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From the Lab: 10.5.2 update boosts Mac Pro’s graphics

February 14, 2008
The recently released Mac Pro desktops performed well in all our testing—except for our 3-D tests involving Quake 4, where it initially lagged behind even a Power Mac G5. However, this week’s OS X 10.5.2 and Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 improve matters considerably.
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From the Lab: Testing the Mac Pro graphic card options

Apple offers a bevy of add-ons and options for its Mac Pro desktop, and Macworld Lab is looking at each one to see how it affects performance. First up: graphics cards. We upgrade the Mac Pro to an Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT card to see whether the impact on performance is worth the extra $200.
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From the Lab: Mac Pro options put to the test

The current Mac Pro may be the most customizable machine to ever come out of Cupertino. But what do each of those options add in terms of performance? Macworld Lab has configured a Mac Pro to test tweaks to memory, the hard drive, and the graphics card to figure out what effect each upgrade has on the Mac Pro’s speed.
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macculture.com Apple posts Mac Pro Radeon HD 2600...

Apple has posted updates for its Mac Pro lineup and its MacBook Air. The first addresses issues for users of ATI Radeon 2600 XT graphic chips while the second provides better...
03/11/08
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macNN Apple updates Mac Pro firmware, Tiger...

Apple today unveiled two updates, one for its Airport drivers under Mac OS X 10.4.x Tiger, and a firmware update for the Mac Pro (Early 2008), bringing the firmware to version...
03/28/08
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AppleInsider Apple issues AirPort Extreme, Mac Pro...

Apple on Thursday evening rolled out updates to improve AirPort Extreme behavior with Mac OS X Tiger systems as well as a firmware update for its newest Mac Pro systems. ...
03/28/08
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123macmini Apple Intros New Mac Pro

Apple today introduced the new Mac Pro with eight processor cores and a new system architecture that reportedly delivers up to twice the performance of its predecessor.
01/08/08
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Macrumors Mac Pro Owners Still Waiting for...

Upon the release on the Penryn-based Mac Pros in January, Apple introduced the NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT as a new video card option. Existing Mac Pro owners initially saw this is an...
04/07/08
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TUAW Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me buy a Mac Pro

It's not often that we get to do an advice column here, but let's see how this goes. An email arrived at the office just the other day...Dear Aunt TUAW, I work in the...
03/28/08
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Apple secretly fixes Mac Pro sleep issue, refuses to admit it

Section: Apple News, Updates, Computers, Mac Pro, Current ProductsA recent firmware update released by Apple has apparently solved the reboot-on-wake issue that has plagued the 2008 edition of the Mac Pro since it was introduced just prior to the Macworld 2008 Apple event in January. However, Apple does not mention the fix in its explanation of the update’s benefits. Instead, only a vague update statement is given: “This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of Mac Pro (Early 2008) computers.” Owners of the affected Mac Pros can obtain the update by running Software Update in Mac OS X. The update should show up as “Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.3.” On the main thread of Apple’s support web site where this issue has thoroughly been discussed, everyone who applied the update reported success in eliminating the reboot-on-wake problem. Apple released the update on March 27, and so far everything has worked out well for those who applied it. The question is, if Apple has really fixed this problem, why not mention it in the update’s documentation? This question remains unanswered, and Mac Pro owners are looking to Apple for some clarifications. A possibility is that Apple may be worrying that owning up to its product flaws will damage its reputation for quality, and although it possibly could, it couldn’t possibly be worse than the damage their denials are doing to the relationship with its customers. Honesty would build trust between the Apple and its customers, as it has been for quite some time now. Customers are usually much more satisfied when a trusted manufacturer recognizes issues and flaws, and does their best to resolve them quickly and efficiently. Although many people are thrilled that Apple has fixed the issue with their Mac Pros, no one understands why Apple does not admit to fixing the problem. Via [baltimoresun] Full Story » | Written by Patrick Lutz for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »
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ATI Radeon HD 3870 Video Card for the Mac Pro in May?

Barefeats and Xlr8yourmac report that the ATI Radeon 3870 video card will make its debut for the Mac Pro by the end of May. We have received confirmation from a reliable source that a ATI will definitely offer a retail version of th...
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Macrumors NVIDIA 8800GT for Older Mac Pros Now...

