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New Processor, Hard Drive Options Available For Mac Pro and Xserve

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A faster 3.33GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processor is now available as a configure-to-order option on the quad-core Mac Pro. Featuring 8MB of fully shared L3 cache, an integrated memory controller, Hyper-Threading technology, and Turbo Boost for dynamic performance up to 3.6GHz, this processor brings even greater performance to the quad-core Mac Pro.

Mac Pro and Xserve systems can now be configured with 2TB hard drives, doubling the total storage capacity to up to 8TB on Mac Pro and up to 6TB on Xserve. The 2TB hard drives are high-performance 7200-rpm SATA 3Gb/s drives with 32MB of cache and are also available separately.

The Mac Pro configure-to-order options include

- 3.33GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” Processor

- 2TB hard drive option (for a capacity of up to 8 TB)

The Xserve configure-to-order options include:

- 2TB hard drive option (for a capacity of up to 8 TB)

Written by Dana Stibolt

December 4th, 2009 at 8:49 am