Sydney, Australia – 4 March, 2009 – Apple today introduced the new Mac\u00a0
\nPro using Intel \u201cNehalem\u201d Xeon processors and a next-generation system\u00a0
\narchitecture to deliver up to twice the performance of the previous\u00a0
\ngeneration system.* The new Mac Pro starts at a recommended retail\u00a0
\nprice (RRP) of A$4,499 inc GST and features the latest graphics\u00a0
\ntechnology and an updated interior that makes expansion even easier\u00a0
\nthan before.<\/p>\n
The new Mac Pro includes Intel Xeon processors running at speeds up to\u00a0
\n2.93 GHz, each with an integrated memory controller with three\u00a0
\nchannels of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC memory that delivers up to 2.4 times the\u00a0
\nmemory bandwidth while cutting memory latency up to 40 percent.**\u00a0
\nEvery Mac Pro comes standard with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB\u00a0
\nof GDDR3 memory, a high-performance graphics card with nearly three\u00a0
\ntimes greater performance when compared to the previous generation\u00a0
\nsystem.*** An optional ATI Radeon HD 4870 is available for even more\u00a0
\nperformance. With both a Mini DisplayPort and DVI port, the new Mac\u00a0
\nPro provides out-of-the-box support for the 24-inch Apple LED Cinema\u00a0
\nDisplay, the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display, or other DVI based\u00a0
\ndisplays.<\/p>\n
An updated interior provides easy access to all components within the\u00a0
\nMac Pro for hassle free expansion. The Mac Pro includes four direct-
\nattach cable-free hard drive carriers for installing up to 4TB of\u00a0
\ninternal storage when using 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA drives. An\u00a0
\noptional cable-free Mac Pro RAID card delivers performance up to 550MB\/
\ns**** and allows the four internal drive bays to be set up in RAID 0,\u00a0
\n1, 5, or 0+1 configurations for improved disk performance and\u00a0
\nredundant data protection.<\/p>\n
Continuing Apple\u2019s commitment to the environment, the new Mac Pro\u00a0
\nexceeds Energy Star 4.0 requirements and is leading the industry as an\u00a0
\nearly adopter of the more stringent Energy Star 5.0 requirements which\u00a0
\nwill become effective later this year. The Mac Pro enclosure is made\u00a0
\nof highly recyclable aluminium and the interior is designed to be more\u00a0
\nmaterial-efficient. The Mac Pro uses PVC-free internal cables and\u00a0
\ncomponents and contains no brominated flame retardants. The new Mac\u00a0
\nPro achieves EPEAT Gold status.*****<\/p>\n
Every Mac includes Leopard, the world\u2019s most advanced operating system\u00a0
\nwhich features Time Machine, an effortless way to automatically back\u00a0
\nup everything on a Mac; a redesigned Finder that lets users quickly\u00a0
\nbrowse and share files between multiple Macs; Quick Look, the best way\u00a0
\nto instantly see files without opening an application; Spaces, an\u00a0
\nintuitive feature used to create groups of applications and instantly\u00a0
\nswitch between them; Mail with easy setup and elegant, personalised\u00a0
\nstationery; and iChat, the most advanced video chat. Every Mac comes\u00a0
\nwith Apple\u2019s innovative iLife \u201909 suite of applications for managing\u00a0
\nphotos, making movies and creating and learning to play music. iLife\u00a0
\n\u201909 features iPhoto, which introduces Faces and Places as breakthrough\u00a0
\nnew ways to easily organise and manage your photos; iMovie with\u00a0
\npowerful easy-to-use new features such as Precision Editor, video\u00a0
\nstabilisation and advanced drag and drop; and GarageBand which\u00a0
\nintroduces a whole new way to help you learn to play piano and guitar.\u00a0
\nOptional Apple professional applications include Aperture, Final Cut\u00a0
\nExpress, Final Cut Studio, Logic Express, Logic Studio and Shake.<\/p>\n
Pricing & Availability The new quad-core Mac Pro, with a suggested retail price of A$4,499\u00a0 The new 8-core Mac Pro, with a suggested retail price of A$5,899 inc\u00a0 Build to order options and accessories include: one 2.93 GHz Quad-Core\u00a0 *Testing conducted by Apple in February 2009 using preproduction Mac\u00a0 **Testing conducted by Apple in February 2009 using preproduction Mac\u00a0 ***Testing conducted by Apple in February 2009 using preproduction Mac\u00a0 ****Testing by Apple in February 2009 using preproduction Mac Pro 8- *****EPEAT is an independent organisation that helps customers compare\u00a0 Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the\u00a0 Sydney, Australia – 4 March, 2009 – Apple today introduced the new Mac\u00a0 Pro using Intel \u201cNehalem\u201d Xeon processors and a next-generation system\u00a0 architecture to deliver up to twice the performance of the previous\u00a0 generation system.* The new Mac Pro starts at a recommended retail\u00a0 price (RRP) of A$4,499 inc GST and features the latest<\/p>\n
\nThe new Mac Pro will be available mid March through the Apple Stores (www.apple.com\/au<\/a>)
\n, Apple\u2019s retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers.<\/p>\n
\ninc GST, includes:
