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Apple unveils new desktop range

by Scott Bicheno on 3 March 2009, 15:25

Tags: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)

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Mac Pro

 

The new quad-core Mac Pro, with a suggested retail price of $2,499 (US), includes:

  • one 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3500 series processor with 8MB of L3 cache;
  • 3GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory, expandable up to 8GB;
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics with 512MB of GDDR3 memory;
  • 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  • 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
  • Mini DisplayPort and DVI (dual-link) for video output (adapters sold separately);
  • four PCI Express 2.0 slots;
  • five USB 2.0 ports and four FireWire® 800 ports;
  • Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; and
  • ships with Apple Keyboard with numerical keypad and Mighty Mouse.

The new 8-core Mac Pro, with a suggested retail price of $3,299 (US), includes:

  • two 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors with 8MB of shared L3 cache;
  • 6GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory, expandable up to 32GB;
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics with 512MB of GDDR3 memory;
  • 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm;

 



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GeForce GT 120?!? That'll be a rebadged - what, 9400? 9500?
Talking about lackluster performance.
scaryjim
geforce gt 120?!? That'll be a rebadged - what, 9400? 9500?

gt120 = 9500
gt130 = 9600
gts150 = 9800
return of the “substitute $ symbol for £ symbol”
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return of the “substitute $ symbol for £ symbol”

So basically, they've made things cheaper by cheapening the graphics cards included.

Somehow I expect that the profit per unit has gone up…


Edit: £499.00 and £649.00 for the mac mini. ahahahahhaaaaa. Jokes. I could build an i7 rig for £649. Granted, it wouldn't be small, but I know what I'd rather have :)

Edit2: No-doubt Funkstar will be on here soon preaching that Apple need to legally make as much money for the shareholders as possible, and that I'm an idiot complaining about this $ => £ thing. ;)