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bottleneck

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http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MC560LL/A

In this thread I'd like to discuss the single CPU Mac Pro regarding the pricing policy.
Imagine Apple doesn't launch a new Mac Pro, but simply adjusts the BTO CPU prices to actual market prices.

The sweetest Mac Pro is the 3.33GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon W3680 Westmere
http://macperformanceguide.com/Reviews-MacProWestmere.html

The actual 1200$ for that option would shrink to a 300$ upgrade.

http://ark.intel.com/products/41313...-W3530-(8M-Cache-2_80-GHz-4_80-GTs-Intel-QPI)
http://ark.intel.com/products/47917...W3680-(12M-Cache-3_33-GHz-6_40-GTs-Intel-QPI)

The pricetag of 2699.- would be still high, but from the saved 900$ you could buy:

- 16GB RAM
- GTX580
- 2 x 1TB HDD
- 128 SSD

I had a dream
 
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