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Jul 27 2010

Apple announces new Mac awesomeness and Multi-Touch Magic Trackpad

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Early this morning, the Apple Oompa-loompas were busy pealing the gossamer veils from few new products of Mac awesomeness while singing their happy tunes. The all-in-one iMac line has been updated with the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors and powerful new graphics. Starting at $1,199 (US), the new iMac line now boasts dual-core processor speeds up to 3.6 GHz, quad-core speeds up to 2.93 GHz and discrete graphics including the ATI Radeon HD 5750.

Particularly interesting is the announcement of the new Magic Trackpad, with a smooth glass and aluminum design, gives iMac users the same Multi-Touch gestures (click this…it's cool)»  that MacBook and MacBook Pro users have already mastered. It will be sold optionally for $69 (US).

Stepping over to the Mac Pro table, Apple unveiled a new line with up to 12 processing cores.1 The line sports the latest quad-core and 6-core Intel Xeon processors, all-new ATI graphics and the option for up to four 512GB solid state drives.2

Lastly, we arrive at the new 27-inch LED Cinema Display with 2560 x 1440 resolution and 60 percent more screen real estate than the 24-inch LED Cinema Display. The built-in iSight video camera, microphone and speakers, powered USB 2.0 hub, and universal MagSafe connector means the display is pure awesomeness at $999 (US). Yum.

Now, as a topic of discussion… The Magic Trackpad: is it a hit or a miss? I know a lot of people, myself included, developed a big hate for the Magic Mouse. I think the Magic Trackpad will be easier to use since it is basically an input device we’re already accustomed to, but what do you think? Drop me a note in the comments.

  1. TWELVE!?!! [↩]
  2. drool [↩]

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Apr 4 2007

Apple announces 8-core Xeon Mac Pro like it’s not a big deal

209388939 d52b4aab01 m Apple announces 8 core Xeon Mac Pro like its not a big dealThe 4-core Mac Pro was no slouch but evidently Apple wanted to give a little something extra to all those people who were waiting for Adobe CS3 to be announced before buying a new Intel-based Mac workstation. This morning without much fanfare, Apple updated its homepage to announce the new 8-core Xeon Mac Pro. Yeah, that’s right, 8-core. That’s two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors with up to 3TB of internal storage and up to 16GB of fully buffered ECC RAM.

Just like yesterday’s Mac Pro, every 8-core Xeon Mac Pro is built to order with prices starting at about USD$2,499 and topping out at over USD$12,000.

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Aug 7 2006

New Mac Pros featuring Quad 64-bit Xeon processors

209388939 d52b4aab01 m New Mac Pros featuring Quad 64 bit Xeon processorsHere is the official word from Apple following the WWDC keynote address regarding the new Mac Pro desktop computers:

Apple today 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 (Based on estimated results of industry-standard SPECint and SPECfp rate tests. SPEC is a registered trademark of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC); see www.apple.com/macpro for more information.). With advanced performance, greater expansion, higher performance graphics options and unprecedented customization, the newly designed Mac Pro is the ideal system for the most demanding user. 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.

209388938 f7b373770f m New Mac Pros featuring Quad 64 bit Xeon processorsThe Mac Pro is shipping today with the standard prebuilt configuration, including two 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors and priced at USD$2,499, through the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

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

  • two 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors;

  • 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 fully-buffered ECC memory expandable up to 16GB;
  • NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 256MB of GDDR2 SDRAM;
  • 250GB Serial ATA (3Gb/s) hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  • 16x SuperDrive(TM) with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW);
  • four PCI Express slots: one double-wide graphics slot and three full-length expansion slots; and
  • ships with Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.

In addition to the standard configuration, the Mac Pro offers more than 4.9 million build-to-order options including: two 2.0 GHz or 3.0 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors; up to 16GB of 667 MHz DDR2 fully-buffered ECC memory; up to four 500GB Serial ATA hard drives running at 7200 rpm; up to two 16x SuperDrives with double-layer support; ATI Radeon X1900 XT and NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 graphics cards, both with 512MB of GDDR3 SDRAM; AirPort Extreme module, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR module; Apple USB Modem; Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple wireless Mighty Mouse; Mac OS X Server Tiger; Apple Xsan; and Apple Fibre Channel PCI Express Card. Complete build-to-order options and pricing are available at www.apple.com/macpro.
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