of two multi-core Intel Xeon processors. Choose two 3.0GHz quad-core “Clovertown” processors — the fastest Quad-Core Intel Xeon available — for groundbreaking, 8-core power.
Now I don’t know about you, but I imagine they pack a pretty good punch! For various reasons I’ve been forced down the Windows route for years now, but for the last six months or so I’ve been thinking about moving to Mac when I get a new workstation. There are lots of reasons for this, but as I only really use my computer for photo processing and web surfing it seems like it could be a good option. I’ve been using Linux for a long time too, so the idea of having a decent command line is appealing too.
Still they don’t come cheap: upgrading to these chips alone will add almost a thousand pounds to the price!
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