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Review summary: The Mac Pro gives professional Mac users more processor power, storage options, and external ports than the previous Power Mac line. But these new systems aren't for everyone. If you don't run high-end professional applications and don't truly need a ...

Pros: Fast processors ; good game frame-rate performance ; huge memory capacity ; additional ports on front and back

Cons: Pricey, rare RAM format ; limited performance gains in software not optimized for multi-core systems ; non-native software (notably Adobe Creative Suite) must be translated via Rosetta ; lack of a sub-$2,000 entry-level model

Verdict: The Power Mac G5's internal design was dictated by the need to cool the super-hot G5 processors. As a result, even though the G5's internal volume was much larger than the Power Mac G4's, it was a step back when it came to storage, offering space for ...

Review summary: Tempted by the new Mac Pro? Read on and find out why you'll want to replace your PowerMac G5.

Verdict: Part two is what you're reading today; here we're going to be looking at the Mac Pro as a Mac (mostly) and compare the performance of two speed grades (2.0GHz and 2.66GHz) to the outgoing PowerMac G5. We'll also take the thing apart and give you a ...

Review summary: Apple announced the Apple Mac Pro, the Intel Xeon-based replacement for the Power Mac G5 at it's recent Worldwide Developers Conference.

Review summary: The new Mac Pro is the final Macintosh in Apple's line-up to make the transition from PowerPC processors to Intel processors. Based on Intel's 64-bit Xeon CPU, the Mac Pro has two dual-core processors - four cores in total, like the "Quad" G5. ...

Pros: Blisteringly fast, Extremely quiet, Four SATA II drive bays and fast PCIe, Excellent value vs. Xeon-based PC workstations or Quad G5, error-correcting memory should be more reliable, Runs Windows XP and Windows applications at full speed

Cons: Standard GeForce 7300 GT video card has tearing issues in gaming and vastly underperforms comparable PCs with decent cards, Airport and Bluetooth are extra-cost options, FB-DIMM memory is expensive, Incompatible with "Classic" Mac applications and ...

Verdict: The Mac Pro is blisteringly fast, yet very competitively priced with Xeon-based PC workstations

Review summary: The end of one era, the beginning of another