Apple Mac Pro line overhauled with 12-core processors, arriving in August for $4,999

So shall it be written, so shall it be done. The Mac Pro has at long last proven rumors of its impending refresh accurate, as Apple has just updated its most powerful hardware with even more grunt. As we’d heard previously, that means you can now get dual-CPU rigs that offer a full dozen cores to play with, courtesy of Intel’s Xeon server-class chips, though in order to get in on that game you’ll have to splash a cool $4,999 entry fee. The quad-core starting price is still $2,499, though the eight-core machines have jumped up to $3,499, with both variants getting mild speed bumps to 2.8GHz and 2.4GHz, respectively. More specs can be found in the full press release after the break.

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Apple Mac Pro line overhauled with 12-core processors, arriving in August for $4,999 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:34:00 EDT.