Apple Mac Pro - the Fastest Mac Ever for Your Studio
Apple's Mac Pro is the super desktop computer that both audio professionals and talented amateurs alike have been waiting no, begging for. As programs and plug-ins necessary to our lifeblood become more and more processor and RAM intensive, Apple has stepped up with the Mac Pro, an Intel Xeon-based dual-core mega-processor that will handle your biggest audio chores in its sleep. With speeds up to two times faster than a Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5 and up to 2TB (yes, that's terabytes) of storage and 16GB of RAM, it'll be a long, long time before you hear the word "upgrade" spoken around your Apple Mac Pro. So, if you're ready to step up, step up to a 2.6GHz Apple Mac Pro or a [url=http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MacPro30]3.0GHz Apple Mac Pro[/url].
Apple Mac Pro Quad Core 2.6 at a Glance:- Two Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors at 2.6GHz (3.0GHZ model up to 2xs faster than Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz
- Expandable up to 2TB of storage, 16GB RAM, two SuperDrives, with 4 PCI Express slots
- Three stellar graphics card options let you connect to a 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display
- Configure your own system with build-to-order options
Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor
Ushering in a new era of outstanding performance - and completing the Mac transition to Intel processors at the same time - the new Mac Pro introduces the 64-bit Dual-Core Intel Xeon "Woodcrest" processor to the Mac lineup. Running at 2.66GHz, it's a state-of-the-art processor that - from day one - makes the Mac Pro one of the fastest desktop computers on the planet. Every Mac Pro in the lineup features two of the newest Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors. Two dual-cores. One powerful quad workstation.
Unparalleled Expansion
The brilliantly redesigned Mac Pro enclosure accommodates up to four drives and 2TB of storage; offers 8 DIMM slots to fill with up to 16GB of RAM; provides up to two SuperDrives. You also have four PCI Express slots, and more I/O ports - including two additional ports up front.
Killer Graphics
Looking for workstation graphics? You've come to the right place. Three stellar graphics card options lets you choose the card that meets your specific needs. And every one lets you connect up to two displays, including one 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display. Mac Pro: the unique solution for high-performance graphics.
More than 4 Million Possible Configurations
You're the expert. With build-to-order options available for processors, graphic cards, memory, hard drives, optical drives, and other features and components, the uber-configurable Mac Pro lets you build your personal dream machine. The Mac you've been waiting for.
- Two 2GHz, 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 series processors
- Intel Core microarchitecture
- 4MB shared L2 cache per processor
- 128-bit SSE3 vector engine
- 64-bit data paths and registers
- Lower power optimization
- 1.33GHz, 64-bit dual independent frontside buses
- Memory
- 667MHz DDR2 ECC fully-buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) memory
- Eight FB-DIMM slots on two memory riser cards (4 slots per card) supporting up to 16GB of main memory
- Up to 256-bit wide memory architecture
- Double-wide 16-lane PCI Express graphics slot with one of the following graphics cards installed:
- NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 256MB of GDDR2 SDRAM, one single-link DVI port, and one dual-link DVI port
- Multiple graphics card configurations including two, three, or four optional NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT cards
- 300W for up to four PCI Express graphics cards
- Support for up to eight displays(1)
- Support for digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels; dual-link DVI ports support up to 2560 by 600 pixels
- Support for analog resultions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels
- DVI to VGA Adapter included
- Dual-display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes
- Four independent 3Gb/s Serial ATA cable-free, direct attach hard drive bays; four internal hard drive carriers included
- Up to 2TB of internal storage
- Hard drive bay: 4
- 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200-rpm, 8MB cache
- 16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- Writes DVD-R discs at up to 16x speed
- Writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 6x speed
- Reads DVDs at up to 16x speed
- Writes CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 24x speed
- Reads CDs at up to 32x speed
- One open optical drive bay for optional second SuperDrive
- Three open full-length PCI Express expansion slots
- Configurable bandwidth that mechanically supports 16-lane cards
- 300W combined max for all PCI Express slots
- Two FireWire 800 ports (one on front panel, one on back panel)
- Two FireWire 400 ports (one on front panel, one on back panel)
- Five USB 2.0 ports (two on front panel, three on back panel)
- Two USB 1.1 ports on included keyboard
- Front -panel headphone minijack and speakcer
- Optical digital audio input and output Toslink ports
- Analog stereo line-level input and output minijacks
- Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger (includes Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, QuickTime, iCal, and other software)
- iLife '06 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)
- Comic Life
- Omni Outliner
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, iWork '06 (30-day trial), FileMaker Pro 8.5 trial
- Apple Keyboard and Mighty Mouse
- DVI to VGA Adapter
- USB Keyboard Extension Cable
- Install/restore DVDs
- Printed and electronic documentation