Coming through on Steve Jobs' recent email promise, Apple released a new graphics upgrade kit today. The $279 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (1st Generation) Graphics Upgrade Kit for...
04/15/08
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macNN GeForce 8800GT for older Mac Pros...

The long-awaited NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT upgrade for Mac Pros has been released. The graphics card features 512MB of dedicated GDDR3 memory, uses the PCI Express interface, and...
04/15/08
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Macworld - Nvidia 8800 GT card comes to...

Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GT card is now available as an upgrade kit for first-generation Mac Pros.
04/15/08
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TUAW Early Mac Pros finally get their...

When Apple introduced the new Mac Pros, they came with new graphics cards... that weren't compatible with previous Mac Pros. This has caused some consternation amongst owners of...
04/17/08
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AppleInsider 8800 GT for 1st Mac Pros;...

Apple has released a GeForce 8800 GT card compatible with first-generation Mac Pro workstations. Also, Apple and Starbucks are giving away free songs, voice-over-Internet...
04/16/08
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macenstein Apple only devotes a depressing 4.5%...

It’s not looking too good for the Pros… After receiving a screen shot of the shared computers at the Cambridge Apple Store network from faithful Macenstein reader iPhelim,...
06/13/08
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Apple unveils ATI Radeon 2600 XT update for Mac Pro

Apple today unveiled an update for the Mac Pro ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics card, which was suspected of causing mass system instabilities in those machines. The 792KB update requires Mac OS X 10.5.2 with the latest Leopard graphics update, and is said to improve overall system stability. As with most recent updates, the specific problems and fix...
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2008 Mac Pro video card issues

As always, early adopters will find issues that Apple needs to fix - especially with new hardware. The 2008 Mac Pros were an unexpected release, as they came before the Macworld keynote. The new Mac Pros didn’t have a new casing - in fact, they look exactly the same as 2007 Mac Pros from the outside. The difference is on the inside: All the models are 8-core, and new upgrades were introduced. Everyone was pleased to see higher-end video cards like the NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT. This was a necessary move by Apple, and is the only way they are going to be able to push gaming on their platform. The entry level card of the new Mac Pro is the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT, the same card that higher model iMacs use. A MacUser reader states: ”I called Apple and they claimed to have no reports on this, even though people already have had their machines replaced over this. This is also affecting me with a brand new 2.8 model. Users are also widely reporting problems with waking from sleep mode.” On the Apple support forums, people are complaining about this issue too. Hopefully Apple will come out with a fix for this soon. Let us know if you have a 2008 Mac Pro and are experiencing these problems by commenting. Via [MacUser] Written by Stephen for Appletell. | Permalink | Have something to say? Add a Comment! Section: Apple, Computers, Desktops, Current-Products, Mac-Pro
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macenstein Apple swapping out defective x1900 XT...

And this is why I love Apple… A while back I lamented how ever since upgrading to Leopard, my Mac Pro had been exhibiting some odd graphical glitches, mainly in the form of...
04/22/08
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macNN RocketRAID firmware update for Mac...

HighPoint Technologies recently announced a new firmware update to the RocketRAID 3522 SATA hardware RAID controller, which will support booting to Mac OS X on Apple Mac Pro and...
05/16/08
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TUAW ZDNet Mac Pro and Xserve overclocking...

One area that the Mac has long lagged behind its PC counterparts is in custom tuning, particularly overclocking. With the Intel Macs this has naturally started to change, though...
06/29/08
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macNN Mac Pro ATI graphics causing freezes?

Users in Apple's forums are expressing discontent with their Mac Pros, new and old, saying that the machines are suffering from graphics freezes that seem to revolve around...
02/26/08
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macNN Radeon HD 3870 for Mac Pro by end of...

AMD's Radeon HD 3870 will become available in a Mac version during May, a report suggests. Citing a "reliable source," the report claims that AMD's mid-range video card will...
04/29/08
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TUAW MacBook Air, Mac Pro updates available

Who says this Tuesday arrived without updates? MacBook Air users can launch Software Update this morning and find SMC Update 1.0, which adjusts the use of the (very tiny)...
03/11/08
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