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By Rich Brown, CNET.com on 08/08/2006

More Apple reviews , RRP: AU$3999.00

The good:

  • Attractive exterior
  • Innovative interior
  • Great value for the baseline configuration
  • Strong multicore CPU performance

The bad:

  • Configuration options are not as comprehensive as Dell's
  • Weak support plan

The bottomline:

Apple's Mac Pro has design innovations that we hope will cross over to other systems. Its performance is as strong as you'd expect for a system in its class, and it's priced right, too. You might need more flexibility in your config options, especially for 3D design, but otherwise, the Mac Pro is as solid a professional-class PC as we've seen.

Buying choices:

Editors' rating:

8/10

Users' rating:

8.8/10

Tags:

apple | computer | desktop | intel xeon | mac pro | pc | quad-core

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