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The AppleCare Protection Plan extends the complimentary coverage on your Mac to three years of world-class support. The plan includes expert telephone assistance, global repair coverage, and onsite repairs for desktop computers.* Because Apple designs the computer, the operating system, and many built-in applications, the Mac is a truly integrated system with vastly superior support. Just one phone call can help resolve most issues with your Mac.



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Mac mini, Mac Pro and MacBook Pro customers can also register one Apple display for coverage, provided that the Mac and display are purchased together.

When you purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan (Auto-Enroll) and a Macintosh at the same time from the Apple online store, you are automatically registered in the plan � and your coverage is immediately extended to three years from the date your Macintosh ships. Apple will mail you an AppleCare Protection Plan packet when your computer ships. It will include a Certificate explaining your coverage, along with a Getting Started Guide (Fact Sheet, Quick Reference Guide), and Terms and Conditions.

See AppleCare Protection Plan Terms and Conditions at http://www.apple.com/legal/applecare/appgeos.html for complete product details.

* Onsite service is not available in all locations.

About the Quad-Core Intel Xeon
The two Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Clovertown” processors put eight cores of processing power to work in your Mac Pro, delivering the most cores ever in a Mac. Other “Clovertown” features include:

• 8MB of L2 cache per processor (4MB shared per pair of cores), which boosts performance by keeping more data and instructions close to the processor cores
• 1.33GHz dual independent frontside buses that are perfectly suited to maximize processor bandwidth — up to 21.3GB per second — on a dual processor system

About the Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Each Dual-Core Intel Xeon “Woodcrest” processor includes two execution cores, offering virtually twice the computational power of a single processor in the same space. Other “Woodcrest” features include:

• 4MB of shared L2 cache per processor
• 1.33GHz dual independent frontside buses for up to 21.3GB per second of processor bandwidth

Which processor is right for you? The more time you spend using processor-intensive applications — such as video processing, image editing, 3D rendering, and others — the more you’ll benefit from the higher-performance processors.

Because accessing data from memory is much faster than accessing data from the hard drive, the more memory your system has, the faster your system can manipulate your data, resulting in greater application performance especially when working with large files and memory-intensive applications, such as graphics, audio, video and scientific applications.

Mac Pro uses 667MHz DDR2 fully buffered ECC memory, a new industry-standard memory technology that allows for more memory capacity, higher speeds, and better reliability. To take full advantage of the 256-bit wide memory architecture, four or more FB-DIMMs should be installed in Mac Pro.

Please note: Apple created a more robust thermal specification for the Mac Pro FB-DIMM heat sinks that provide more efficient cooling than many other FB-DIMMs. These FB-DIMMs require less airflow to stay cool and allow the internal fans to spin at slower speeds, improving system acoustics. FB-DIMMs made by other manufacturers that do not include a sufficient heat sink may cause the fans to run faster (and louder) or the memory chips to run slower so as not to overheat.

With Mac OS X installed on the primary hard drive and three Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drives striped together as a data storage volume, your Mac Pro can deliver data rates up to 174MB per second - almost three times as fast as previous generations and perfect for film and video, music, and other drive-intensive operations.

Mac Pro also features a new cable-free, direct attach drive solution that lets you install and remove hard drives in a snap. Drives are attached to simple drive carriers that slide neatly into place - no cables or connectors to hassle with. And removing drives is just as easy. This solution is perfect if you ever share drives among different workstations at home or at the studio.

A 16-lane, double-wide PCI Express graphics interface supports the latest graphics controllers for up to 4 GBps of data throughput. And by supplying up to 300 watts of total power to all PCI Express slots, the Mac Pro provides the headroom for high-performance, next-generation graphics cards.

Choose among these graphics card options.

NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
For excellent all-around performance in creative and productivity applications, choose one or more NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT. It features a 256MB frame buffer and both a single-link DVI port and a dual-link DVI port, making it capable of simultaneously supporting one 23-inch and one 30-inch Apple Cinema Display.

