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The Xeon 3520 (2.66GHz quad core) used in the base Mac Pro has a wholesale price of $284 in quantities of 1,000. The Xeon 5570 (2.93/3.20Ghz DP quad core) is $1,386.
Supplies are likely to be tight in the first few months for the higher-spec parts, so only tier 1 vendors like HP, Dell, Apple or Sun will get them at first.
The main difference between a Xeon and a Core i7 is ECC and faster QPI links, and dual-socket capability on the 5500 Xeons.
There's a lot of pent-up demand for the Nehalem Mac Pros. I ordered mine to replace a 5 year-old Dual 2GHz G5. Apple will keep prices high in the short term until the chip supply eases.
Originally Posted by Jigglybootch /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nevertheless, I still think it's a massive rip-off. Of course, my opinion might change once the Nehalem Xeons become publicly available and I can get an idea on the price. I haven't really looked at the specs too much, though, to get an idea of what's different between the 2.66 GHz i7 and the 2.66 GHz Xeon. Maybe when I get home from work I'll check into that. |
The Xeon 3520 (2.66GHz quad core) used in the base Mac Pro has a wholesale price of $284 in quantities of 1,000. The Xeon 5570 (2.93/3.20Ghz DP quad core) is $1,386.
Supplies are likely to be tight in the first few months for the higher-spec parts, so only tier 1 vendors like HP, Dell, Apple or Sun will get them at first.
The main difference between a Xeon and a Core i7 is ECC and faster QPI links, and dual-socket capability on the 5500 Xeons.
There's a lot of pent-up demand for the Nehalem Mac Pros. I ordered mine to replace a 5 year-old Dual 2GHz G5. Apple will keep prices high in the short term until the chip supply eases.