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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
5.0 stars
"Make sure you get the faster Xeons"
Pros: Fast, easily upgradable, easy to work on, and dual I7 Xeon chips; up to 4 video cards if 3d performance isn't paramount. or you don't need additional PCI-E cards (fiber, RAID, secondary ethernet)
Cons: No standard blu-ray drive (you can buy one though), video cards should have two displayports instead of 1 displayport and 1 dvi port, wish it had a second x16 PCI-E slot and 2 more x4 PCI-E slots
Summary: First, to the whiners that complain about no ... read more
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
Pros: Expandability, computing power, Apple's customary design elegance
Cons: 4GB DDR3 memory is very expensive, memory slots provided in multiples of 2 when the memory is best used in multiples of 3
Summary: Personally, I am an OS X user, but profession... read more
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
Pros: The MacPro is a blazingly fast and very high quality machine. It is fully dual bootable and can run almost any operating system you can throw at it. Most users will stay in OS X 100% of the time, but you can also load Vista/Games without a problem.
Cons: Some complain about no Blu-ray, but with HD downloads on the rise, Blu-ray becomes less important. If you really need Blu-ray, get an external burner and/or a PS3.
Summary: Like most current Macs, the Mac Pro delivers ... read more
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3 out of 7 people found this review helpful
2.0 stars
"Sadly Apple won't support Blu-Ray yet"
Pros: nice CPU
good GPU
upgradableCons: expensive
NO BLU-RAY SUPPORT for pre-recorded contentSummary: With being considered a technology leader, th... read more
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4.0 stars
Pros: Super fast with mulithreaded apps, expandable, excellent connectivity, superior design, unmatched OS, most bang for buck in price class, and the absolute best product support in the industry. The 16 data streams are more than a little impressive.
Cons: Graphics support is very good but is not the top performer in high-end 3-D animation applications
Summary: As a creative pro / CD and consultant, I run... read more
Where to buy
Apple Mac Pro (Two 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, Winter 2009):
$3,074.00 - $3,299.00
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