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Apple Ships 8-Core MacPro

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the way-more-cores-than-the-earth dept.

ivan1024 writes "The Apple website is announcing the availability of an 8-core Mac Pro. The machine will ship with two 3.0 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5300 processors. Older models with the Dual-Core chips remain available. Base model with two 3.0 GHz Quad-Core Xeon processors start at $3997, (albeit with unacceptably minimal RAM or HD space; fully spec'd with dual 30" monitors and tons o' RAM/HD still over $10K... bummer)"

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  1. Re:Technological superiority at last! by dsginter · · Score: 5, Funny

    duel-3GHz

    Actually, Intel hasn't yet shipped the Quattro Quad Core Core 2 Dueling Dualist Duo - that is coming later this month.

    Apple is using the Core 2 Quad in this box (which lacks the swashbuckling extensions).

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  2. Re:Advantage? by xouumalperxe · · Score: 5, Funny

    composting effects
    Hmmm... Didn't know macs were into manure these days.
  3. Re:What do use it for? by woolio · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't see the average consumer being smart enough to lobby for multi-threaded software....?

    I don't see the average programmer experienced enough to write multi-threaded software...

  4. An apple with more than one core ... by ThirdPrize · · Score: 5, Funny

    that would be some sort of freak of nature. I wouldn't eat it.

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  5. Re:Advantage? by Steve--Balllmer · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Hmmm... Didn't know macs were into manure these days."

    Well, they are able to boot into Windows since the Intel switch...