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who the heck would pay $2,500 USD for this?

Parody?
A lot of people would. Not me, personally - I prefer "best bang for the buck" for mid-range products and Apple products usually don't fall into that category.
 
Seriously though - it's comparable to an entry level Core i7 computer from other manufacturers. But it's 3x the price...

The ?Nehalem? advantage.
Many quad-core processors are composed of two separate dies, which means some cached data has to travel outside the processor to get from core to core. That?s an inefficient way to access information. Enter the Quad-Core Intel Xeon ?Nehalem? processor. Its single-die, 64-bit architecture makes 8MB of fully shared L3 cache readily available to each of the four processor cores. The result is fast access to cache data and greater application performance. Combine that with the other technological advances and you get a Mac Pro that?s up to 1.9x faster than the previous generation.1
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"Many quad-core processors?" You mean like the ones you sold until yesterday?
 
Originally posted by: 40Hands
Macs. They just work......the shit out of your wallet.
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NICE! 😀

OP, c'mon - I'm sure there's tons of smugness you're buying there. Just take a look at the crafty 'green' logo regarding the Environmental Status Report. The paper on the screen fucking LOOKS recycled!!! *OMGIJUSTCAME!* It'll look so good in my hybrid when I drive it home and pick up a Starbucks on the way.
 
Well, if they would've done $1499 and $2499 (for the 8-core/dual CPU) it would have made more sense. But there goes Apple's business model out the window, I think that makes it cheaper than the Mac Mini 😛
 
yeah they cost more, but can you imagine snorgling(sp) a PC? I can't and that's why there are macs.
 
Originally posted by: nerp
Nice looking computer. . . .with the cheapest, crappiest keyboard ever. Seriously.
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The keyboard is actually pretty high quality. I think you mean you don't like the design, right? Fortunately you can use any USB keyboard with a Mac.
 
Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
Seriously though - it's comparable to an entry level Core i7 computer from other manufacturers. But it's 3x the price...

The ?Nehalem? advantage.
Many quad-core processors are composed of two separate dies, which means some cached data has to travel outside the processor to get from core to core. That?s an inefficient way to access information. Enter the Quad-Core Intel Xeon ?Nehalem? processor. Its single-die, 64-bit architecture makes 8MB of fully shared L3 cache readily available to each of the four processor cores. The result is fast access to cache data and greater application performance. Combine that with the other technological advances and you get a Mac Pro that?s up to 1.9x faster than the previous generation.1
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"Many quad-core processors?" You mean like the ones you sold until yesterday?
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while expensive, nowhere near 3x the price, a Dell with basically the same specs will be about $1,300, which would put the Mac Pro less than 2x the price. And the case Apple uses is about 100x better than any other offering from a pre-built PC. I'd say $250 extra range better. Still too expensive, but if I had to get a pre-built I would chose a Macpro for the case alone. I cannot stand the cheap POS cases Dell/Compaq/HP uses, even on the high end XPS the cases are horrible quality. And if I'm not mistaken even the single CPU Mac Pro has the same dual CPU MB the higher end model has. Which add's a good $$$ to the price. That would probably add another $300 to the price of a Dell, except it's not even an option on the similarly priced Dell. So we're talking maybe $800 total over a Dell once all is said and done.

still too much, but not even close to the 3x people typically bring up.
 
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
Seriously though - it's comparable to an entry level Core i7 computer from other manufacturers. But it's 3x the price...

The ?Nehalem? advantage.
Many quad-core processors are composed of two separate dies, which means some cached data has to travel outside the processor to get from core to core. That?s an inefficient way to access information. Enter the Quad-Core Intel Xeon ?Nehalem? processor. Its single-die, 64-bit architecture makes 8MB of fully shared L3 cache readily available to each of the four processor cores. The result is fast access to cache data and greater application performance. Combine that with the other technological advances and you get a Mac Pro that?s up to 1.9x faster than the previous generation.1
Click to expand...
"Many quad-core processors?" You mean like the ones you sold until yesterday?
Click to expand...

while expensive, nowhere near 3x the price, a Dell with basically the same specs will be about $1,300, which would put the Mac Pro less than 2x the price. And the case Apple uses is about 100x better than any other offering from a pre-built PC. I'd say $250 extra range better. Still too expensive, but if I had to get a pre-built I would chose a Macpro for the case alone. I cannot stand the cheap POS cases Dell/Compaq/HP uses, even on the high end XPS the cases are horrible quality. And if I'm not mistaken even the single CPU Mac Pro has the same dual CPU MB the higher end model has. Which add's a good $$$ to the price. That would probably add another $300 to the price of a Dell, except it's not even an option on the similarly priced Dell. So we're talking maybe $800 total over a Dell once all is said and done.

still too much, but not even close to the 3x people typically bring up.
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i will far, far sooner build my own for that kind of money. i know a fanboy or two that would gladly pay that for a mac if they had the money, but....theyre nuts.
 
