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The Mac Pro (Early 2008) machine I have is quad-core (downgraded from the standard 8 core beast). Purchased two months old off of eBay, this machine has been flawless. Currently runs Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit), each operating system on its own hard drive, and runs them both very well. Very fast at all things Mac and Windows, whisper-quiet, but built like a tank (it weighs 70 lbs!). In the Mac hardware world, this thing is the top of the line.
Although it is relatively expensive initially ($2300 for the downgraded quad core version I got, although I paid less because it was slightly used), Macs hold their value EXTREMELY well. You'll get 50% of the price 2 to 2.5 years later if you sell on eBay...something that would never happen with a "commodity" PC.
If you need more power than an iMac, this is the machine for you!
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