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This Mac Pro is equipped with dual quad-core Intel~ Xeon~ processors for impressive multitasking ability in order to deliver blazing fast performance and enhanced efficiency. Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard included
Posted by: LocalChaos
from Richmond, VA
ill try to make this as short as possible. i own a computer sales, repair, and modification shop where i live. until this year i refused to touch a mac. i also run a few small businesses online which require a decent sized media server i have set up in my home. until recently i'd been running an HP server tower i bought about 2 years ago (750gb hd, 8gb ram, intel quad core chipset rated for 2.16ghz per core overclocked and liquid cooled to 3.34ghz per core). for my personal computer (gaming, video editing and processing plus just general use) i was using an HP blackbird (the HP/Voodoo compilation - 8gb ram, 1TB hd, dual quad core intel chipsets overclocked from 2.26 to about 3.14ghz/core and 3 dedicated Voodoo 776mb accelerated graphics cards).i will admit both machines are amazing. the server has cost total about $3700 after wholesale mods. the blackbird i was lucky enough to grab wholesale for $2310 instead of over $3000. last christmas my girlfriend bought me a macbook pro 17" intel dual core with 2gb ram and media acceleration. she claimed the guy at the mac store told her it would keep up with my blackbird and i laughed and laughed. well after a diagnostic check, aside from media processing (due to the triple voodoo cards) the macbook actually outran my 8 core powerhouse. i almost cried. i rechecked it about 3 times and then gave up. dumbfounded, i started researching more about the OS of the mac... which is exactly what i had overlooked. since macs use a kernal based OS very similar to UNIX systems things started making sense; and since the new macs use intel chips i decided to juice them up a tad. i overclocked the mac to run 7% more efficient and it smoked my PC. now it made sense why macs cost more, they are built better, plain and simple. i sold both of my PCs and bought the mac pro tower. WOW. immediately i upgraded the hd by adding an external 1.5TB hd ($149) while keeping the 620mb internal drive. i upgraded the ram to 12gb (because unless you are running a small country there is no need for the whole 32. because my tower stays in constant process i didn't mess with the processing speed (no need to try and overheat it until i can figure out how to build a custom cooling system). i upgraded my macbook to 4gb and reset the processing parameters to stock because after a few months of use i realized macs don't need help to rule. if you ask me, and this is just one mans opinion, unless your job REQUIRES you to use a PC (and if they do HP is still my pick) then pay the extra few hundred for a mac. the OS architecture alone is worth it.. no viruses, no windows registry and plug n play crises to deal with, and the best thing is, if you are windows dedicated,.. well, the new OSX runs windows... and it runs windows MUCH more efficiently than a PC, ironic huh? lets just say i now advertise that i repair and work on both macs and PCs, and for 7 months now, i have yet to have a single mac come in for work. i still love PCs, they pay the bills :).... sorry for the long rant but 3gs is a lot of money and i wanted to be as clear as possible with my choice in opinions. Good Luck!
What's great about it: its a mac, and its intel
What's not so great: only customers with a little extra pocket change can think about this purchase
I would recommend this to a friend!
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