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Apple Mac Pro (Intel Xeon Quad Core, 2006) User Reviews

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Apple Mac Pro (Intel Xeon Quad Core, 2006)
alaSCORE 92

653 reviews

November, 2009

81 / 100

54 Experts

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89 / 100

599 Users

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alaTest collected and analyzed 108 user reviews of the Apple Mac Pro (Intel Xeon Quad Core, 2006) from cnet.com. The average user rating from cnet.com is 78 out of 100.

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"Thank god apple is doing good!"

This machine is what apple needs, power! If a...  lots of power and lots of good options price is steep but apple is the top of the line

"Excellent in every way"

The Mac Pro is quite possibly the most perfec...  Fastest computer on the market, far more upgrade options compared to previous Macs, far less noisy ...

"Better performance from my old Dell with half the RAM"

I dislike this product because it's been noth...  I thought the "pro" would be the very fact that it's a Mac...but it isn't! I've always hated PCs, b...

"Alas, Alas..."

As an ex-PCer, I looked to upgrade to the Mac...  Nice look ; plenty of power ; Intel processor Lousy support ; poor reliability ; numerous problems...

Average Rating

78

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alaTest collected and analyzed 12 user reviews of the Apple Mac Pro (Intel Xeon Quad Core, 2006) from bestbuy.com. The average user rating from bestbuy.com is 93 out of 100.

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Amazing Stability and Performance

"This is my first Mac. I was very apprehensive about making the change, but since I had a laptop to fall back on I decided to dive into the Apple worl...

A powerhouse unlike any other

"A great machine, the most powerful of any Mac, this is a screamer. It has 8 cores running at 2.8 GHz each. Incredibly fast, quiet, and attractive." ...

Sexiest computer ever

"I gotta say it took me a long time to get the money but I say it was quit worth it. I have the 2.8 ghz version of the MacPro and a nVIDIA 8800 GT vid...

Sweet

"It is just an amazing hardrive. My friend has one and i use it a lot it is just great." Fast Expensice

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alaTest collected and analyzed 24 user reviews of the Apple Mac Pro (Intel Xeon Quad Core, 2006) from ciao.com. The average user rating from ciao.com is 91 out of 100.

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Quick review of Apple Mac Pro Quad-Core Xeon 2.8 GHz

Mac pro tower of 8-core power the more beauty powerfull Mac now The new 8-core standard it was once only top-of-the-line processing power. now it's at...

pretty quickly

This is a practical review may be very useful to get the best computer for you. Plea se be, Apple Mac Pro Quad-Core Xeon 2.8 GHz CPU : Prosesor : Inte...

high-speed computer

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Apple Mac Pro Dual-Core Xeon 5160 3 GHz

The Apple Mac Pro Dual-Core Xeon This Mac pro is really a great thing, you can play the biggest and hardest game on this Mac pro, because the power is...

Average Rating

91

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alaTest collected and analyzed 1 user reviews of the Apple Mac Pro (Intel Xeon Quad Core, 2006) from compusa.com. The average user rating from compusa.com is 100 out of 100.

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Apple Mac Pro Quad-Core Minitower

this is my first mac i wanted a good working mac so i bought the best one this one. i'm happy with it so far but when i tryed to up grede the ram i fo...

Average Rating

100

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alaTest collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of the Apple Mac Pro (Intel Xeon Quad Core, 2006) from digitaltrends.com. The average user rating from digitaltrends.com is 60 out of 100.

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alaTest collected and analyzed 15 user reviews of the Apple Mac Pro (Intel Xeon Quad Core, 2006) from epinions.com. The average user rating from epinions.com is 100 out of 100.

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Mac Pro 2x 2.8 Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon

The Mac Pro (Jan 2008) has been the best computer I have ever used/owned. I bought it because I wanted a great tool for creation, in a variety of dif...

The Beast

It has been many years since I've purchased a new desktop computer. I get new laptops every other year and swap out my backup laptop more often than ...

Mac Pro 2.66ghz Quad Xeon - Still Impressive!

After using this 2006-2007 model 2.66 Quad-Core Mac Pro with the 23" Apple Cinema Display for several months, I remain very impressed. The Mac Pro cam...

Best tower computer investment available

Two months ago I finally bit the bullet and dropped the $4K necessary to get this top of the line tower computer outfitted for photo and video editing...

Average Rating

100

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alaTest collected and analyzed 33 user reviews of the Apple Mac Pro (Intel Xeon Quad Core, 2006) from newegg.com. The average user rating from newegg.com is 84 out of 100.

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Nice case...

The mac pro seriously breaks my heart as a system builder. I have nothing against OSX, it's a great OS, but I strongly urge potential buyers to look a...

keeps crashing

For the price might as well build a power pc. If yah really want to be different then build a PC and use linux, why pay steve jobs for an OS that's ju...

This is a Fantastic Deal for the Price

For the money, this is possible the best machine that you can buy or build depending on what you do. All the people complaining that this is too expe...

Pricey for what you get

The only reason I bought this is because I needed to get a mac and couldn't stand the weak power of the iMacs, so I had to settle for this. It does wh...

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alaTest collected and analyzed 14 user reviews of the Apple Mac Pro (Intel Xeon Quad Core, 2006) from pcconnection.com. The average user rating from pcconnection.com is 100 out of 100.

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Purty Good Computer

Well..I had a meltdown of my G4 Mirrored Drive Door ..the power supply failed after 5-6 years..so..time to up grade. So I did. I figured I'd go for th...

Sweet

I replaced a desktop G5 with this MacPro. I probably would be happy with something less powerful and less expensive but my choices are between a Mac m...

GREAT!

I have owned this computer for less than a month and it's the best yet! build quality, design, Easy to Use/Setup, Fast/High Speed, features, quiet, S...

Upgrade from Mac to Mac

You would think it would be simple to switch from one Mac to another. Think again! "Just connect the two with a firewire" it says. But the Mac Pro has...

Average Rating

100

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alaTest collected and analyzed 12 user reviews of the Apple Mac Pro (Intel Xeon Quad Core, 2006) from pricegrabber.com. The average user rating from pricegrabber.com is 95 out of 100.

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Fantastic

I bought this unit 3 days ago and still haven't had enough of it. The entire unit is just perfect. Very quiet, very very fast. I use if for Digital ph...

Best computer I've owned

I am a typical Windows user but I'm starting to dabble in the world of Mac. I wanted a good system to use and learn new software in the Mac interface,...

Blazing fast and quiet

I had been using a 24in 2.16 iMac Core 2 Duo for about 5 months and it just wasn't up to par with the work I was doing. I'm a graphic designer who nee...

What a Monster!!!

I've been working on macs for around 6 years now (G5s and powerbooks) and have never been disappointed in terms of their performances. I recently deci...

Average Rating

95

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alaTest collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of the Apple Mac Pro (Intel Xeon Quad Core, 2006) from shopping.yahoo.com. The average user rating from shopping.yahoo.com is 90 out of 100.

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Monster still

I for the most part love this computer. My friend has a G5 running 8MB of RAM, capable of 16GB as this machine. For those looking to buy apple here ar...

There is nothing better

As a user who has been on Mac's since 1984 and on PC's since 1989, I have dealt with my share of the good, the bad and the ugly. I am a graphical per...

There is nothing better

As a user who has been on Mac's since 1984 and on PC's since 1989, I have dealt with my share of the good, the bad and the ugly.I am a graphical perso...

POWER

little expensive but worth every dollar! Permalink MUCH POWER TOO MUCH POWER :D

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