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If you're a Mac user who wants the ultimate in speed and power, here you go: The MacPro tower is ready-made for imaging software such as Apple Aperture 1.5 and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 (see software). It's available with two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors; multiple graphics card configurations; and 1GB of 667MHz DDR2 ECC fully-buffered DIMM memory. (With eight F8-DIMM slots, the Mac Pro can be expanded to handle a whopping 16GB of memory.) The standard hard drive accommodates 250GB, but the Mac Pro can be configured to hold an amazing 3TB (that's three tegabytes!) of internal storage using all four of its hard-drive bays. It has a built-in 16X SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW); ports include two for FireWire 800, two for FireWire 400, and five for USB 2.0. Oh, and it looks way cool. From about $2,500.
Apple 24-inch iMac
The all-in-one iMac fits its entire contents within the 1.5-inch depth of its flat-panel screen, saving lots of desk space yet providing a huge 24-inch (diagonal) widescreen workspace with 1920x1200-pixel resolution. The iMac's base configuration includes a 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (which can run both Max OS X and Windows), a 250GB Serial ATA hard drive, an 8X SuperDrive dual-layer DVD writer, the ability to drive a second monitor, and 1GB of RAM. (We'd suggest adding more, up to 3GB.) You also get Airport Extreme Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, FireWire 800/400, and a built-in iSight camera for video chatting. It's a great deal for the money, starting at $2,000.
American PHOTO Editor's Choice 2007
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