Compare Prices : Apple Mac Pro - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Those who've been involved in buying creative workstations for many years might be surprised to find that Apple's model is the least expensive in this group test...

Pros: Eight processor cores ; low cost

Cons: Limited RAM reduces performance dramatically ; poor keyboard

Verdict: Thankfully Apple has kept the Mac Pro's own design the same, as it includes some excellent internal systems, including removable RAM trays and push-in hard drives that make adding more memory or hard drives very easy indeed

Review summary: If you simply want the fastest Mac you've ever used, the base-model Mac Pro Eight-Core 2.8GHz won't disappoint. If, however, you don't need the maximum Mac, stick to an iMac-they're plenty powerful for the rest of us.

Pros: Dual enhanced quad-core processors ; faster memory and frontside bus ; doubled PCI Express specifications ; faster video cards ; strong storage options

Cons: Limited storage and RAM on default model

Verdict: And one of the base model's most attractive features is that it's just that: a great base upon which to build a truly fearsome-fast machine. If you're a multimedia pro-videographer, professional photographer, or audio pro-the Mac Pro is the machine ...

Review summary: Fastest Mac ever with eight processor cores.

Verdict: **Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using a preproduction 2.8 GHz 8-core Mac Pro with a 2.66 GHz quad-core Mac Pro. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Results are based on the STREAM v. 5.6 benchmark (www.cs.virginia.edu/stream/ref ...

Review summary: With gorgeous looks and awesome power, the Mac Pro is the ultimate creative machine

Pros: Mighty eight-CPU power. Slick looks. Hugely flexible

Cons: Massive case. Poor gaming support. No monitor

Review summary: If time is money, upgrading to a Mac Pro from the last generation of PowerPC-based Mac towers probably makes good financial sense. But the eight-core 3GHz Mac Pro showed only very modest improvements in the majority of our testing over a standard ...

Pros: Highly configurable and expandable ; excellent performance in 3-D rendering

Cons: Little to no improvement in many tests ; expensive

Verdict: While it's true that processor speeds continue to make modest gains, these days most manufacturers are touting multiple processors on their chips, a change from the past, when processor vendors enjoyed frequent, remarkable leaps in individual ...