Apple Rolls Out Crazy Expensive 8-Core Mac Pro

Just when you thought your three month old Mac Pro was safe from obsolescence, Apple pulls the rug out from under your workstation. Today the company announced its long awaited dual quad-core system based on Intel's new "Clovertown" Xeon processors. That's four cores on a single die, totalling eight cores, for those of you whom are math challenged. I barely use the full potential my single quad core Mac Pro offers, let alone 8 bloody cores! Still, I can see real world applications for video professionals and science fields.

If you want one be prepared for sticker shock. The "entry level" 8-core model starts at $3,298. Fortunately standard dual-core models based on Intel "Woodcrest" Xeon remains available starting at a reasonable $2,200.

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