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Apple Mac Pro
Introducing the fastest Mac ever

• The fastest Mac ever
• Up to 12 cores of raw power
• Even faster standard graphics
• New ultra-fast solid-state drive options
• Easy-access interior for simple expansion

The new Mac Pro is the fastest, most powerful Mac ever. Its new Intel Xeon processors increase performance up to 1.5x, and advanced graphics processors deliver high-performance graphics. It can even be configured with up to 12 processor cores. You can add up to 32GB of memory, four PCI Express expansion cards, and up to 8TB of hard drive storage. And the Mac Pro includes built-in Wi-Fi and the Magic Mouse.

Intel Xeon "Westmere" and "Nehalem" processors and architecture
• Quad-core, 6-core, 8-core, and 12-core processor options bring flexibility and high performance
• 8MB or 12MB of fully shared L3 cache per processor
• Three (in single-processor systems) or six (in dual-processor systems) channels of memory provide memory expansion and tremendous memory bandwidth - important to keep a multi-core system busy
• Turbo Boost speeds up processors to up to 3.6GHz when all cores aren't in use
• Hyper-Threading technology provides up to 24 virtual cores
• Powerful, high-performance system - yet a very quiet design
  
  High-performance graphics
  
• Powerful graphics cards from ATI?Radeon HD 5770 or 5870
• 1GB of GDDR5 in both graphics options
• Two Mini DisplayPorts and one dual-link DVI port provide the ultimate in display flexibility - easily connect one or two Apple LED Cinema Displays, a 30-inch Cinema HD Display, or other DVI or Mini DisplayPort-based display
  
  Expansion made easy
  
• Easy access to internal components without clutter and complexity
• Sliding processor tray provides simple access to the memory slots for adding up to 16GB in quad-core and 32GB in dual processor systems
• Expandable storage?up to 2TB of ultra-fast SSD (solid-state drive) with the new 512GB SSD option
• Expandable up to 8TB of internal storage with 2TB 7200-rpm SATA hard drives
• Easy-locking PCI slider for easily adding/removing PCI Express expansion cards
• Mac Pro RAID card easily installs without connecting a data cable
  
  Show off the processing power
  
• Launch Activity Monitor and show the CPU usage window, including the additional virtual cores from Hyper-Threading
• Run an application demo that takes advantage of all CPU cores. During the demo, show the CPU utilization in Activity Monitor
  
  Show off the inside
  
• Open the side of the Mac Pro and show the clean, clutter-free design that provides simple slide in/out access to all of its expansion capabilities
• Remove the processor tray to show how to easily access the memory slots for adding and removing memory modules
• Move the PCI slider to the left to show how it moves the retention bar, freeing up all four PCI Express slots
• Remove a hard drive to show off the cable-free, direct-attach, hard drive bays