Μετά από τρία ολόκληρα χρόνια χωρίς καμιά σημαντική αναβάθμιση και ύστερα από μια σειρά teasers και promoting η Apple ανακοίνωσε πριν από λίγο πως από αύριο θα ξεκινήσει να κάνει διαθέσιμα τα νέα Mac Pro στο κοινό.
Το βασικό μοντέλο, που έχει 3.000 δολάρια, διαθέτει τετραπύρηνη Xeon CPU στα3.7GHz, 12GB DRAM και δύο επεξεργαστές γραφικών AMD FirePro D300 και 256GB SSD. Τα specifications της συσκευής επεκτείνονται έως τα 64GB DRAM και το 1TB flash storage.
Για ακόμη πιο απαιτητικούς, υπάρχει και η πρόταση με κόστος 4.000 δολάρια, που διαθέτει εξαπύρηνο Intel Xeon E5 στα 3.5GHz, dual AMD FirePro D500 GPU με 3GB VRAM η κάθε μία, 16GB μνήμης και 256GB PCIe-based flash storage.
Ακολουθεί το επίσημο δελτίο τύπου που μόλις εξέδωσε η Apple:
CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apple® today announced the all-new Mac Pro® will be available to order starting Thursday, December 19. Redesigned from the inside out, the all-new Mac Pro features the latest Intel Xeon processors, dual workstation-class GPUs, PCIe-based flash storage and ultra-fast ECC memory.
Designed around an innovative unified thermal core, the all-new Mac Pro packs unprecedented performance into an aluminum enclosure that is just 9.9-inches tall and one-eighth the volume of the previous generation. Mac Pro features 4-core, 6-core, 8-core or 12-core Intel Xeon processors running at Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz and two workstation-class AMD FirePro GPUs that deliver up to eight times the graphics performance of the previous generation Mac Pro.* PCIe-based flash storage delivers sequential read speeds up to 10 times faster than conventional desktop hard drives, and ECC DDR3 gives the new Mac Pro up to 60GBps of memory bandwidth for seamlessly editing full-resolution 4K video while simultaneously rendering effects in the background. With an incredible six Thunderbolt 2 ports, each with up to 20Gbps of bandwidth per device, the new Mac Pro completely redefines desktop expandability with support for up to 36 high-performance peripherals, including the latest 4K displays.
Pricing & Availability
The Mac Pro is available with a 3.7 GHz quad-core Intel Xeon E5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz, dual AMD FirePro D300 GPUs with 2GB of VRAM each, 12GB of memory, and 256GB of PCIe-based flash storage starting at $2,999 (US); and with a 3.5 GHz 6-core Intel Xeon E5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz, dual AMD FirePro D500 GPUs with 3GB of VRAM each, 16GB of memory, and 256GB of PCIe-based flash storage starting at $3,999 (US). Configure-to-order options include faster 8-core or 12-core Intel Xeon E5 processors, AMD FirePro D700 GPUs with 6GB of VRAM, up to 64GB of memory, and up to 1TB of PCIe-based flash storage. Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options and accessories are available online at www.apple.com/mac-pro.
The all-new Mac Pro will be available to order starting Thursday, December 19 through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers.
*Testing conducted by Apple in October 2013 using preproduction Mac Pro 12-core 2.7 GHz units with 1TB flash storage and AMD FirePro D700 graphics, and shipping Mac Pro 12-core 3.06 GHz units with 512GB SSD and ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics.
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