Why is the Mac Pro considered a business computer

I am finally ready to replace my old G5. However, when I look at the Mac Pros, they seem to be considered a business box. Why?
thanks,
Danuke

The whole point of a MacPro is:
- processor's raw power (more cores) for software that actually uses it;
- GPU power;
- ability to upgrade and expand easily HD/SSD - GPU - RAM and/or other internal hardware;
- reliability under heavy load.
I'm the Chief engineer for a TV station in Oregon - These Mac Pro's get used and used and used. They are not very "green" - the power consumption on them are pretty bad, but they can handle just about anything you can thow at them ... especially when it comes to needing to use your GPU like crazy!! The case is built like a brick and the cooling is awesome.
They are a expensive computer, but they fill a notch that is hard to fill with just any old computer on the market today.
My 2 cents worth,
Bill

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Gethin R wrote:
Why dont the Mac Pro's with Retina Displays have a CD/DVD drive?
Because Apple did not put one in there.
Will Apple eventually stop producing CD/DVD drives?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4K_resolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4K_UHD
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2. Reinstall Snow Leopard
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Download and install the Combo Updater for the version you prefer from support.apple.com/downloads/.

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considered it should be '' BUILT IN APPS '' ??
So does it really make sense that i should buy these apps again after i already payed an extra amount of money in the first place to get a model that includes them ??
after formatting my mac these apps should be there like its a whole new device that i opened !!!
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The design of the Mac Pro raises some interesting questions, and I'd like to know if anyone on this forum has insight on these issues.
First, the use of riser cards for main memory is unusual in a consumer or small-business oriented PC design. Designers normally try to avoid this architecture because it adds cost and potentially slows the system. The higher cost comes from the additional connectors, mechanical support hardware, and interface circuitry necessary to drive the memory chip data across the logic board connector. (That's why the Mac Pro memory modules are fully buffered.) Placing the memory slots on the logic board (as in the G5 design) is significantly less expensive. Riser cards also have reduced memory bandwidth due to the additional capacitance and inductance associated with the longer signal traces between the memory and the CPU. The riser card approach is usually used only when there are packaging constraints (i.e., space constraints) that preclude placing the memory chips on the logic board, or when there is some plan to allow future expansion of the system by adding new hardware using the riser board connectors (e.g., additional processors or other devices).
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Regards,
Rube
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Hardware Revision:          000a
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act strange if too many hardware parts change (and too many
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