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Mac Pro Xeon/2.8GHz (4 Cores)

Macworld Rating

4.0 out of 5 Mice, Sep 2, 2010

Pros

  • Highly expandable
  • Easily accessible case design

Cons

  • Expensive compared to other desktop Macs
  • Not all applications benefit from extra processing cores

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