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Greatest Computer Ever.
on January 11, 2010
Posted by: Jakethegreat
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from Maumelle, AR
Ok to start this review of I would like to talk about the other reviews on here. There are several reviews that compare this to a PC. There are several written by people that don't even own one. There is also a couple real one's and there is one talking about Free BSD.
First off this is not a PC. These processor's are not cheap. That's why it has the price it has. People are saying it only has 6GB's of Ram. But they keep overlooking that this is based on UNIX!!!!!! Which mean's it requires a lot less ram to power it. The HD is a little small but you can go to Apple's website and customize it more by giving it raid and e-sata connections. You can buy a 1TB 7200RPM for only 89.99. Also 1 TB is equal to 1024GB not 1000.
This machine can easily be used as a server. Server's don't really need this much power unless you are running google or a country. I have a mac mini for a web server and one for my house. If you want a server with Mac OSX server get a mac mini server or get a X-Serve. That's why apple make's those option's. This computer has lot's of power. You can also put a blu-ray drive in it for cheap. You can also buy HDMI adapter's yea there extra but wait until there event before you write a fake review. Mine could out run probably almost any computer out there. I have 24GB's of DDR3 1066MHZ. And mine is the 8-Core 2.66GHZ but this is the only one BestBut sell's so I am reviewing it. This does have firewire port's both 800 and 400. It has 5 USB 2.0's. I can have the whole Final Cut Studio collection running on it and have the Whole Master Collection CS4 open. This Computer is meant to work and is a Media Powerhouse. Great graphics from the ATI Radeon HD 4870 With 512MB of Video Ram I purchased from Apple as well. This thing is heavy but if you plugging something in, plug it in to the front or else move the computer so you can plug stuff in easier.
Now on to the review. Mine is awesome. Very fast and powerful. I can run many program's at once like I said before. The design is amazing and is so easy to upgrade a caveman could do it. It come's already activated because Mac OSX doesn't require serial number's it's ready right out of the box. It actually run's pretty cool with all the fan's installed. I enjoy having dual drive's installed because I can burn two CD's in less than 2 minute's at the most. Very fast burn speed's and very smooth read speed's create the ultimate movie watching experience. I will admit it is a little heavy but if you compare it to other's it really isn't that bad. The built in bluetooth is awesome. I picked up a apple wireless keyboard and the Magic Mouse and they work great. I also have the bluetooth hooked up to my surround sound in my living room and work's great. Overall this computer is awesome it's Mac OSX so you don't worry about viruses because it's more secure. It is a little pricey but you get what you pay for. So when you spend more money you get better quality. I love my Mac Pro.
My name is Jake and I'm a Mac.
What's great about it: Design, Simplicity, Mac OSX, Power
What's not so great: Nothing
I would recommend this to a friend!
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on December 17, 2009
Posted by: shunny
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from hawaii
lets face it, its expensive when you compare it to a pc. theres a reason. i read 1 good review. the guy who compared it to his, what seems like, heavily modded hp pc's. read that. pretty much sums it up.
What's great about it: almost everything
What's not so great: the price
I would recommend this to a friend!
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A server
on October 15, 2009
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from Houston, TX
I believe a lot of people that have looked into this machine have gotten the wrong idea about it. One of the other reviewers seems to be angry about it only having 6gb of ram, no HDMI port, card reader, and blue-ray drive.
It seems the poster has the wrong idea of what this machine is built for, this machine is built strictly for reliability. This is not meant to be a media powerhouse (though it is of course). It has 2 Xeon processors, these are meant for servers and cost about $1250 apiece - minimum.
It has support for ECC ram, which is incredibly important for any server. With ECC ram the amount of soft errors is going to drop dramatically. This increases the reliability rating significantly.
Further, being expandable up to 32GB of ECC ram, even with the 1333mhz variety running, it can handle anything and everything
If you're looking for a media computer, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a server, you've found one..
What's great about it: ECC Ram support, Server Powerhouse
I would recommend this to a friend!
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on July 3, 2009
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from Honolulu,HI
This Mac Pro desktop computer is ok. It's excellent that RAM is expandable to 32GB and has a large storage. This Mac has 6GB of memory and 640GB of hard drive. Also it has a great processor. But however, there is a Windows PC called HP Pavilion Elite Desktop e9180f includes 9GB of RAM, 1TB (1000GB) of hard drive, Intel Core i7 920 Processor, Blu-Ray disc player, NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 graphics with 1 HDMI and 2 DVI interface for connecting HD components,15-in-1 digital media reader, 2 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) interfaces and 7 high-speed USB 2.0 ports, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system, and it costs $1,199.99. Also this is a new HP desktop computer with a new look and you will also get a free Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade disk from HP. RAM is expandable to 24GB but that is okay. The HP computer has more better performance and cost way cheaper then a Apple Mac computer.
What's great about it: RAM expandable to 32GB, large storage, great CPU
What's not so great: Doesn't have HDMI port, 15-in-1 digital media reader, Blu-Ray disc player, and expensive
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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If you compare apples to apples
on March 10, 2010
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from Virginia
This is my 5th Macintosh in 3 years, I will never go back to pc. Why would you?
1. With bootcamp you can run a Windows OS. Or you can run linux. (Boot Camp is included in OSX)
2. If you do not want to reboot, you can use parallels, or vm ware Fusion, to run windows or linux. (3rd party software, that runs in OSX)
3. the biggest reason, if you compare apples to apples (same exact hardware) It will cost you just as much, or more for a PC with the same specs. ( I just priced it out this week)
In conclusion, why wouldnt you buy a mac? Try it, you may like it.
"My name is Joe and im not a PC" (I know cheesey) lol
What's great about it: Everything
What's not so great: Nothing
I would recommend this to a friend!
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hardestworking computer in the world
on June 1, 2009
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from redmond,WA
it has 640gb of memory. it is hard to move though.
What's great about it: pre-activated,easy to use
What's not so great: hard to move when trying to plug somthing in.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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