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| Apple Mac Pro Desktop (Two 3.0 GHz Quad Core Intel Xeon Processors, 2 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, 16x SuperDrive) | 
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| Brand: Apple
Category: Personal Computer
Buy New: $4,099.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 8912
Media: Personal Computers
Shipping Weight (lbs): 65
Dimensions (in): 28.2 x 23.2 x 12.6
Model: Z0EM1
Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 very nice, overpriced November 23, 2008
The Appleheads are right: This is a great machine with a nice operating system. The Apple OS, though flawed, is better than MS, especially Vista.
The Appleheads are wrong: It is probably not worth double the price of a comparable PC. There are almost as many weird crashes and oddball things that don't work as with XP. One reason I got it was Vista is getting such a bad rap and XP will not be supported forever.
My bottom line: If prices were roughly equivalent (or if money is no object for you), I would recommend the Apple over the PC. As it is I am not so sure. I think Appleheads overstate the advantages. For the most part the advantages and disadvantages cancel each other, in my view, with a slight edge to Apple. Hopefully MS will get it together with Windows 7.
It would have been nice if Apple had licensed its operating system to other vendors. Their hardware is good, but not always the best out there. Most of their parts come from the same place as the PC parts. Some of their design concepts are useful and superior, others are just "look cool" nonsense. If other computer manufacturers could offer the Apple OS the competition would leave us all be better off.
Hi, I'm a Mac :) November 21, 2008
I've decided to retire my second generation G4 (8.5 years old) as it has served its purpose. Never complaining or crashing unlike WinTurd machines I've used at work and home. But video wasn't great in a web browser and I couldn't upgrade to the latest OS or use the latest Adobe suite.
The new Mac arrived and in a few minutes I slapped in another 8 gigs of ram (4 x 2) and two 1TB drives. This machine SMOKES faster than anything I've ever used. Photoshop CS3 opens in like 2 seconds. I could start up and shut down 5 times before my Winturd machine will fully boot.
And what people say about silence is true. When you walk into a room there's virtually no sound, it's whisper silent. Of course when you use a DVD you can hear the drive spinning the disc.
This Mac ROCKS, just buy it.
Great workstation at great price with few flaws November 7, 2008
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I know how you always here how apple products are much more expensive then a like minded pc. well, when it comes to workstations, it just isn't true. If you look at the competition (dell) and look at a similarly specced Precision, the price of the dell is higher. Plus, with Apple, you get the option of running other OS as well as OS X. I run os x, windows xp, vista business, and ubuntu on my macbook pro and i couldn't ask for more flexiblity from a laptop that most people who aren't familiar with the real Apple experience would just say is some type of trend or status symbol.
There is no doubt this is the real deal when it comes to workstation use.
The only things about the Mac Pro i can find to criticize are the lack of a higher level video card in the stock machine. You can get it configured with an 8800gt from apple but the nvidia card just can't match the core performance. ATI now offers the hd3870 which is a big step above the 2600xt and a nice performer in os x and windows . i wish apple would have specced the HD a little higher, but the price you are paying for this machine is for the two cpus, the motherboard with a little profit for apple. If you are looking for a workhorse, this is it. Of all the pcs i have ever built for gaming, work, and everything else, i am much more happier with the Mac Pro. If you get this, i would highly recommend bumping the ram up to at least 8gb, the kits are fairly cheap these days, and you get 4x2gb sticks to give you the full output performance of the memory system (2 sticks just doesn't cut it).
oh, the only other thing is don't strain your back picking the box up, it's amazingly heavy for a computer.
Overkill?? Hardly! October 25, 2008
I'm not going to tell you how wonderful this Mac is. If you've been around Macs for any length of time, you already know there will be no disappointment if you choose this model.
Instead, I want to address those who wonder if the Mac Pro is overkill. Listen, if you make your living on the Mac (or if you simply want the best) this machine is a terrific value. It is an engineering marvel, especially from the user's point of view. It is highly self-serviceable thanks to the designers at Apple. If you want to add RAM (cheap right now), a second optical drive, an expansion card, or an internal hard drive or three, its a snap. Oh yeah, and it's very fast and practically noiseless.
Each time I buy a new Mac, I remind myself that you don't buy the computer you need today, you buy the one you'll need tomorrow.
One more thing. If you can't pull the trigger on this Mac, consider the iMac. All my consumer-level Mac-using friends have one and without exception they love 'em. The only thing is, the iMac is an enclosed unit that you won't be able to service yourself in the event your hard drive or optical drive fails.
Blazing Fast and Dependable. October 14, 2008
Self-installed another 8GB of RAM along with a 1TB drive.
This thing is so fast that I just keep looking for more tasks to throw at it but the Activity monitor keeps showing that it has tons of processing power and RAM to spare.
Wow. Nice machine, Apple.
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