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Introduced: August 7, 2006 Terminated: January 8, 2008

• Standard Configuration:
  • 2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon (5150)
• Build-to-Order Option:
  • 2 x 2.0 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon (5130)
  • 2 x 3.0 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon (5160)
  • 2 x 3.0 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (X5365) (first offered April 4, 2007)

• 4 MB shared L2 cache per processor
• 128-bit SSE3 vector engine
• 64-bit data paths and registers
• Lower power optimization

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• 1.33 GHz, 64-bit dual independent frontside buses

• Three open full-length PCI Express expansion slots
• Configurable bandwidth that mechanically supports 16-lane cards
• 300W combined max for all PCI Express slots

• Four independent 3 Gb/s Serial ATA cable-free, direct attach hard drive bays; four internal hard drive carriers included
• One open optical drive bay for optional second SuperDrive

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• Standard Configuration (MA356LL/A):   1 GB (2 x 512 MB)
• Build-to-Order Option:   2 GB (4 x 512 MB)
• Build-to-Order Option:   4 GB (4 x 1 GB)
• Build-to-Order Option:   8 GB (8 x 1 GB)
• Build-to-Order Option:   8 GB (4 x 2 GB)
• Build-to-Order Option:   16 GB (8 x 2 GB)

• 2 x 400-Mbps (1 front, 1 rear)
• 2 x 800-Mbps (1 front, 1 rear)

• Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces with support for jumbo frames
• Optional AirPort Extreme wireless networking
• Optional Bluetooth 2.0+Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) up to 3 Mbps
• Optional external Apple USB Modem (RJ-11)

• Front-panel headphone minijack and speaker
• Optical digital audio input and output Toslink ports
• Analog stereo line-level input and output minijacks

• Nvidia GeForce 7300GT 256 MB single-link DVI/Dual-link DVI

• ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512 MB (2x dual-link DVI)
• Nvidia Quadro FX 4500 512 MB, Stereo 3D (2 x dual-link DVI)
• 2 x Nvidia GeForce 7300GT 256 MB
• 3 x Nvidia GeForce 7300GT 256 MB
• 4 x Nvidia GeForce 7300GT 256 MB

• Double-wide 16-lane PCI Express graphics slot
• 300W for up to four PCI Express graphics cards
• Support for up to eight displays
• Support for digital resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 pixels; dual-link DVI ports support up to 2560 x 600 pixels
• Support for analog resultions up to 2048 x 1536 pixels
• DVI to VGA Adapter included
• Dual-display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes

• 16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+-R DL/DVD+-RW/CD-RW); Writes DVD-R discs at up to 16x speed; Writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 6x speed; Reads DVDs at up to 16x speed; Writes CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 24x speed; Reads CDs at up to 32x speed

• Hard Drive Bay 1
• 160 GB Serial ATA 3 Gb/s; 7200-rpm; 8 MB cache
• 500 GB Serial ATA 3 Gb/s; 7200-rpm; 8 MB cache
• Hard Drive Bay 2
• 500 GB Serial ATA 3 Gb/s; 7200-rpm; 8 MB cache
• Hard Drive Bay 3
• 500 GB Serial ATA 3 Gb/s; 7200-rpm; 8 MB cache
• Hard Drive Bay 4
• 500 GB Serial ATA 3 Gb/s; 7200-rpm; 8 MB cache

• Standard Configuration (2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Xeon):  $2499 US
• Build-to-Order Option (2 x 2.0 GHz Dual-Core Xeon):  $2200 US
• Build-to-Order Option (2 x 3.0 GHz Dual-Core Xeon):  $3199 US
• Build-to-Order Option (2 x 3.0 GHz Quad-Core Xeon):  $3997 US

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Comments
This model originally shipped with Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger (includes Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, QuickTime, iCal, and other software); iLife '06 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand); Comic Life; Omni Outliner; Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, iWork '06 (30-day trial), FileMaker Pro 3.5 trial; 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty.