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Apple kicks Mac Pro up to 3.3GHz

Without the usual fanfare, Apple has given the high-end Mac Pro a speed boost to 3.3GHz.

Written by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Senior Contributing Editor Dec. 4, 2009 at 1:06 a.m. PT

Without the usual fanfare, Apple has given the high-end Mac Pro a speed boost to 3.3GHz.

The change only applies to the quad-core Xeon "Nehalem" model, with the 8-core models remaining unchanged (the fastest 8-core model is 2.93GHz).

Expect to pay a hefty premium for this sort of power. While the 2.66GHz quad-core Mac Pro will cost you $2,499, the 3.3GHz model will set you back a whopping $1,200 extra - and that's just for the CPU.

Note: The list price for the 3.3GHz Xeon $1,600 while the 2.66GHz part is listed as $958. So Apple is making a good profit here but adding $1,200 to the base price considering that the actual price difference is only $642.

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