quad-core cost comparison (Apple vs Interpro)
With the release this morning of Apple's new Mac Pro Quad-Core super beasty machine I thought I'd do a cost comparison. The bottom line is the Apple, for about the same hardware, costs only a little bit more ($6200 vs $5000). Is the extra $1200 worth it for the Apple OS and hardware? (I think so!)
The Apple Mac Pro Quad-Core ($6,184.94):
Basically the same hardware from InterproMicro.com ($5,050.55):
Also it's interesting to note, for the life of me I couldn't find a 3GHz Xeon Quad-Core for sale anywhere. Where is Apple getting these?
The cost of the same Apple
The cost of the same Apple config w/out the EDU discount is $6,682.
Another thing you did not
Another thing you did not equally compare: 250GB HD on the Mac only 150GB on yours. Plus Software! Remember to get Vista on a build it yourself that is any where near Tiger you have to add $300 and then add a couple hundred dollars just to get what Mac has included - iLife! Good luck!
The 150GB HDD is 10K RPM
The 150GB HDD is 10K RPM whereas the 250GB one from Apple is 7200, so I figured that balances out, especially with storage being so cheap nowadays.
Software-wise, there's no comparison to the Mac OS IMO (but from what I've read you can run it on either system :).
Answered my own
Answered my own question...
Apparently Intel is shipping 3GHz Clovertowns in "limited production":
"We are indeed shipping a 3.0GHz Xeon version [and] expect to see faster gigahertz speeds for our high-end Extreme PCs very soon, too," Bill Kircos, wrote in an e-mail to eWeek. "For now, the product is in limited production and Apple has chosen to adopt it. We will introduce another 3.0GHz Xeon SKU [Stock Keeping Unit] later on as well."
Source: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2111258,00.asp
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