New 8 Core Mac Pro

[ORAC]

Apple reveals mighty Mac Pro

Just a week before Macworld, Apple has unveiled a Mac Pro with eight processor cores and a new system architecture. Apple said its two Intel 45-nanometre Quad-Core Xeon processors running up to 3.2GHz will double the power of its predecessor. The new Mac will possess a 1600MHz front-side bus and up to 32GB of 800MHz memory. It comes with an ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics card with 256MB of video memory.

The standard 8-core Mac Pro will cost $2,799 (£1,400).

[scruggs]

The MacBook PLUS looks a very neat machine too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ytaXbGn80Q

S

[PPRuNe Towers]

You might want to look at the real thing Scruggs.

British toilet designer leads the way again:ok:

http://www.apple.com/macbookair/#ad

http://images.apple.com/home/2008/images/apple_macbookair_base_20080115.jpg

Caution - the Apple server seems to be struggling with demand for the movie sections. Not unexpected - even the most hardened skeptics will have to pause before normal glowering is resumed. It's even got an 80 gig hard drive and 2 gigs of ram. Ultimate pilot/road warrior machine?

http://images.apple.com/macbookair/images/design_thinair20080115.jpg

A couple of other very interesting launches if your interested in wireless back up/wireless base station and print server all in one box for multi machine house holds. Also a totally standalone hdmi 720p TV box to plug in the old plasma. Both work with Wintel also.

http://www.apple.com/timecapsule/wireless.html
http://www.apple.com/timecapsule/specs.html
http://www.apple.com/appletv/specs.html

Regards
Rob

[redsnail]

If it was available for purchase this week we'd be buying one in NY.

I want one. (as usual). I've just bought the macbook 2.2Ghz and it's brilliant. However, the 1.8Ghz at half the weight is soooooooo desirable. :ok:

Maybe for my birthday? (aug) :E

[PPRuNe Towers]

Finally got the tour movie downloaded and the oversized trackpad looks interesting. It's taken on all the gestures from the iPhone/iTouch and added more.

You just swipe sideways though docs, photos and web pages. Expand and contract text sizes pinching your fingers and rotate objects with a twist.

For 499 bucks plus local sales tax the Timecapsule with an ethernet wireless base station, print serving and a terrabyte of storage looks like a good choice for the Towers with 5 macs and one PC to try and be sensible with. I live downroute and can back up the delinquent family's digital dross remotely and access the printer's diagnostics when they've stuffed it again.

rob