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Power Mac G5 Dual 2.7GHz

This dual-2.7 GHz Power Mac G5 is the fastest of the third round of Power Mac G5 models, which were introduced in late April 2005. Unlike previous models, a 56K modem is only an option on this system.

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If you spend your days doing processor-intensive tasks on big files, the dual-2.7GHz Power Mac G5 may be worth its price. However, if you can live with less than maximum performance, the other two models offer more bang for the buck.

Pros: Fastest Mac available; support for 30-inch Cinema HD display; big hard drive; double-layer SuperDrive; huge memory capacity; PCI-X slots.

Cons: Relatively steep premium for modest performance advantage.

Basics

Reviewed Price: $2999

Processor: 2 2.7GHz G5s

Information about this system on Apple's website

Lab Tests

Speedmark 4.0 Score253
Cinema 4D XL 9.11:02
iMovie HD0:25
iTunes 4.70:52
Photoshop CS20:53
Compressor3:52
Unreal Tournament 200449fps
Tested ConfigurationMac OS X 10.4, 512MB RAM