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: nerp
Nice looking computer. . . .with the cheapest, crappiest keyboard ever. Seriously.
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The keyboard is actually pretty high quality. I think you mean you don't like the design, right? Fortunately you can use any USB keyboard with a Mac.
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No, I hate crap rubber dome and scissor switch keyboards. I'd get a thinkpad if I was forced to use a laptop keyboard for long periods of time. Otherwise, I'd get a Happy Hacking Pro 2 or some small portable keyboard with cherry switches if I had to. Us keyboard whores universally accept the fact that Apple keyboards are among the worst of the worst in terms of quality of switches. They're cool for updating your facebook status or typing some blurts in an IM window, but if you're writing professionally or a serious programmer, the last thing you should use is a laptop keyboard, or worse, an apple keyboard.

Thank god for desktops and model Ms. 🙂
 
My boss... Bought me one about 8 months ago. Hackintoshes don't cut it in an office full of Macs. 😉
 
Originally posted by: nerp
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: nerp
Nice looking computer. . . .with the cheapest, crappiest keyboard ever. Seriously.
Click to expand...

The keyboard is actually pretty high quality. I think you mean you don't like the design, right? Fortunately you can use any USB keyboard with a Mac.
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No, I hate crap rubber dome and scissor switch keyboards. I'd get a thinkpad if I was forced to use a laptop keyboard for long periods of time. Otherwise, I'd get a Happy Hacking Pro 2 or some small portable keyboard with cherry switches if I had to. Us keyboard whores universally accept the fact that Apple keyboards are among the worst of the worst in terms of quality of switches. They're cool for updating your facebook status or typing some blurts in an IM window, but if you're writing professionally or a serious programmer, the last thing you should use is a laptop keyboard, or worse, an apple keyboard.

Thank god for desktops and model Ms. 🙂
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So... you're saying it's the design that you don't like.
 
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
Seriously though - it's comparable to an entry level Core i7 computer from other manufacturers. But it's 3x the price...

The ?Nehalem? advantage.
Many quad-core processors are composed of two separate dies, which means some cached data has to travel outside the processor to get from core to core. That?s an inefficient way to access information. Enter the Quad-Core Intel Xeon ?Nehalem? processor. Its single-die, 64-bit architecture makes 8MB of fully shared L3 cache readily available to each of the four processor cores. The result is fast access to cache data and greater application performance. Combine that with the other technological advances and you get a Mac Pro that?s up to 1.9x faster than the previous generation.1
Click to expand...
"Many quad-core processors?" You mean like the ones you sold until yesterday?
Click to expand...

while expensive, nowhere near 3x the price, a Dell with basically the same specs will be about $1,300, which would put the Mac Pro less than 2x the price. And the case Apple uses is about 100x better than any other offering from a pre-built PC. I'd say $250 extra range better. Still too expensive, but if I had to get a pre-built I would chose a Macpro for the case alone. I cannot stand the cheap POS cases Dell/Compaq/HP uses, even on the high end XPS the cases are horrible quality. And if I'm not mistaken even the single CPU Mac Pro has the same dual CPU MB the higher end model has. Which add's a good $$$ to the price. That would probably add another $300 to the price of a Dell, except it's not even an option on the similarly priced Dell. So we're talking maybe $800 total over a Dell once all is said and done.

still too much, but not even close to the 3x people typically bring up.
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$300 extra to upgrade to a dual-core capable motherboard? 😕 and for $250, you can get a pretty decent quality Lian-li aluminum case which will be better than anything in Mac's lineup.
 
Originally posted by: Crono
Originally posted by: lokiju
Funny enough I have a Mac Pro sitting on my desk right next to me and I've used it all of 2 times.
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I can has free ip..err..mac?
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I didn't pay for it.

Work paid for it so I can "cover" the MAC guy when he's out, which is telling them to reboot or unlocking their account.

 
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