Apple Mac Pro gets up to 12 Cores

                  Apple introduces its new Mac Pro line with up to 12 processing cores. Powered by one or two quad-core or 6-core Intel Xeon processors, the new Mac Pro can be equipped with up to 32GB of DDR3 ECC RAM, up to four 512GB SSD or 2TB 7200RPM hard drive and ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics with 1GB video memory.

The new Mac Pro starts at $2499.

Pre-configured models:

quad-core Mac Pro $2,499 (US)

•one 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon W3530 processor with 8MB of fully-shared L3 cache;
•3GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory, expandable up to 16GB;
•ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory;
•two Mini DisplayPorts and one DVI (dual-link) port (adapters sold separately);
•1TB Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
•18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
•four PCI Express 2.0 slots;
•five USB 2.0 ports and four FireWire® 800 ports;
•AirPort Extreme 802.11n;
•Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; and
•Apple Keyboard with numerical keypad and Magic Mouse.

8-core Mac Pro $3,499 (US)

•two 2.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5620 processors with 12MB of fully-shared L3 cache per processor;
•6GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory, expandable up to 32GB;
•ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory;
•two Mini DisplayPorts and one DVI (dual-link) port (adapters sold separately);
•1TB Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
•18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
•four PCI Express 2.0 slots;
•five USB 2.0 ports and four FireWire 800 ports;
•AirPort Extreme 802.11n;
•Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; and
•Apple Keyboard with numerical keypad and Magic Mouse.

Configure-to-order options include:

•one 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon W3565 processor for the quad-core Mac Pro;
•one 3.33 GHz 6-core Intel Xeon W3680 processor for the quad-core Mac Pro;
•two 2.66 GHz 6-core Intel Xeon X5650 processors (12-cores) for the 8-core Mac Pro;
•two 2.93 GHz 6-core Intel Xeon X5670 processors (12-cores) for the 8-core Mac Pro;
•two ATI Radeon HD 5770 cards with 1GB of GDDR5 memory;
•one ATI Radeon HD 5870 card with 1GB of GDDR5 memory;
•up to 16GB of DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory for the quad-core Mac Pro;
•up to 32GB of DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory for the 8-core Mac Pro;
•up to four 512GB solid state drives (SSD); or
•up to four 1TB or 2TB Serial ATA hard drives running at 7200 rpm;
•Mac Pro RAID card;
•dual-channel or quad-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel card; and
•up to two 18x SuperDrives with double-layer support.

Apple iMac updated with Core i3/i5/i7

                   Apple updates it iMac all-in-one desktop line with the latest Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors. The new iMac packs dual-core Core i3/i5 dual core processors up to 3.6GHz or quad-core Core i5/i7 up to 2.93GHz, 4GB of RAM (max 16GB) and dedicated graphics card up to ATI Radeon HD 5750 with 1GB video RAM.


                 The iMac uses IPS LCD display with 178-degree viewing angle. It sports Up to 2TB of 7200RPM hard drive and a slot-loading 8x SuperDrive and the 27-inch model can get optional 256GB SSD. All iMac models support Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, WiFi 802.11n and include one FireWire 800 port, four USB 2.0 port and a SDXC card slot.



Models:

21.5-inch 3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 iMac – $1,199
•21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 LED-backlit display;
•3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 processor with 4MB shared L3 cache;
•4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
•ATI Radeon HD 4670 discrete graphics with 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM;
•500GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
•slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
•Mini DisplayPort for audio and video output (adapters sold separately);
•AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
•iSight video camera;
•Gigabit Ethernet;
•four USB 2.0 ports;
•one SDXC SD card slot;
•one FireWire 800 port;
•built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
•Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.
•Configure-to-order options include up to 8GB of RAM.

21.5-inch 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3 iMac – $1,499
•21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 LED-backlit display;
•3.20 GHz Intel Core i3 processor with 4MB shared L3 cache;
•4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
•ATI Radeon HD 5670 discrete graphics with 512MB GDDR3;
•1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
•slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
•Mini DisplayPort for audio and video output (adapters sold separately);
•AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
•iSight video camera;
•Gigabit Ethernet;
•four USB 2.0 ports;
•one FireWire 800 port;
•one SDXC SD card slot;
•built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
•Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.
•Configure-to-order options include a faster 3.6 GHz Core i5 processor, 2TB hard drive and up to 8GB of RAM.

27-inch 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3 iMac – $1,699

•27-inch 2560 x 1440 LED-backlit display;
•3.20 GHz Intel Core i3 processor with 4MB shared L3 cache;
•4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
•ATI Radeon HD 5670 discrete graphics with 512MB GDDR3;
•1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
•slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
•Mini DisplayPort for audio and video input and output (adapters sold separately);
•AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
•iSight video camera;
•Gigabit Ethernet;
•four USB 2.0 ports;
•one FireWire 800 port;
•one SDXC SD card slot;
•built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
•Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.
•Configure-to-order options include a 3.6 GHz Core i5 processor, 2TB hard drive, 256GB solid state drive (SSD) and up to 16GB of RAM.

27-inch 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 iMac – $1,999

•27-inch 2560 x 1440 LED-backlit display;
•2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 processor with 8MB shared L3 cache;
•4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
•ATI Radeon HD 5750 discrete graphics with 1GB GDDR5;
•1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
•slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
•Mini DisplayPort for audio and video input and output (adapters sold separately);
•AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
•iSight video camera;
•Gigabit Ethernet;
•four USB 2.0 ports;
•one FireWire 800 port;
•one SDXC SD card slot;
•built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
•Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.
•Configure-to-order options include a 2.93 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 processor, a 2TB hard drive, 256GB solid state drive (SSD) and up to 16GB of RAM.

Apple Mac mini gets a all-new Unibody Design

Apple Mac mini gets a all-new Unibody Design

Apple upgardes its Mac mini computer introducing an all-new design that makes the even more compact. This new Mac mini has a sleek aluminum unibody enclosure that is just 1.4-inch thick. The unibody construction was originally developed for Apple’s MacBook Pro. It’s created using computer numerical control, or CNC, machines.

Though slim, Apple’s new mini sports built-in power supply unit. It has a removable bottom panel so users can add memory easily. The 2.4GHz model is priced at $699 and the 2.66GHz at $999.

  Mac mini is powered by

      2.4GHz or 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor

     2GB of RAM (max 8GB)

     NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics chip

    320GB/500GB hard drive. At such as compact size

    8x slot-loading DVD burner

   supports:

   Bluetooth 2.1+EDR 

   WiFi 802.11n 

   HDMI output

   Mini DisplayPort

   one FireWire 800 port

   four USB 2.0 ports

   SD card slot.