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08/11/2006, 12:55pm, EDT
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Ars reviews Mac Pro, scores 9 of 10
Ars Technica has received its 'base' model Mac Pro (2.66GHz/1GB RAM), and has posted a comprehensive review of the system. Despite the case exterior's similarity to the Power Mac G5, inside it's "downright spacious in there." Ars removed parts from the system that wouldn't void the warranty, showing off the technology inside the Mac Pro as well as the user-replaceable Xeon processor. The review also offers some interesting benchmarks which include Adobe Photoshop and a Windows vs. Mac test. Overall, the Mac Pro received a 9 out of 10 with problems limited to the 'underpowered' graphics card, a poor software bundle, lack of Bluetooth, and its "large and heavy" enclosure.
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Look at how much whining went on when Bluetooth and Airport Extreme was included in the Core Solo/Duo Mini and the price higher than the previous G4 systems.
MB/MBPro probably inheirited their whine from a portion of the Mac user base. (^0^)
Complaints about airport, to me at least, is silly, since these are pro machines. Pros aren't going to be using crappy wireless network access. That's just plain stupid. The only ones complaining about that is the couple of dozen people who can afford to buy these for their home. And even then, do you want to limit their speed and power by using crappy wireless networking?
Now the bluetooth doesn't make any sense. If these are for pros, then I guess that wireless hardware isn't? And it would be different if you could buy the bluetoooth/airport separately later on, but you can't (at least you never could before).
And why is anyone complaining, anyways. For just a few more dollars than their other offerings, you can get a mac that you can actually expand and upgrade over the years (which, for the price point, you're really going to want to do). Hopefully the processors are upgradable too.