New Mac Pro Features Quad-Core CPU, 6GB RAM, and a Starting Price of $2,500

[Shawn Zipay]

Starting at $2,500 (USD), you too can own technology that has been around for quite some time now and at much lower costs. During today's WWDC, Apple announced a new Mac Pro configuration that is sure to make your wallets cry.

$2,500 Base
- 3.2GHz Intel Quad-core Xeon CPU
- 6GB RAM
- 1TB HDD
- ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1GB GDDR5)

$3,800 Configuration
- Dual 2.4GHz 6-core Intel Xeon CPU
- 12GB RAM
- 1TB HDD
- ATI Radeon HD 5770

$3,000 Server
- 3.2GHz Intel Quad-core Xeon CPU
- 8GB RAM
- 2x1TB HDD
- OSX Lion Server
- ATI Radeon HD 5770

Go ahead, pick your poison.

[nemes1s3000]

I'm not a follower of Apple, but is this Apple's first attempt at installing Quad-Core CPUs in Macs?

[SgtMattBaker]

Nope, I think this is the 3rd time they're doing so.

[nemes1s3000]

Odd, everyone was making a big deal about it at that tech show when they announced it. Figured it was their first attempt at dabbling with quad core.