shouting loudly

Fastest. Mac. Ever. (Drool)

On Monday, Apple announced the latest and most powerful addition in its line of machines built with Intel chips.

The new Mac Pro has eye-popping specs (though the specs on the G5 quad were still pretty tight). I’d detail it in all its glory, but if you care, you’ve probably already read up on it.

Here’s the nuts-and-bolts version for those of you who still use Windows: Now, you can have an amazingly powerful computer that runs Windows and Mac OS X. If you run Avid but also want to use Final Cut Pro; if you liked Logic for the PC but weren’t willing to give up Windows to follow it into Mac Land; if you need 8 monitors (okay, you don’t, but you could do it with native HW and SW support), the Mac Pro is your box.

Of course, it ain’t cheap, but it’s surprisingly reasonable. The standard configuration is $2500–which, if you need that much computing power, is a steal, especially compared to a Dell with the same specs. The cost of the latter? $3471.

To be honest, I don’t need this computer. I would, however, be very happy with a 15″ Mac Book Pro.