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I just found myself daydreaming and configuring the most expensive machine on Apple’s web site. Some 14 years ago, in ‘92, I was doing this with the price listing in the romanian PC World magazine. That was long before I got my first PC, a 386, and even longer before I knew what to do with it. Back in ‘96, I was playing with the Gateway2000’s online configurator, the first such tool on the web IIRC. In fact, I never stopped doing the nerdy calculations…

Here’s what came up when I blindly maxed-out the configuration on a new Mac Pro:

• Deux processeurs quadricœurs Intel Xeon 3 GHz
• 16 Go (8 x 2 Go)
• ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512 Mo (deux DVI double liaison)
• Serial ATA 750 Go 7200 tr/min 3 Gb/s
• Serial ATA 750 Go 7200 tr/min 3 Gb/s
• Serial ATA 750 Go 7200 tr/min 3 Gb/s
• Serial ATA 750 Go 7200 tr/min 3 Gb/s
• SuperDrives 16x
• SuperDrives 16x
• AirPort Extreme + Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
• Carte PCI Express Fibre Channel 4 Gbits quadruple canal
• Clavier et souris Mighty Mouse Apple - Anglais International (sans fil)
• Mac OS X (Anglais)
• Mac OS X Server (10 clients)
• Apple Cinema HD Display (écran plat 30 pouces)
• Apple Cinema HD Display (écran plat 30 pouces)

• AppleCare Protection Plan pour Mac Pro - Auto-enroll

• Cinq ports USB

• Deux ports FireWire 400
• Deux ports FireWire 800

Total price:

• Prix: Eur 12.959,85
• TVA: Eur 2.540,13
• Sous-total: Eur 15.499,98

I am such a specs whore.