\n\u2022 one 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3500 series processor with 8MB of\u00a0
\nL3 cache;
\n\u2022 3GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory, expandable up to 8GB;
\n\u2022 NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics with 512MB of GDDR3 memory;
\n\u2022 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb\/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
\n\u2022 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD\u00b1R DL\/DVD\u00b1RW\/CD-RW);
\n\u2022 Mini DisplayPort and DVI (dual-link) for video output (adapters sold\u00a0
\nseparately);
\n\u2022 four PCI Express 2.0 slots;
\n\u2022 five USB 2.0 ports and four FireWire 800 ports;
\n\u2022 Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; and
\n\u2022 ships with Apple Keyboard with numerical keypad and Mighty Mouse.<\/p>\n
\nGST, includes:
\n\u2022 two 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors with 8MB of\u00a0
\nshared L3 cache;
\n\u2022 6GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory, expandable up to 32GB;
\n\u2022 NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics with 512MB of GDDR3 memory;
\n\u2022 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb\/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
\n\u2022 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD\u00b1R DL\/DVD\u00b1RW\/CD-RW);
\n\u2022 Mini DisplayPort and DVI (dual-link) for video output (adapters sold\u00a0
\nseparately);
\n\u2022 four PCI Express 2.0 slots;
\n\u2022 five USB 2.0 ports and four FireWire 800 ports;
\n\u2022 Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; and
\n\u2022 ships with Apple Keyboard with numerical keypad and Mighty Mouse.<\/p>\n
\nIntel Xeon processor for the quad-core Mac Pro; two 2.66 GHz or two\u00a0
\n2.93 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors for the 8-core Mac Pro; up to\u00a0
\n8GB for the quad-core Mac Pro and up to 32GB for the 8-core Mac Pro of\u00a0
\n1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory; up to four 1TB Serial ATA hard drives\u00a0
\nrunning at 7200 rpm; Mac Pro RAID card; up to two 18x SuperDrives with\u00a0
\ndouble-layer support; ATI Radeon HD 4870 graphics with 512MB of GDDR5\u00a0
\nmemory; AirPort Extreme 802.11n; Apple Keyboard, Apple Wireless\u00a0
\nKeyboard; Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse; Mac OS X Server Leopard.\u00a0
\nComplete build-to-order options and pricing are available at www.apple.com\/au\/macpro<\/a>
\n.<\/p>\n
\nPro 8-core 2.93 GHz systems and previous generation Mac Pro 8-core 3.2\u00a0
\nGHz systems. Based on estimate SPECfp_rate_base2006 results, SPEC is a\u00a0
\nregistered trademark of the Standard Performance Evaluation\u00a0
\nCorporation (SPEC); see www.spec.org<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n
\nPro 8-core 2.93 GHz systems with 6GB of RAM and shipping previous\u00a0
\ngeneration Mac Pro 8-core 3.2 GHz systems with 8GB of RAM. Results are\u00a0
\nbased on the STREAM v. 5.8 benchmark (www.cs.virginia.edu\/stream\/ref.html<\/a>)
\n\u00a0 using OMP support for multiprocessor-compiled builds. Memory latency\u00a0
\ndata provided by Intel.<\/p>\n
\nPro 8-core 2.93 GHz systems with 6GB of RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GT 120,\u00a0
\nand shipping previous generation Mac Pro 8-core 3.2 GHz systems with\u00a0
\n8GB of RAM and ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT. Results based on Call of Duty 4\u00a0
\nv1.7.1, Timedemoambush, Timedemobog, Timedemopipeline, maximum\u00a0
\ngraphics quality, 4x antialiasing, at 1680 x 1050.<\/p>\n
\ncore 2.93 GHz configured with Mac Pro RAID card. Testing conducted\u00a0
\nusing Iometer 2006.07.27 with a 30-sec ramp-up, five-min run, 512KB\u00a0
\nrequest size, and four outstanding IOs. System configured with the OS\u00a0
\nand test volume on a single four-drive SAS RAID 0 volume. Performance\u00a0
\ntests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the\u00a0
\napproximate performance of Mac Pro RAID Card.<\/p>\n
\nthe environmental performance of notebooks and desktops. Products\u00a0
\nmeeting all of the 23 required criteria and at least 75 percent of the\u00a0
\noptional criteria are recognised as EPEAT Gold products. The EPEAT\u00a0
\nprogram was conceived by the US EPA and is based on IEEE 1680 standard\u00a0
\nfor Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. For more\u00a0
\ninformation visit www.epeat.net<\/a>. Systems configured with multiple\u00a0
\ngraphics cards, a Mac Pro RAID card, or a Fibre Channel card do not\u00a0
\nmeet Energy Star or EPEAT Gold requirements.<\/p>\n
\nApple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the\u00a0
\nMacintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation\u00a0
\nwith its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and\u00a0
\nprofessional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital\u00a0
\nmedia revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and\u00a0
\niTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its\u00a0
\nrevolutionary iPhone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"