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| Product | Apple Mac Pro (Summer 2012) | Apple iMac  | Apple Mac Pro Dual-Core Xeon 5150 2.66 GHz | Apple iMac (21.5-inch, 2.7GHz, fall 2012) |
| Price | $2,285.98 to $4,896.16 | $1,899.00 to $2,024.00 | $1,126.49 | $1,224.95 to $1,299.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | Info unavailable | 4 stars | 4 stars | 3.5 stars |
| Average user rating | 0 stars | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 3 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | August 7, 2006 | Info unavailable |
| Bottom line | Info unavailable | Apple sticks to the fundamentals with the new
iMac, relying on design, strong features, and overall polish to maintain its leadership among high-end all-in-ones. | Apple's
Mac Pro has design innovations that we hope will cross over to other systems. Its performance is as strong as you'd expect for a system in its class, and it's priced right, too. You might need more flexibility in your config options, especially for 3D design, but otherwise, the Mac Pro is as solid a professional-class PC as we've seen. | The 21.5-inch
iMac will be a compelling lower-cost all-in-one for Mac loyalists, but you can get more capabilities from similarly priced Windows all-in-ones. |
| Product Description | Apple Mac Pro Mac Pro (Summer 2012) - Xeon W3565 3.2 GHz - Monitor : none. | Apple iMac iMac (fall 2012) - 3rd Gen Core i5 3.2 GHz 27 in - Monitor : LED | Mac Pro Apple Mac Pro - Xeon 5150 2.66 GHz - Monitor : none. | Apple iMac iMac (fall 2012) - 3rd Gen Core i5 2.7 GHz - Monitor : LED 21.5 in |
| Packaged Quantity | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Type | Personal computer | Personal computer | Personal computer | Personal computer |
| Product Form Factor | Tower | All-in-one | Tower | All-in-one |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 8.1 in x 18.7 in x 20.1 in | 25.6 in x 8 in x 20.3 in | 8.1 in x 18.7 in x 20.1 in | 20.8 in x 6.9 in x 17.7 in |
| Weight | 39.9 lbs | 21 lbs | 42.3 lbs | 12.5 lbs |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 1 W3565 / 3.2 GHz ( 3.46 GHz ) ( Quad-Core ) | Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 3.2 GHz ( Quad-Core ) 1 3 ( 3.6 GHz ) | 2 x Intel Xeon 5150 / 2.66 GHz ( Dual-Core ) | Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 1 3 2.7 GHz ( 3.2 GHz ) ( Quad-Core ) |
| Cache Memory | 8 MB L3 cache | 6 MB L3 cache | 8 MB L2 cache | 6 MB L3 cache |
| RAM | 6 GB 32 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - ECC - 1066 MHz - PC3-8500 | 8 GB 32 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1600 MHz | 1 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - ECC - 667 MHz | 8 GB (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1600 MHz |
| Storage Controller | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) |
| Hard Drive | 1 TB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 1 TB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 1 x HDD 250 GB - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 1 x HDD 1 TB - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA |
| Hard Drive (3rd) | None | None | Info unavailable | None |
| Optical Storage | DVD±RW (±R DL) | None | DVD±RW (+R DL) | None |
| Monitor | none. | 27 in LED - 2560 x 1440 | none. | 21.5 in - LED - 1920 x 1080 ( Full HD ) |
| Storage Removable | None | None | None | None |
| Graphics Controller | ATI Radeon HD 5770 PCI Express 2.0 x16 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX | NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT PCI Express x16 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M |
| Video Memory | 1 GB GDDR5 SDRAM | 512 MB GDDR5 SDRAM | 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM | 512 MB GDDR5 SDRAM |
| Audio Output | Integrated | Integrated - Stereo | Integrated | Integrated - Stereo |
| Networking | Bluetooth 2.1 EDR IEEE 802.11a Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g | Bluetooth 4.0 IEEE 802.11a Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g | Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet | Bluetooth 4.0 IEEE 802.11a Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g |
| Operating System | Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion | Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion | Apple MacOS X 10.5 | Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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