by Luis Pedroza | Info@fndtn.com | Twitter.com/thefndtn

In wake of the revamped iMac lineup, it hasn’t made much sense to purchase a Mac Pro. Recent benchmarks had both the Core i5 and Core i7 27″ iMacs outperforming their 8-Core Xeon big brothers in almost every department. Don’t forget the iMac comes with one of the best looking screens available in the market, conveniently built right into the machine. When comparing machines, the iMac made more sense for most professional consumers.

Apple realized they needed to give professional users a reason to stay with their behemoth lineup. The Mac Pro has been Apple’s way of pairing top of the line hardware with a cutting edge operating system since the original G5’s inception. Also, the Mac Pro’s exterior design is an example of perfection. While there is a 2.93GHz 8-Core configuration available, the additional $2600 is not within many budgets. This morning, the Mac Pro and Xserve received a much needed storage and ram capacity boost. Effectively, professionals have a reason to turn the Mac Pro again.

Without so much as a whisper, Apple updated the configuration options available on their online store. The Mac Pro now has a 3.33GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon upgrade option, available at a $1,200 price tag. While the Xserve did not receive a similar processor upgrade, both lineups benefit from Apple bringing 2 TB hard drives and 4 GM RAM modules to the table. With four drive bays, The Mac Pro now has the potential for 8 TB. New RAM modules doubles the total memory capacity of the quad-core Xserve to 24 GB and the 8-core Xserve to 48 GB.

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