Mac Pro

Features: Apple has unveiled the new Mac Pro, a quad Xeon, 64-bit desktop

workstation featuring two new Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors running up to 3.0

GHz and a new system architecture that delivers up to twice the performance of

the Power Mac G5 Quad.






The introduction of the Mac Pro marks the completion of a rapid and seamless
transition for Apple, with the entire Mac family now using Intel's latest

processors.






An Apple statement said that the new Mac Pro features the new Dual-Core Intel
Xeon 5100 series processor based on the Intel Core micro architecture,

delivering breakthrough performance and power efficiency.







The new Mac Pro is up to twice as fast as the Power Mac G5 Quad running industry

standard benchmarks and features two Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors running up

to 3.0 GHz, each with 4MB of shared L2 cache and independent 1.33 GHz front-side

buses. With 667 MHz DDR2 fully-buffered memory, the Mac Pro also boasts a

256-bit wide memory architecture for amazing bandwidth.






The newly redesigned Mac Pro features an all new, direct attach storage solution
for cable free, snap in installation of up to four 500GB Serial ATA hard drives

for a total of 2TB of internal storage - the most ever on a Mac - and

support for two optical drives to simultaneously read and/or write to CDs and

DVDs.






Every Mac Pro includes three full-length PCI Express expansion slots and one
double-wide PCI Express graphics slot to support high-powered, double-wide

graphics cards without sacrificing multiple slots. Providing quick and

convenient access to connect the most popular external devices, the front panel

of the Mac Pro includes a FireWire 800 port, a FireWire 400 port and two USB 2.0

ports with additional FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and three USB 2.0 ports on the

back panel.






Mac Pro also includes dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, optical digital input and
output, analog audio input and output, and optional built-in support for AirPort

Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.






Every Mac Pro comes with the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 256MB of video memory,
providing built-in support for dual-displays and Apple's 30-inch Cinema HD

Display. The ATI Radeon X1900 XT and the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500, both with 512MB

of video memory, are available as build to order options and provide built-in

support for up to two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays.






The Quadro FX 4500 also includes a stereo 3D port to connect goggles for
stereo-in-a-window applications and is ideal for the most demanding animation,

special effects and scientific visualization applications. The Mac Pro supports

up to four PCI Express graphics cards to drive up to eight displays at once for

advanced visualization and large display walls.






The latest release of Mac OS X version 10.4.7 Tiger, comes with every new Mac
Pro, including Safari, Mail, iCal and iChat AV, running natively. Tiger includes

an innovative software translation technology called Rosetta that lets customers

run most Mac OS X PowerPC applications seamlessly.






Intel-based Mac customers have more than 3,000 Universal applications to choose
from including all of Apple's own consumer and professional applications.

Universal Mac software includes versions of Xsan, a high performance, enterprise

class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system and Mac OS X Server, Apple's

award-winning server operating system.






The Mac Pro is available immediately through all Apple Authorized Resellers,
including two 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors.

Price: It is priced at Rs 1,63,700/-