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Apple Mac Pro MA356LL Introduction

Meet Mac Pro. Running at a speed of 2.66GHz, Mac Pro not only completes the Mac transition to Intel processors but delivers advanced performance and workstation graphics.

Apple Mac Pro MA356LL Design

Its redesigned industrial-style enclosure offers improved functionality with a cable-free installation process and massive upgrade ability. The brilliantly redesigned Mac Pro enclosure accommodates up to four drives and 1.75TB 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.

Apple Mac Pro MA356LL Features

Mac OS X also features amazing Spotlight search technology, handy Dashboard widgets, a DVI to VGA adapter, an Apple keyboard and Mighty Mouse, and hundreds more features. It includes the following system applications:

• Safari 2
• Mail 2
• Address Book 4
• iChat AV 3
• iCal 2
• Font Book 2
• DVD Player 4.5
• Preview 3
• Xcode 2

Apple Mac Pro MA356LL Performance

Powered by the 64-bit dual-core Intel Xeon processor, the Mac Pro offers even more power by combining two dual-core 2.66 GHz Xeon processors, creating an unbelievably powerful quad-core workstation that can handle even the more intensive graphics rendering. And while it comes standard with a 16x SuperDrive (compatible with burning DVDR/RW and CD-R/RW discs), you can also add a second writing SuperDrive. Additionally, the Mac Pro MA356LL/A features a 250 GB hard drive, 1 GB of installed RAM, and the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT graphics card with 256 MB of video RAM, both FireWire 400 and 800 slots, optical digital audio input and output, Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger.

What’s included in the package

Mac Pro MA356LL/A, Apple keyboard, Apple Mighty Mouse, USB keyboard extension cable, DVI-to-VGA adapter, power cord, install/restore DVDs, printed and electronic documentation.

Conclusion

Apple’s new desktop computer is geared for the business and graphics professional. Every Mac Pro offers the incredible power of two 64-bit Dual-Core Intel Xeon microprocessors - with 4MB of shared L2 cache per processor and 1.33GHz dual independent frontside buses.

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Apple has updated one of the most uniquely designed computers available. Taking the all-in-one iMac design to the next level, while maintaining the performance we come to expect from apple computers.

Apple iMac g5 Design

Stunning all-in-one design. The iMac G5 has the CPU, motherboard, and drives mounted in the same 2-inch-thick chassis as the monitor. Apple’s wireless Bluetooth keyboard and mouse means that only one cord (power cord) needs to be plugged in.

Apple iMac g5 Features

The 17-inch model weighs just 18.5 pounds, and the 20-inch one is just 25.2 pounds, so moving one from room to room is easy. Has an iSight camera (and lighting) built-in, and has Front Row, their new media playback software package to be used with their new Apple Remote control. Mighty Mouses are now also standard, as well as Superdrives (aka DVD burners), plus Bluetooth too.

Apple iMac g5 Performance

The iMac is light, sleek, and a bargain. In terms of actual computing power, it occupies a nice space between notebooks and desktops. It fills the same niche in terms of price. The iMac G5 offers solid performance, with the 2.0GHz PowerPC G5 processor; 512MB of RAM standard; a 128MB ATI Radeon 9600 graphics card; and a large 250GB, 7,200rpm hard drive.

Whats included in the package

The Apple computers are second to none, when it comes to the software bundle. In addition to Mac OS 10.4 Tiger, the iMac G5 comes with a software package that includes the iLife multimedia suite, Zinio Reader, and Quicken.

Conclusion

The iMac takes up about as much space as an LCD screen alone, and it’s surprisingly quiet. It manages to offers a surprising amount of performance with very few limitations. It’s fast enough for most people (if you never expand the Power Mac, then you would be paying for capabilities you’re not going to be using).

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Apple’s Mac mini lets you have more fun with your music, photos and movies, more quickly and more easily. Enjoy them up close or far away with the included Apple Remote.

Apple Mac Mini Design

Inside its petite 2-inch tall, 6.5-inch square anodized aluminum enclosure, Mac mini houses that fast Intel Core processor, a 60 or 80GB hard drive, slot-loading Combo or SuperDrive.

Apple Mac Mini Features

Mac mini also gives you plenty of room to grow, with more expansion options than previous models. Simply connect your digital devices, such as cameras, iPod, printer, camcorder or keyboard to the Mac mini over USB 2.0 or FireWire. Share files around your house at blazing speeds with built-in 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet. Enjoy high quality sound on almost any speaker system with double-duty analog/digital audio.

Apple Mac Mini Performance

The Mini boots up into a stripped-down operating system, which Apple calls OS X, similar to the stripped-down OS found on many handhelds. The Mini also has got some built-in software for basic computer functions. The goal of the mini is to make it easy and affordable to work with digital photos, movies, music, and the web.

Whats included in the package

The most affordable way to Intel Core, iLife ‘06, and Front Row. The box has Mac mini, Apple Remote, Power cord, Install/restore DVDs. Weight: 2.9 pounds

Conclusion

What Apple has given us with the Mac Mini is an elegant, useful, novel new option - a new choice at a new low price that we never ever had before.