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Review: Apple's New Mac Pro Blows Away The Competition

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The Mac Pro's sleek industrial design is very similar to that of the previous tower model.
A full set of front-panel ports makes it convenient to attach USB keys, iPods, and other devices.
All that you need can be seen on the rear of the system: power connector, four full-sized PCI-Express slots, a full set of I/O ports, and a lockable lever to remove the side access panel easily.
Rear I/O ports include three USB 2.0, a FireWire 400 and a FireWire 800, optical audio in/out, analog line in and out, and a pair of Gigabit Ethernet connectors.
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The Mac Pro's sleek industrial design is very similar to that of the previous tower model.
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A full set of front-panel ports makes it convenient to attach USB keys, iPods, and other devices.
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All that you need can be seen on the rear of the system: power connector, four full-sized PCI-Express slots, a full set of I/O ports, and a lockable lever to remove the side access panel easily.
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Rear I/O ports include three USB 2.0, a FireWire 400 and a FireWire 800, optical audio in/out, analog line in and out, and a pair of Gigabit Ethernet connectors.

With the side access panel removed, the Mac Pro's interior layout is clean and uncluttered.
Four internal Serial ATA drive bays swap out easily and securely with snap-in modules.
Drives, PCI-Express cards, and RAM are all easy to access and swap out.
The first PCI-Express card slot accommodates dual-height form-factor cards without blocking adjacent slots.
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With the side access panel removed, the Mac Pro's interior layout is clean and uncluttered.
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Four internal Serial ATA drive bays swap out easily and securely with snap-in modules.
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Drives, PCI-Express cards, and RAM are all easy to access and swap out.
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The first PCI-Express card slot accommodates dual-height form-factor cards without blocking adjacent slots.

Computers that have a lot of power also need a lot of cooling -- and the Mac Pro is well set up for that.
Beneath the PCI-Express slots, the system RAM (64GB max) sits on a pair of riser cards.
This RAM gets hot: Each FB-DIMM slot on the RAM riser cards includes space for its own heat sink.
Apple's 23-inch Cinema Display, with a 1920x1200 native resolution, has good color fidelity for a LCD panel.
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Computers that have a lot of power also need a lot of cooling -- and the Mac Pro is well set up for that.
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Beneath the PCI-Express slots, the system RAM (64GB max) sits on a pair of riser cards.
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This RAM gets hot: Each FB-DIMM slot on the RAM riser cards includes space for its own heat sink.
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Apple's 23-inch Cinema Display, with a 1920x1200 native resolution, has good color fidelity for a LCD panel.



Review: Two Packages Put Windows On The Mac Pro

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The Property Page of Parallels Desktop for Mac shows all the basic configuration information.
Mix and match at will: Parallels Desktop for Mac teaches Mac and Windows to play nice together.
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The Property Page of Parallels Desktop for Mac shows all the basic configuration information.
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Mix and match at will: Parallels Desktop for Mac teaches Mac and Windows to play nice together.

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