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- Parallels with Windows development environment loaded
- DVD program
- Safari
- Not sure what else at this point. Hopefully not much. Maybe just extra horsepower as needed.
Does the following configuration sound reasonable for the above?
$3149
One 2.8GHZ Quad-Core Intel Xeon
4GB (4x1GB)
500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB
One 16x SuperDrive
Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) + User's Guide
AirPort Extreme Card (Wi-Fi)
Is Leopard included with a Mac Pro? I see Mac OS X Server v10.5 as an option for $500, which I don't need.
There will probably be a 1TB Time Capsule on the network as well. Thanks.

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OWC is OtherWorldComputing and known as http://www.macsales.com great Mac support and prices on memory and drives (and memory MUST be Mac Pro certified). All of the upgrades except cpu are "DIY" and very very easy.
Hard drive options:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western%20Digital/WD1001FALS/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western%20Digital/WD3000HLFS/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western%20Digital/WD6400AAKS/
http://www.barefeats.com/harper14.html
http://www.barefeats.com/hard103.html
Memory:
http://www.barefeats.com/harper3.html
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Mac-Pro-Memory
Guide to Mac Pro configuration and performance:
http://macperformanceguide.com/
Support article and manuals:
http://www.apple.com/support/macpro/
http://support.apple.com/manuals/#macpro

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