Is this the best ?

Apple Mac Pro /64-bit dual independent 8-core Mac Pro (24 GHz) [2 x Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Clovertown” prc.]

Apple Cinema 30" HD Flat-Panel Display

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

Hard drive: [up to 3 terabytes] - 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s (750GB x 4)

Two 16x SuperDrives with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

Memory: 16GB (8 x 2GB)-(667MHz DDR2 fully-buffered DIMM ECC)

Mac Pro RAID Card

Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and AirPort Extreme

Bose SoundDock Digital Music System - Black

iPod Video 80GB White

Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple wireless Mighty Mouse

Wacom Intuos3 9x12 Pen Tablet

Logitech Z-5500 5.1 THX Speaker System

Canon PIXMA iP6700D Photo Printer

Canon CanoScan 8400F Flatbed Scanner

#476309

Depends on who you ask.

Also, what is it going to be used for?

Looks like overkill for the typical user.

A majority of that systems capabilities are going to sit idle 99% of the time.

That is a waste of $$$.

#476318

Why? That seems a bit OTT if you ask me. What do you do on that thing, to make all the cash wasted on the machine viable? If you ask me that was a bit of a waste unless you do something like major program research and have searching programs ect . . . all running at once?

"More money than sense" as the saying goes . . .

Jj

#476320

There is always a fine line between What you NEED and What you WANT.

#476321

may be not the 'best system' for sound. I've been dreaming about the following:

silent pc case (fanless. case is the heatsink, with heatpipes to cpu, by Zalman)

prosound card

real amps (Krell)

real speaker system (McIntosh)

Blu-ray dual layer burner

40" or more LCD HDTV display with digital input

full touch sensitive MIDI controller

leather reclining chair with shiatsu massage

#476322

Thanks for Your appreciation !

#476325

Are you buying me a present?

#476326

I wish You the best, "bh2".

#476334

Apple Mac Pro /64-bit dual independent 8-core Mac Pro (24 GHz) [2 x Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Clovertown” prc.]

Apple Cinema 30" HD Flat-Panel Display

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

Hard drive: [up to 3 terabytes] - 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s (750GB x 4)

Two 16x SuperDrives with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

Memory: 16GB (8 x 2GB)-(667MHz DDR2 fully-buffered DIMM ECC)

Mac Pro RAID Card

Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and AirPort Extreme

Bose SoundDock Digital Music System - Black

iPod Video 80GB White

Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple wireless Mighty Mouse

Wacom Intuos3 9x12 Pen Tablet

Logitech Z-5500 5.1 THX Speaker System

Canon PIXMA iP6700D Photo Printer

Canon CanoScan 8400F Flatbed Scanner

This kind of Apple configurations are extreme, this machines are fastest ones that you can buy right now, this systems are really good in terms of durability, meaning that you can keep upgrading the Mac OS and have all of your favorite current apps and then future apps, without upgrading, its an exellent Apple Mac system! It will last long, there`s also a rumor that they may upgrade the Mac Pro line, with 32GM of RAM, now, if you get that 32GB system, your system will not need any upgrades until maybe the year 2015!

Thats the art of Apple Computer.

#476365