ATI Radeon X1900 XT
If you’re working in motion graphics, animation, or 3D design and visualization, the powerful ATI Radeon X1900 XT with 512MB of dedicated GDDR3 memory may suit your needs perfectly. It offers two dual-link DVI ports that can simultaneously support two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays for an incredibly large widescreen workspace.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
If industrial-strength 3D design work, stereo 3D visualization, or using two large 30-inch displays are on your list of requirements, configure your Mac Pro with the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500. One of the most advanced graphics cards available, it has an integrated stereo 3D port, so you can use stereo goggles for stereo-in-a-window visualization applications. With two dual-link DVI ports, you can connect two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays. The Quadro FX 4500 boasts 512MB of ultrafast GDDR3 SDRAM.

Dual Display Modes
Each graphics card offers built-in dual-display support in two useful modes. Extended Desktop mode allows users to work on two monitors at once for increased desktop real-estate and increased productivity. Video mirroring is often useful when presenting to groups, so the same image that you're seeing on your local display also appears on a projector or auxiliary display. Simply attach two monitors and the Mac OS will recognize your display. Use the Displays System Preference to configure your monitors in either extended desktop or mirrored desktop modes.

You can attach multiple Apple flat panels with DVI connectors to your Mac Pro graphics card directly. If you have an Apple flat panel with an ADC connector, the optional Apple DVI to ADC adapter is required (sold separately).

About the 20-inch Apple Cinema Display
Offering a panoramic view, this display lets you see as much as two full A4-size pages of text--with room left over for menus, video clips, tool bars and palettes. With a resolution of 1680 by 1050 pixels, it delivers twice the brightness, twice the sharpness and three times the contrast of ordinary displays.

About the 23-inch Apple Cinema HD Display
This stunning, all-digital, 23-inch flat-panel display delivers 1920-by-1200-pixel resolution for viewing high-definition (HD) content with room to spare. It's ideal for applications with lots of palettes and open windows, such as Apple's Final Cut Pro HD. With more workspace, you can see more audio and video tracks, more of your timeline and more controls and palettes. Video and still images are crisp and clear. Colors are vivid and accurate. Text is sharp and easy to read.

About the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display
The ultimate wide-screen canvas for video, graphics or scientific visualization, this high-resolution, 30-inch flat-panel display features 2560-by-1600-pixel resolution. It gives you a 77% increase in useable workspace compared to the 23-inch Cinema HD Display. With more useable workspace, you can be more productive because you spend less time navigating between applications and windows that are overlapping.

All Mac Pro graphics card options support at least one 30-inch Apple Cinema HD display. Support for two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays requires either the ATI Radeon X1900XT, the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500, or the installation of an additional graphics card.

Imagine how much more productive you can be with two SuperDrives. You can back up your data to two dual-layer DVDs at once. Or export Final Cut Studio projects to one DVD, while importing music from a CD into your iTunes library. Or make copies of your burned DVDs with simplicity and speed.

The 16x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) supports both single-layer and double-layer media, capable of holding up to 8.5GB of data on a single disc. It also supports CD-ROM, CD-Audio, CD-R, CD-RW, CDI, CD Bridge, Photo CD, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, and DVD-R media.

Specifications

• Read: DVD up to 16x and CD up to 32x
• Write: DVD±R up to 16x, double-layer DVD+R up to 8x, CD-R up to 32x and CD-RW up to 24x

If you expect that you will need to access the Internet via a dial-up connection rather than through wireless, Ethernet, DSL, or cable, then add an Apple USB Modem. This simple, one-piece external unit is small, light and easy to use. It plugs right into your USB port. After a simple setup, you'll be ready to surf, email, instant message and more.

Technical Specifications:

• Speed: Data up to 56Kbps, fax at 14.4Kbps
• Supports caller ID, wake on ring, telephone answering (V.253), modem on hold*
• V.92 software support

Note: The modem supports data speeds up to 56Kbps and fax speeds up to 14.4Kbps. Actual modem speeds may be lower; speed depends on connection rate and other factors.

These features depend on support from your Internet service provider.