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Mac Pro refresh bumps up the high end: these go to 12 cores

by Michael Rose (Jul 27th, 2010)

Processor BTO options range from four cores up to the aforementioned 16; the full matrix includes "Westmere" Xeon X5670 chops running at up to 3.33GHz on the single-chip machine and 2.93GHz on the dual-processor model. Only the dual-processor model can achieve dodecacore status. Mac Pros now offer ...

27-inch Cinema Display, 12-core Mac Pro by June

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 19th, 2010)

AppleInsider is reporting that Apple is preparing to launch a 27-inch Cinema Display and 12-core Mac Pro by June. The 27-inch Cinema Display is rumored to use the same panel as the one used in the 27-inch iMac and will look similar to the 24-inch Cinema Display launched in October 2008. ...

Mac Pro 'hexacore' Xeon Core i7 debuts Tuesday?

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 11th, 2010)

ZDNet is reporting that the next iteration of the Mac Pro will be unveiled next Tuesday, March 16th. Their sources indicate that Intel's new 'hexacore' Core i7-980x chip, which is also expected to be launched next Tuesday, will be in that machine. Code-named "Gulftown" the 32nm, six-core i7-980X ...

Mac Pro gets a speed bump, Xserve has new storage options

by Steven Sande (Dec 4th, 2009)

After the introduction of the new 27" Intel Core i7 iMac in October, a lot of us in the Mac world were puzzled by the lack of a new higher-end Mac Pro. After all, the Mac Pro has traditionally been the most powerful Mac with the highest level of expandability. This morning, Apple quietly ...

New iMacs, MacBooks in the fall Apple fashion lineup?

by Steven Sande (Sep 26th, 2009)

It looks like the new Mac rumor mill is starting to grind again, as several web sites are reporting that Apple is close to releasing updates to several parts of the product line. Joachim noted the rumors on the 24th, and here's an update. The first rumor is something I've personally been waiting ...

New Intel Xeon processors due March 29: Could new Mac Pro be far behind?

by Robert Palmer (Feb 2nd, 2009)

MacRumors.com's Arnold Kim writes that a few of the participants in his website's forum are eagerly awaiting the arrival on March 29 of a new Nehalem-based Intel Xeon processor -- suitable for use in the fastest Mac Pro desktops. What do these new chips bring to the table? Raw power: TechRadar found ...

Apple unleashes 8-core and quad-core Mac Pro

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Apr 4th, 2007)

After a very brief bit of downtime for the store, Apple whipped out the big guns this morning: quad-core and 8-core Xeon workstations. The quad-cores are two dual-core "Woodcrest" Xeons inside, in the 2.0GHz, 2.66GHz, or 3.0GHz flavors. The 8-core monster is a duo of "Clovertown" Quad-core Xeon's-- ...

Could new Intel-based Xserves tip the IT scales for Apple?

by David Chartier (Aug 10th, 2006)

Apple, of course, boasted how fantastic of a deal they're offering on stage with these new Xserves, but it's always prudent to hear it from the actual community these products are targeted at. Fortunately, reader Jonathan Fingas pointed us towards just such an article from IT Jungle that analyzes ...

Apple announces Mac Pro - shipping today

by David Chartier (Aug 7th, 2006)

"The fastest, most configurable Mac ever" indeed. Today at WWDC 2006 (check out our coverage and the chatcast) Apple introduced the Mac Pro, and it might as well come with a pair of hot pads with all-new features like this: Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon "Woodcrest" processors 4MB shared ...

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