“The upgraded processor carries a hefty price tag as a $1,200 option over the base quad-core 2.66 GHz model, or $800 over the upgraded 2.93 GHz processor,” Slivka reports. “Pricing, however, remains well below the company’s top-of-the-line 8-core models running at 2 x 2.66 GHz or 2 x 2.93 GHz.”
Slivka reports, “The 2 TB hard drives are priced at $550 each.”
More info in the full article, including 8-core Xserves with 48 GB of RAM, here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Edward W.” for the heads up.]
I’ll wait for my 24 logical cores. Thank You!
Underpowered and overpriced piece of ****
Hey, thelonius
If you boot into Windows, does that make them illogical cores?
And would they die quick and poorly?
Hmmm. I nimoy info…..
Sorry. I shouldn’t have mixed the matter with the doesn’t-matter…. I do that a lot.
They had to do something! There was an iMac out there, costing less than a Mac Pro, that was beating the “Top Of The Line” model in several tests. Half the price and a skinch faster? Can’t HAVE that!
That’s It?, I thought it was overpriced when I looked, myself. Bought the least expensive, instead. Then my son started looking into i7 PCs. They cost even more than the Mac Pros! Yet the i7 iMacs cost half that and include a BIG, gorgeous screen. Talk about over-priced!
I think Apple will move rather quickly on those 24 logical cores. I am thinking of putting my current Mac Pro on the market, I will as soon as I see these announced.
@That’s It?,
Really? It’s an underpowered and overpriced piece of ****? Seriously?
Could you please post a link to a machine that’s superior, that’s also less money, runs Mac OS X in a supported configuration, and that also is available with a 3-year warranty? I’d like to see that.
Oh, and just for fun, go ahead and post a comparable Windows machine from a major manufacturer with similar specs in a full-supported configuration.
It looks like Apple overshot the iMac specs vs. the Pros, considering the performance levels. I hope Apple jacks up the Pros at a better performance/price ratio instead of having sudden “i7 supply problems” on iMacs.
hi thelonius, TT, and DL…
have been with you guys for years
traded in my dual 2.7 heater beast for the 2TB 2.8 Quad i7 iMac…
(did not need the power of those new macpros)
and she’s a beaut !
@ That’s It?
You said: “Underpowered and overpriced piece of ****”
Have you ever personally compared Apple’s pricing for the exact same processor chips and specs from Dell and other PCs for the high end systems like the MacPro? The non Apple brands are usually thousands of dollars more for similar HIGH END systems.
I realize low end systems are usually less expensive initially for PCs but I talking about the high end systems.
marko
No screen problems, I hope.
no TT
She’s perfect…
Is this why AAPL is tanking while the market is up? Does Wall Street think Steve has run out of anything really new? Damn tablet.
@TowerTone:
Same here… took delivery of a maxed-out 2.8GHz i7 a week ago.
And traded in my G5 Quad [thank you Tekserve for the great price, btw]. The screen on this is amazing and it is very, very quick. Not to mention way quieter than the Quad
@ecrabb
Macs only come with a 1 year warranty. Dells typically come with 3 year warranty, standard, at least from everything I’ve seen.
But I agree… every shootout I’ve done with Apple vs. Dell vs. HP, Apple has been the better buy. The problem is, our budgets aren’t that big and I’ve had to settle for a less expensive PC with more configurable options. Apple’s missed out on two or three ‘headless iMac’ type systems in the last few years because of that.
HazMatt
Like I said on some other sites, I’d rather see an i7-powered Mac Pro at the low end. The i7’s are far cheaper than the Xeon’s. Put the i7 in the low-end Mac Pro and sell it for $1700 or so.
Also, better graphics cards please.
Clearly “That’s It?” is so jealous!
Envious because he knows it would take him years to save the money to buy a Mac Pro. Paying your mom rent is a bitch, ain’t it?
@HazMatt
Do you suppose Dell offers a three-year warranty on their low-end PCs and is there any correlation between Dell’s miserable customer service and the length of their warranty?
I can’t remember a time when someone took their two-year-old Dell back to customer support and was given a new computer for their trouble. Apple has been known to do just that for any number of reasons.
For one, that customer will tell everyone who will listen how he was treated by Apple. I’ve seen them on these boards.
Secondly, Apple can turn his machine into a refurb or at least salvage parts from it, because it still holds value.
Like any car, the moment you take a Dell off the lot it loses much of its value.
Mine’s (i7 iMac) perfect too. With the money I saved over a Mac Pro and 30 inch screen, I’m going to buy my first laptop, a MacBook Pro with the future 32 nm i7.
Not very compelling when compared to the new iMac.
“Not very compelling when compared to the new iMac.”
You’re paying for power, and when you price those high end chips alone, you might be surprised..
The new quad-core chip costs $1500 alone..
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?client=safari&rls=en&q=cost+of+3.33GHz+Quad-Core+Intel+Xeon&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=8064618263646979085&ei=vGgZS7jyPIKeswPlmeD8BA&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CB4Q8wIwBA#ps-sellers
blame intel , not apple
I’ll be interested to see what the “real” revisions have in store speed-wise and graphics-wise. AUS$ pricing for the Mac Pro is not very compelling at the moment and it still only ships with a solitary 640GB drive.
@HazMatt,
Yeah, I know Dell’s warranty is often three, while you have to buy AppleCare to get 3 on the Mac. The Mac is expensive, but it’s comparable as far as warranty can be applied.
My point for bring up warranty was to head off the ridiculous, “Yeah, but I can throw together a big box of parts from Newegg for 1/3 the price of the Mac and have an even better machine,” argument. Of course you can, as long as you don’t mind building a completely unsupported combination, and having 9 different companies to try to get replacement parts from if something fails.
Cyberdyne is buying thousands of them.
The return of Rip Van Ampar? Greetings.