What Would It Cost To Build a Windows Version of the Pricey New Mac Pro?

zacharye writes "The new Mac Pro is the most powerful and flexible computer Apple has ever created, and it's also extremely expensive — or is it? With a price tag that can climb up around $10,000, Apple's latest enterprise workhorse clearly isn't cheap. For businesses with a need for all that muscle, however, is that steep price justifiable or is there a premium 'Apple tax' that companies will have to pay? Shortly after the new Mac Pro was finally made available for purchase last week, one PC enthusiast set out to answer that question and in order to do so, he asked another one: How much would it cost to build a comparable Windows 8 machine?"

Comments

I bought my Mom a Mac Pro

[MonkeyDancer]

I bought my Mom a Mac Pro for Christmas.
She says GMail runs so much faster now.

Re:Obvious Question

[lennier1]

Well, maybe for the on-board computer of a clown car.

You laugh

[rsilvergun]

I've seen JavaScript heavy sites that make my i7 laptop's extra fans kick on...

Re:People forget

[VortexCortex]

DYI parts

DYI parts

Do yourself in?

Re:Hard to believe

[TClevenger]

Pack with you? Because that's a concern with desktop workstations?

The CPU and two video cards have a combined TDP of 680 watts--and that's not including chipset, RAM, drives, power supply, etc. I hope this thing has lead weights in the bottom; otherwise, the fans needed to keep it from melting into a pile of slag will scoot it across the desk when they spin up.

Re:Hard to believe

[rossdee]

You position the fans pointing upward, that keeps the machine firmly on the desk

Re:$11K? Another sites says $14K

[Ixokai]

You, sir, are daring to bring facts to a gunfight.

The audacity!