
The Mac Pro retained the by-then-familiar exterior look of the Power Macintosh G5, but did some major interior redecorating to accommodate four hard drives and two optical drives-double the G5's capacity. Originally introduced in August 2006, the Mac Pro's appearance completed Apple's transition from the PowerPC to Intel x86 processor architecture. One of these overlooked machines is the behemoth at the very top of the hardware heap, the Mac Pro. Indeed, it's almost possible to forget that Apple still sells some of the machines in its lineup. Quick specs: 2x3.0GHz quad core Xeon, 2GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT video cardĪpple's advertising is all about iPods, iPhones, iMacs, and portables.

Manufacturer: Apple Computer ( product page) If Octopussy had a computer, would it have eight cores?
