Apple have started to sell a new range of Mac Pros, with improved processor power, graphics and support for up to 4TB hard drive space.

I bought my Mac Pro back in April 2007 when the quad core version was “top of the line”. The quad core option is now a standard feature and you can configure the system up to 3.2Ghz.

I’ve not regretted buying my Mac Pro. Even though it was expensive, it’s going to last me for ages. The speed in which I can process and manipulate photos using Aperture and Photoshop is unparalleled. I suppose the next item on my list will be upgrading to Leopard!

I think the image to the left will appeal to those geek fans who occasionally come here.

Yep. I am the proud owner of a new 8-core Mac Pro. I’ve only had it for a day now, but I’m already liking how fast it is. Once turned on, you get to the login screen in about 8 seconds, which is pretty bloody quick!

Thanks to Apples Migration Assitant I had my user account, settings, applications, documents and files on to the Mac Pro in just over an hour.

The image to the right shows activity monitor looking at the eight cores individually. At the time I was processing some images in Aperture without even a dent to general running of the system. It’s still processing now and there’s no slow down or lag in general computer use.

I’ve still got to try fully loading the system up to see how it responds. I remember a couple of years ago I tried ripping a DVD to see what kind of time scale it took. I’m going to try a similar thing on here and then see how much faster it is. I’m sure I’ll boast about the results in a later post!