Apple last reached several major milestones in its computer career, releasing a barrage of Intel x86 machines that used the latest hardware. Apple revamped its entire range of computer systems while sticking to a rather strict time-to-market schedule. Some of the releases were quiet while others were well heard. Today’s update from Apple is one of those quiet but important releases: dual 4-core Clovertown Mac Pros are now officially available.
As with most workstations, this one is not cheap. The basic Octal-Core rig will set you back just under $4K with a 7300GT video card and 1GB of ram. Taking the most obvious upgrade route, you could replace the card with a Quadro FX 4500 and install 16GB of ram. Sure, it becomes a $10,000 system, but bragging rights are priceless.
Source: Daily Tech