Just got my new Mac Pro delivered and setup…which sort of completes the Holy Trinity…Linux [laptop], XP Pro [workstation], and Mac Pro [workstation]. Got Adobe CS3 Premium [Middle East version] with Final Cut Studio as well. Here are the specs…as for the cost, I cant answer that as this is a corporate purchase, but total package is 4 figures.
Apple Cinema HD Display 23″
Two Quad Core 3.2GHz Xeon 5400 series processor
1600MHz – 64 bit dual independent frontside buses
12MB L2 cache per processor
4GB (4×1GB) of 800MHz DDR2 fully buffered DIMM memory (FB-DIMM) with support up to 32GB
320GB serial ATA (3Gb/s), 7200RPM, 8MB cache
16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Three open PCI Express expansion slots
ATI Radeon HD 2600XT with 256MB of CDDR3 memory and two dual-link DVI ports
Two FireWire 800 port (one on front), two FireWire 400 ports (one on front)
Five USB 2.0 ports (two on front), two USB 2.0 ports (on keyboard)
Four internal hard drive bays (one occupied)
Front-panel headphone minijack and speaker; Optical digital audio input and output Toslink ports; Analog stereo line-level input and output minijacks
Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces with support for jumbo frames
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR Module
Apple USB Keyboard, Apple Mighty USB Mouse, USB keyboard extension cable, DVI to VGA adapter
Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (includes Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools) iLife ’08 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, and GarageBand)
Seems there is a swing of prices on lower and higher end bandwidth connection in the DSL market. Ideal home connections of 256-512 Kbps are showing a trend of competitive pricing.
United Networks [myinternet] takes #1 spot with KD 150 + WiFi modem and monthly payment in the 256 Kbps band. Although their customer service is questionable
There is a tie for #1 spot in 512 Kbps band between KEMS and FastTelco with KEMS offering DSL+Zajil wifi+dial up and FastTelco with lower pricing + iPod Nano [yearly payments]. I would choose FastTelco over KEMS due to infrastructure and reliability
In higher segments of 1MB plus there is a tie for #1 spot between FastTelco and United Networks. FastTelco is offering from iPod Classic to Apple TV + addons where as United is lower in pricing + monthly options
Of all the DSL providers QualityNet is lagging behind in terms of pricing and add-on offerings
United Networks [My Internet ] [LINK]
FastTelco [LINK]
KEMS [LINK]
QualityNet [LINK]
Now this is true work of fantasy, art, and sheer luxury…This company will convert your prized mac(s) and iPhone(s) to gold platted version. The crowning glory is touch of diamonds on the logo…price tag around US$10,000…any takers?!
Seems this is a season for iPhone killers to move in for a kill…well atleast till iPhone releases its iPhone 3G in July/Aug this year. Anyways here is the HTC Touch Diamond a new wonder kid sporting Windows 6.1 mobile OS with slick graphics and interface. Some features include:
DA is a technology analyst working in the energy sector of Kuwait. DA has interests in technology, gadgets, art & design, offbeat news, regional commentary, food and lifestyle topics.
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