Season Two! Although Gay Witch Hunt from S3 is my favorite episode.

i'm looking forward to feeling hip and trendy...even though i'll still have to carry my 8125 for corporate email.

It's as good as mine!

20 - 30 Gigs for a movie? They would have to be using a pretty crappy codec! The more than likely will use the same codec that they use one the WMVHD Dvd's they have released (Terminator 2 in 1080P fit on one side of a DVD...can't remember if it was dual layer or not). Still...will definately need a bigger HD to store moview and TV shows in HD.

No Cablecard...not even offered by our crappy cable tv company yet.

SamC,
$2,124 is actually an amazing price for a workstation class (server at the desktop) machine with two dual core Xeon processors. Compare this machine to its direct competition- like a Dell Precision 690 with two 51xx processors. The pricing is actually pretty good. Apple doesn't expect joe computer buyer to want a Mac pro (hence the Pro). That's why they have the iMac and macbook.

John,
You would still need to use one of their cases to slide the drive into place (just like any hot swap enclosure). However, it looks like the MacPro comes with four cases.

To Javaflash,

I deal with dell as a corporate customer. Since Dell doesn't sell the precision to home users it would receive corporate support. I have yet to have a single problem getting anything replaced in over six years of dealing with them through corporate support.

All that said...I still want a MacPro because they're so stinkin sexy!

I don't know where apple is getting the $3499 Dell that is similaly configured. I put together a precision 690 with the same specs(except with a Quadro instead of the Geforce, a three year warranty and a 19" Ultrasharp monitor) for $3300. Still more money than the MacPro, but when you add the warranty, monitor, and better graphics card to the MacPro, they're about the same price.

I also love the marketing spin on the speed of the PRO apps on the Mac Pro vs. the Quad. Last time I checked...1.2 times faster is sure sounds a lot better than saying a twenty percent performance increase (one year for a twenty percent difference???)

They got rid of the eMac. Replaced it with a special version of the iMac that is available only through educational channels.