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When I moved from my G4 PowerMac MDD to the brand new PowerMac G5 Dual 2GHz in October 2003, it was a giant leap: the world's first 64-bit Personal Computer, and -by far- the world's fastest Personal Computer, showing 2 to 3 times the computing power of the fastest PCs money could buy, using real-life application scenarios. This leap span almost 4 years -- the longest time ever I had a computer in day-to-day use without the demand for "more power".

KeyboardIn August 2007, after amazing experiences with the new Intel-based MacBook Pro and the new Mini, however, change was in the air. I upgraded to the new Quad-Core Mac Pro, paired with a stunning giant 30-inch Cinema display, and now with Apple's new ultra-thin and ultra-stylish keyboard. Now that's how work is being turned into pleasure: a wicked fast machine, enormous screen real-estate, and design with style :-)

But it's more than just that. The marvelously designed alloy case is built for eternity (I really can't imagine how anybody could ever throw this beautiful piece of engineering away -- ever!), the software-controlled cooling system keeps the machine so quiet you can barely notice it at all, and MacOS X (meanwhile the world's number one Unix) is arguably the most intuitive and most advanced operating system you can get for a Personal Computer (read more). And if you really have to, this Mac runs Windows XP and Windows Vista natively just fine.

 
Inside the Mac Pro

Some Tech Specs:

  • 2 Dual-Core 2.66 GHz 64-bit Intel Xeon 5100 processors
  • 4 MB L2 cache per processor
  • 1.33 GHz 64-bit dual independent frontside buses
  • 5 GB 667 MHz ECC fully buffered RAM
  • ATI Radeon X1900 XT w/ 512 MB GDDR3 RAM and 2 dual-link DVI ports
  • 800 GB of internal RAID-1 drive space
  • 3 TB of external RAID-5 drive space
  • 2 dual-layer Superdrive DVD+-RW optical drives
  • EyeTV 610 DVB-C TV-in solution
  • Firewire 800 & 400, USB 2.0, optical audio I/O
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
  • 802.11n 600 Mbps Airport Extreme WLAN
  • Ultra-thin new Apple keyboard, MightyMouse
  • 30-inch Apple Cinema Display
 
 
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