The Most Expensive, High Tech Desktop Computer (2007) Ed Steele











Something I do every year is go to the Apple store and pretend I’ve got Donald Trump’s wallet in my back pocket and price the most expensive desktop on the planet. So what do you get for $18,374.00? Two 3.0Ghz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors with 16GB of RAM, four 750GB 7200-rpm 3Gb/s drives and an NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB graphics card with two Apple Cinema HD 30″ Displays. Full specs after the jump.

Flashback: The Most Expensive G5 on the planet was $23,857 in 2005.



Apple Mac Pro Quad Core Intel Xeon

Subtotal $18,374.00



* Two 3.0GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon

* 16GB (8 x 2GB)

* 750GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s

* 750GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s

* 750GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s

* 750GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s

* NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB, Stereo 3D (2 x dual-link DVI)

* Apple Cinema HD Display (30″ flat panel)

* Apple Cinema HD Display (30″ flat panel)

* Two 16x SuperDrives

* Both Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and AirPort Extreme

* Quad-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express card

* Apple USB Modem

* Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple wireless Mighty Mouse

* Mac OS X – U.S. English

* AppleCare Protection Plan for Mac Pro/Power Mac (w/or w/o Display) – Auto-enroll

Apple Mac Pro







