My Geek Notes

So this being my first post on mygeeknotes.com I wanted to talk about something really cool. But I’ve thought about it for a week now and can’t really come up with anything “geeky” to write about. So I thought I would just mention Apple’s new 8-core Mac Pro.

The new Mac Pro uses an “exclusive” Quad-Core Intel 3.0GHz Xeon processor. But not only does it use the new processor, you get two of the Quad-Cores inside the machine. It also features up to 3TB of storage space and 16GB of Ram.

As good as all this sounds, just to upgrade the processor from the Quad-Core to the 8-Core will cost you a hefty $1,498 (why they didn’t just make it $1,500 is beyond me). That brings your total up to $3,997 for a basic no frills 8-Core Mac Pro.

If you add on the 16GB Ram, 4 - 750GB hardrives, a NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB, Stereo 3D (2 x dual-link DVI) graphics card, two 16x SuperDrives, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, AirPort Extreme, a Quad-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express card, and an Apple wireless keyboard and Mighty Mouse this brings your total to $13,177 (no monitor included). That is a hefty sum for something that I could probably never have a use for, but would love to own. If you add on a couple of 30″ Apple Cinema displays your price goes up to $16,775.

So if you ever have an extra $17k lying about the house and want probably the best computer system that you could own (at least right now in my opinion) go ahead and pick up the fully loaded 8-Core Mac Pro. And don’t forget to invite me over to check it out when UPS drops it off.