Apple Mac Pro One 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon Nehalem, 8GB RAM, 2 X 1TB Hard Drive, ATI Radeon HD 5770, 18x SuperDrive, Mac OS X Server unlimited-client license - MC915LL/A
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The new Mac Pro. With up to 12 cores of processing power, it's the fastest Mac ever.
The new Mac Pro delivers more processing power, more graphics performance, and more storage options. Its the worlds newest superpower.
Expansion made easy. The easy-access interior of the Mac Pro feels like the well-organized workstation it is. No rats nest of components here. You dont need to turn the system on its side or struggle to reach into awkward spaces to make changes. Just remove the side panel for instant access to everything. Slide out the processor tray to add memory. Slide out drive bays to add storage. Slide a simple bar to change up to four expansion cards at once. And with plenty of I/O ports both front and back, youll have room for all your external devices.
Tool-less PCI. When its time to upgrade, a quick slide of the retention bar frees up the four expansion card slots for easy access. Thanks to a thumbscrew PCI bracket, you can swap out cards without any tools. All four slots are PCI Express 2.0 for incredible performance. And since the graphics slot in the Mac Pro is double-wide, your graphics card wont cover an adjacent slot.
Slide-in storage. The Mac Pro comes with four 3.5-inch drive bays for an enormous amount of internal storage - up to 8TB. For faster access to your data, you can also configure your Mac Pro with up to four solid-state drives. The bays are direct-attach and cable free, so its easy to add or remove drives. Just attach the drive carrier to a drive and slide the drive into place. There are no connectors or cables to contend with. Lock the drives with the side door latch, and youre done.
Snap-in memory. Install more memory in your Mac Pro in a snap. Literally. The easy-access interior lets you slide out the processor tray in one smooth motion, then simply snap new memory into place. You dont have to dig around inside the computer or wrestle with wires or cables. The single-processor Mac Pro offers four slots that support up to 16GB of DDR3 ECC SDRAM, while the dual-processor Mac Pro offers eight slots that support up to 32GB..
Front and back I/O. There are plenty of places to connect external devices to your Mac Pro. Youll find two FireWire 800 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, and a headphone minijack right up front - where its more convenient to connect storage, multimedia devices, and high-speed peripherals.
And there are even more ports on the back: three USB 2.0, two FireWire 800, optical audio in and out, analog audio in and out, and dual Gigabit Ethernet ports.
Choose your cores: 4, 6, 8 or 12. The new Mac Pro offers two advanced processor options from Intel. The Quad-Core Intel Xeon "Nehalem" processor is available in a single-processor, quad-core configuration at speeds up to 3.2GHz. For even greater speed and power, choose the "Westmere" series, Intels next-generation processor based on its latest 32-nm process technology. "Westmere" is available in both quad-core and 6-core versions, and the Mac Pro comes with either one or two processors. Which means that you can have a 6-core Mac Pro at 3.33GHz, an 8-core system at 2.4GHz, or, to max out your performance, a 12-core system at up to 2.93GHz.
The single-die advantage. Many multicore processors are composed of two separate dies, which means some cached data has to travel outside the processor to get from core to core. Thats an inefficient way to access information. Enter the Quad-Core and 6-Core Intel Xeon processors. Their single-die, 64-bit architecture makes 8MB or 12MB of fully shared L3 cache readily available to each of the processor cores. The result is fast access to cache data and greater application performance. Combine that with the other technological advances and you get a Mac Pro thats up to 1.5x faster than the previous generation.
Up to 24 virtual cores. The Intel Xeon processors support Hyper-Threading, which allows two threads to run simultaneously on each core. So, for example, a 12-core Mac Pro presents 24 virtual cores that are recognized by Mac OS X. Performance is enhanced because Hyper-Threading enables the processor to take better advantage of the execution resources available in each core.
Even faster standard graphics. All-new high-performance graphics cards from AMD make Mac Pro graphics technology faster than ever before. Perfect for motion graphics, 3D modeling, rendering, or animation, the ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory comes standard. It not only provides faster performance compared to previous Mac Pro standard graphics cards - its also faster than the top-of-the-line graphics cards in the previous generation.
Double-layer burner times two. Sure its great to have one 18x SuperDrive at your disposal, but think how much more productive you could be if you add a second optional SuperDrive. Imagine backing up your data to two double-layer DVDs at once. Or burning Aperture projects to one DVD, while importing music from a CD into your iTunes library. With two optical drive bays in every system, the Mac Pro lets you do exactly that.
General Information
Number of processors
1
Processor Mfr
Intel
Processor
Xeon Quad-Core
Processor Speed
2.80 GHz
OS type
Mac OS X 10.6
Form factor
Mini Tower
Memory
RAM, standard
8 GB ECC DDR SDRAM
RAM maximum
16 GB
Total Number of RAM Slots
4
Total Number of Open Slots
0
Magnetic Drives
Hard Drive
2 TB
Hard Drive interface type
SATA (Serial ATA)
Video Subsystem
Video Description
ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
Ports
USB ports
5
IEEE-1394 (FireWire) ports
4
Accessories
Network interface card included
Yes
Nic type
Gigabit Ethernet
Modem included
No
Wireless NIC included
Yes
Bluetooth capable
Yes
Built-in audio
Yes
Includes speakers
Yes
Keyboard Details
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Pointing device type
Multi-Touch mouse
Pointing device name
Apple Magic Mouse
Case Details
Drive Bays
2
Open drive bays
2
Height, inches
20.1
Width, inches
8.1
Depth, inches
18.7
RAM
RAM details
8GB (four 2GB DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM
HD
Hard Drive details
Two 1TB Serial ATA (3Gb/s); 7200 rpm
Optical Drive (1)
Optical details
18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Expansion
Expansion Details
Three open full-length PCI Express expansion slots: One PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot; Two PCI Express 2.0 x4 slots
Software
Software details
Mac OS X Server unlimited-client license, iLife
USB
USB ports details
Five USB 2.0 ports (two on front panel, three on back panel), Two USB 2.0 ports on included keyboard
FireWire (IEEE-1394)
IEEE-1394 (FireWire) ports details
Four FireWire 800 ports (two on front panel, two on back panel)
Wireless
Wireless details
Built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi3 and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) wireless technology
Additional Information
Package Contents
Mac Pro, Power cord, Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad, Magic Mouse, USB keyboard extension cable, Printed and electronic documentation
