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Review summary: It's expensive, but the Mac Pro's price is justified by the raw power of the Xeon processor.

Verdict: The Mac Pro might seem expensive to most of us, but itââ'¬â"¢s not going to faze people who have paid the best part of Ã'£1500 for high-end applications such as Adobeââ'¬â"¢s Creative Suite or Appleââ'¬â"¢s own Final Cut Server. Those users will ...

Review summary: The Apple Mac Pro (8-Core), priced at $3,499 direct, is an aluminum behemoth made for artists and designers who depend on being able to turn around their graphics-based projects before you can say "WYSIWIG." It looks like a typical professional Mac, ...

Pros: Easy expansion. Eight-core power. High-end graphics. Looks like the old Mac Pros, so co-workers won't get jealous

Cons: Performance boost isn't as impressive on day-to-day tasks as you'd think. Big and bulky. Windows performance outpaces Mac OS X performance on the same task. Only 90 days of phone tech support

Verdict: The Apple Mac Pro (8-Core) is the performance dream PC of the creative professional. If you get one, just make sure you have programs that will take advantage of the extra power.

Review summary: Gorgeous and ingeniously designed. But how much could you save by looking elsewhere?

Pros: Very powerful / Gorgeous

Cons: Very expensive / No screen / Limited ports

Verdict: With Apple systems sporting the same inner components as every other desktop PC, the Mac Pro has to work hard to distinguish. Reach into almost any other desktop case and you're all but guaranteed to catch a painful burr on the way out. The Mac Pro is ...

Verdict: A beautifully designed and commandingly powerful system that almost no one will be able to justify buying.

Review summary: Attractive exterior, innovative interior great value for the baseline configuration strong multi-core CPU performance Tags: Apple Mac Pro, Apple Inc., Apple Power Mac

Pros: Attractive exterior, innovative interior great value for the baseline configuration strong multi-core CPU performance

Cons: Configuration options are not as comprehensive as Dell's weak support plan

Verdict: Apple's Mac Pro has design innovations that we hope will cross over to other systems. Its performance is as strong as you'd expect for a system in its class, and it's priced right, too. You might need more flexibility in your configuration options, ...