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suleiman

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Here I'll be posting news from the WWDC Keynote Address minutes (maybe seconds) after it rolls out of Stevie's mouth. And then (like BOOM!) you can all post your reactions. The format will be as close to one-liners as we can get them, so subscribe to this thread and you'll be sure to stay abreast of the latest and greatest.

 

We are also collecting feeds from many different sources for WWDC and displaying the results in #WWDC on irc.macspeak.net with your IRC client or use our forum's java client.

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suleiman

3X version of Mac Pro is a Xeon processo, with each Mac Pro getting 2 of them.

 

 

Mac Pro vs. G5:

 

1) Big jmp in performance -- 1.6 to 2.1x faster than the G5 QUAD!

 

2) Roughly 2x speed increase in real-world useage. "It's a great chip"

 

3) Each chip has roughly 25GB/sec bandwidth, across 4 channels.

 

4) 256 bit wide memory access

 

5) twice the bus of hte G5

 

6) Less cooling in the box

 

7) room for up to FOUR hard drives

 

8) Up to 2 TB of internal storage

 

9) Second optical drive

 

10) Increased front I/O as well as back I/O

 

11) 4 PCI Express slots

 

12) Graphics slot at bottom, double the space for a larger graphics card

 

13) Drive Carriers - Insert drives without any tools, just snap them into place

 

14) Processors take no space up inside.

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suleiman

Baseline Mac Pro Configuration:

 

2.6 Ghz Dual Core 2

 

256 MB video Ram

 

Superdrive

 

for 2,499!

 

Dell PowerJab: "$1000 more to get close to Dell"

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retroz

1.6 to 2.1x faster than the G5 quad = guess it won't be that $$$$...just killed off the quads for $1000 less....makes sense as CPU's aren't that expensive!

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munky

Nvidia geforce 7300GT as an Option - nVidia fans rejoice! drivers!

 

Also, intel XServe is GO - similar to Mac Pro - still 1U

 

"The transition is complete... Jan 10 to Aug. 7. Just 210 short days."

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retroz
Nvidia geforce 7300GT as an Option - nVidia fans rejoice! drivers!

 

Also, intel XServe is GO - similar to Mac Pro - still 1U

 

 

Wonder if we will see driver support now ala dual display?

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Takuro

You can choose any processor for a Mac Pro? How the hell is this possible? Ughh.. my brain hurts. So supposedly its flexible and upgradable. So will we get a butload of drivers?

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