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  Kommentar till text 12501 av Rich Gauszka (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: new toys from Apple
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From: /m <mike@barkto.com>


Here's a rather thorough review:
http://www.aip.org/png/2006/264.htm

  /m


On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 21:27:31 -0400, "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com> wrote:

>It looks like the first review I read was in error about a single fan inside
>the Mac Pro. I just saw a Macworld report that mentions 4 fans.
>
>As for the Macbook I tend to shy away from laptops I can cook an egg on <g>
>
>http://homeentertainment.engadget.com/2006/07/17/cooking-an-egg-on-a-macbook/
>
>
>"/m" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message
>news:mm1ld2dmrp1ct3dm02b6reibs4fuq45aba@4ax.com...
>>
>> The recent heat issue with the notebooks was due to an overzealous
>> application of heat sink compound, not inadequate air flow.  Once the
>> heat sink compound was reduced to the proper level, the notebooks ran
>> quite cool.
>>
>> Regarding the Mac Pro, you should also take into account how much air
>> the fan can move, not just the fact that there is only one.  I think one
>> fan with good airflow engineering can do a better overall job than
>> multiple fans.
>>
>>  /m
>>
>> On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 21:06:17 -0400, "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Ok what about adding 4 high performance drives and an NVIDIA GeForce 7300?
>>>I'm sorry it just seems Apple seems addicted to heat issues on much of
>>>their
>>>product line.
>>>
>>>
>>>"RobertB." <rb28@nyu.edu> wrote in message
>>>news:rb28-1E29B7.19520309082006@w3.nls.net...
>>>>I think the single fan is a result of good fluid dynamic design and the
>>>> ability to move air through the system. Apparently, the Xeon chips run
>>>> much cooler than the old G5s.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In article <44d9f414@w3.nls.net>, "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately for some ( me ) that would like a desktop replacement
>>>>> (that's
>>>>> not an all-in-one ) in a smaller form factor the Mac Pros only produce
>>>>> a
>>>>> yawn.  It's a shame those 4.9 million build configurations don't
>>>>> include
>>>>> a
>>>>> different case.
>>>>>
>>>>> Plus one fan inside the case? I guess Apple just likes 'hot' machines
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "RobertB." <rb28@nyu.edu> wrote in message
>>>>> news:rb28-6CEBC5.10221709082006@w3.nls.net...
>>>>> > The following is official description of the new Mac desktop line.
>>>>> > I believe this is the entry-level model. Drool.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Apple on Monday announced the Mac Pro, a new professional desktop
>>>>> > computer that replaces its line of Power Mac machines. The Mac Pro
>>>>> > completes the company?s transition to Intel chips across its line of
>>>>> > desktop and laptop machines. The standard Mac Pro configuration is
>>>>> > priced at $2,499, build to order options will be available as well.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The Mac Pro will sport Intel?s Dual-Core 64-bit Xeon 5100 series
>>>>> > processor, also known as ?Woodcrest,? running at speeds of up to 3
>>>>> > GHz with 4 MB of shared L2 cache. Each microprocessor will have
>>>>> > independent 1.33GHz Front Side Buses (FSB), with 21 gigabyte per
>>>>> > second (GB/s) processor bandwidth. The processors are fed by four-
>>>>> > channel, 256-bit 667MHZ fully-buffered memory, up to 16GB?twice as
>>>>> > wide as the memory bus in a G5 and faster.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > ?It?s an amazing processor to put in our products, but in every Mac
>>>>> > Pro we?re going to put two of them,? said Phil Schiller, Apple?s
>>>>> > senior vice president of worldwide product marketing.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The Mac Pro will support up to four 500GB Serial ATA hard drives for
>>>>> > up to 2 terabytes (TB) of internal storage, as well as dual optical
>>>>> > drive bays to simoultaneously read or write CDs and DVDs. The new
>>>>> > drive bays snap into place. All new Mac Pros come with three full-
>>>>> > length PCI Express expansion slots and one double-wide PCI Express
>>>>> > graphics slot. The machines also include two USB 2.0, one FireWire
>>>>> > 400 and one FireWire 800 ports on the front, as well as additional
>>>>> > FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and three USB 2.0 ports on the back panel.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The Mac Pro comes standard with the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT video card
>>>>> > with 256MB of video memory, providing built-in support for dual-
>>>>> > displays and Apple?s 30-inch Cinema HD Display. The ATI Radeon X1900
>>>>> > XT and the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500, both with 512MB of video memory,
>>>>> > are available as build to order options and provide built-in support
>>>>> > for up to two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays. The Quadro FX 4500
>>>>> > also includes a stereo 3D port to connect goggles for stereo- in-a-
>>>>> > window applications and is ideal for the most demanding animation,
>>>>> > special effects and scientific visualization applications. Up to four
>>>>> > PCI Express graphics cards to drive up to eight displays at once for
>>>>> > advanced visualization and large display walls.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The standard Mac Pro configuration is shipping today, featuring two
>>>>> > 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors1GB of 667MHz memory, 250GB
>>>>> > storage, Nvidia GeForce 7300GT graphics with 256MB VRAM and a 16x
>>>>> > SuperDrive optical drive, as well as an Apple Mighty Mouse and
>>>>> > keyboard, priced at $2,499.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The company notes that 4.9 million possible Build to order options
>>>>> > are available, including configurations with two 2.0 GHz or 3.0 GHz
>>>>> > Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors; up to 16GB of 667 MHz DDR2 fully-
>>>>> > buffered ECC memory; up to four 500GB Serial ATA hard drives running
>>>>> > at 7200 rpm; up to two 16x SuperDrives with double-layer support; ATI
>>>>> > Radeon X1900 XT and NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 graphics cards, both with
>>>>> > 512MB of GDDR3 SDRAM; AirPort Extreme module, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
>>>>> > module; Apple USB Modem; Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple wireless
>>>>> > Mighty Mouse; Mac OS X Server Tiger; Apple Xsan; and Apple Fibre
>>>>> > Channel PCI Express Card.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>

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