Apple Mac Pro (Xeon E5620)

25.08.10

. Nominally a workstation-distinction PC, the Mac Pro (Xeon E5620) is the most versatile tool in the graphics artist or scientific blue-collar worker's tool chest. It has plenty of easy-to-service expansion room, two quad-seed Xeon "Westmere" processors, and a 3D graphics card that puts others' high-end graphics cards to embarrass. It might be overkill compared with some of its workstation rivals and all-in-one alternatives, but it's a worthy addition to your art/well-controlled/entertainment company's arsenal of number-crunching weapons.

Design
Like Apple's other designs, the Mac Pro (Xeon E5620) remains both iconic and a minimalist visionary. Its chassis hasn't changed too much since the time Apple's finest was the Power Mac G5. It retains the same fundamental design that was revolutionary in 2003 (and 2006), but still it works as a piece of functional art. The exterior is made of brushed aluminum with grasp handles on top. The perforated front and back panels allow cooling air to flow through the case. One of the Mac Pro (Xeon E5620)'s superb intangible features is that it looks just like the Mac Pros you bought two years ago. Therefore your newly hired detailed artists' Mac Pro will look just like the Mac Pro under your veteran art director's desk. If you don't suppose this is a concern, you haven't seen office politics in action.

Source: PC Magazine