Apple posted a link to this article by MacWorld. In their tests, the new iMac quad-core machines with the i5 or the i7 processors are better than either the current Mac Pro with the entry-level quad-core or the 8-core machines. The obvious question will be "When will Apple upgrade the Mac Pro entry-level processors?" That would seem to be the next logical step from a product line perspective.
From a cost vs. benefit and performance vs. space issue, spending this kind of money is an individual decision, but in round numbers, you could get two 27" iMacs for the price of one Mac Pro with a 30" display. This is based on not paying for any RAID configurations and extra drives on the Mac Pro. Add those features and you could easily increase the ratio of three iMacs to one Mac Pro (or more than three). The iMac is a lot less cluttering to any work space whether this is your home office or a business.
The 27" iMac display is the same width as the Apple 30" display at 2560 pixels, but a little shorter at 1440 vs. 1600 pixels.
To view the graphic that shows the processor comparison, click here.
For the complete review click here.
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