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[NEW] Apple Mac Pro Dual Core XEON WOOOHOOOOOOOOOO.....
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[NEW] Apple Mac Pro Dual Core XEON WOOOHOOOOOOOOOO.....

DjWoody 9:17 PM - 8 August, 2006
I'm surprised no one has talked about it...

www.apple.com
djxatl 9:58 PM - 8 August, 2006
everyones drooling still
djxatl 10:04 PM - 8 August, 2006
it does cost a pretty penny, u can configure it to be $17,000+ haha
Haiku 10:05 PM - 8 August, 2006
Yeah, I saw a few days ago and didn't even bother bringing it up. Unless all you guys and girls can roll like that...
BriChi 10:36 PM - 8 August, 2006
yeah,,,$2500 for the base tower is a lot of money. If you are into high end stuff, then it is worth it, but not just to run SSL and edit a couple of songs. Apple needs to come out with an entry level tower that's priced like Dell's for $500-$600. The Mac mini just isn't cutting it
djxatl 10:40 PM - 8 August, 2006
lol take a mac mini and put it in that sleek silver tower
deejayfatcat 11:25 PM - 8 August, 2006
I am going to pick one up to run Logic Pro and my new Apogee Ensemble. Right now I am using them with the iBook G4 that I use SSL on. Really excited, but I am going to wait a few weeks to make sure that there arent any major issues. I am going to get the config that comes out to 2500.
DJMark 11:52 PM - 8 August, 2006
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yeah,,,$2500 for the base tower is a lot of money.


My first Mac was a IIci in 1991. Upgraded from the base configuration to 8mb RAM and a 105mb internal hard drive, it was nearly $5,000 with a student discount. The external 1-gig SCSI hard drive was another $2,500.

THAT was a "lot of money".
BriChi 12:55 AM - 9 August, 2006
HOLY Shit, that is a lot of money


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lol take a mac mini and put it in that sleek silver tower


I just feel that if Apple created a decent tower with 1 intel chip a regular 7200rpm hard drive (Not a laptop drive like the Mini has) and regular 512mb ddr2 memory (Not laptop memory like the Mini, and a decent video card,,,they may draw in even more users. If a person was going to debate between a Dell that just runs XP or a Mac that can run XP and OSX, I think more people would choose the Mac tower, But not for $2500, Maybe $600 like the Dell's are priced at. The Mac Mini is a good alternative but it is definately not a replacement for a tower which has better hardware and is upgradeable
decaman 12:58 AM - 9 August, 2006
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I just feel that if Apple created a decent tower with 1 intel chip a regular 7200rpm hard drive (Not a laptop drive like the Mini has) and regular 512mb ddr2 memory (Not laptop memory like the Mini, and a decent video card,,,they may draw in even more users. If a person was going to debate between a Dell that just runs XP or a Mac that can run XP and OSX, I think more people would choose the Mac tower, But not for $2500, Maybe $600 like the Dell's are priced at. The Mac Mini is a good alternative but it is definately not a replacement for a tower which has better hardware and is upgradeable


there have been talks about this for a long time now. from what i read 50cent is pushing apple to create a model like this for under privilaged kids and if there is enough buzz on this model it should be sold in stores
BriChi 1:05 AM - 9 August, 2006
holy shit,,,I thought you were kidding, but here is an article on it:
www.appleinsider.com

And correction from my statement 2 up

""""""and regular 512mb ddr2 memory (Not laptop memory like the Mini)"""""


The Mac mini from what i see, does not use "Laptop" type memory