Apple Mac Pro (2009 / Nehalem)

41 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
design (6)
usability (2)
price (2)

Negative

General overview
Price comparison

alaTest has collected and analyzed 41 reviews of Apple Mac Pro (2009 / Nehalem). The average rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the usability and price.

design, price, usability

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the Apple Mac Pro (2009 / Nehalem) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 41 reviews)

Expert Reviews

User Reviews

Review Ratings

(63% of reviews)
Show all 5 star reviews (29% of reviews)
Show all 4 star reviews (8% of reviews)
Show all 3 star reviews (no reviews)
(no reviews)

Features

design
Show positive (100%)(Show all)

price
Show positive (100%)(Show all)

usability
Show positive (100%)(Show all)

Showing 35 review(s)

Expert Reviews User Reviews

Disclaimer:

Below is a list of reviews for this or similar products. If you think this grouping is wrong please click here to flag.
Read more on our FAQ’s page.

Showing 1 - 19 of 35 Show Reviews: in English | in other languages (6)

Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Apple Mac Pro (2009 / Nehalem)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of Apple Mac Pro (2009 / Nehalem) from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Desktops on Amazon.co.uk.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Apple Mac Pro (2009 / Nehalem)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 6 user reviews of Apple Mac Pro (2009 / Nehalem) from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Desktops on Amazon.com.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Andrew Harrison (techadvisor.co.uk)

Apple Mac Pro 12-core review

Little has changed to Apple's flagship desktop PC in the last seven years.

There’s no doubt that this Apple Mac Pro represents a colossally powerful workstation, as you’d hope for the price, featuring some of the fastest components that money can buy. It’s also tremendously well assembled and built to last, with comprehensive...

Nov, 2010

Read the full review

Expert review by : Jim Dalrymple (techadvisor.co.uk)

Apple Mac Pro Eight-Core/2.26GHz (2009 edition) review

The two tower Apple Mac Pro models pack a brand-new processor and video system, and feature a reorganised internal design. However, they have lower clock speeds than their predecessors.

The new Apple Mac Pros, with their cutting-edge Nehalem processor technology, are able to execute more tasks at a faster clip, despite lower processor speeds. And their new internal design makes adding hard drives, memory cards, and PCI Express 2.0...

Mar, 2009

Read the full review

Expert review by : James Galbraith (techadvisor.co.uk)

Apple Mac Pro 3GHz 8-core power PC

Apple's professional desktop system, the highly configurable Apple Mac Pro, recently added another choice that features eight processing cores, all running at 3GHz.

If time is money, upgrading to a Mac Pro from the last generation of PowerPC-based Mac towers probably makes good financial sense. But the eight-core 3GHz Mac Pro showed only very modest improvements in the majority of our testing over a standard...

Jul, 2007

Read the full review

Expert review by (desktoppcs.org.uk)

Apple Mac Pro Desktop PC

It is absolutely fair to say that any product of Apple that comes through the door of PC Pro comes out with a hell lot of expectations of industrial design, world class performance and a resulting bank breaking price. Apple stole the month of March...

Though Apple is a late comer to the eight core work station market, this Mac Pro will be an elixir to high end 3D and video project professionals. If you are asking us for a financial advice on whether to invest on a single fast core or to get a system...

Oct, 2009

Read the full review

Expert review by : Sift Ninja (businesscomputingworld.co.uk)

Apple Mac Pro (2009)

Apple's aluminium-encased Mac Pro is about as serious a workstation computer you can get. The machine is as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside (there's not a cable in sight!), and Apple should be commended for once again producing a...

The Mac Pro was formally announced in 2006 and completes Apple's transition from the PowerPC to x86 architecture. Early last year, Apple unveiled the first 3.2GHz, dual quad-core Intel Xeon-based Mac Pro. The latest Mac Pro reviewed here, which was...

Apr, 2009

Read the full review

Expert review by : Jim Dalrymple (techworld.com)

Apple Mac Pro Eight-Core/2.26GHz (2009 edition)

Apple's new tower PC, the Apple Mac Pro, has just received a major overhaul.

Mar, 2009

Read the full review

Expert review by : Neil Bennett (digitalartsonline.co.uk)

World exclusive: Apple's 8-core Mac Pro

Apple's brand-new 8-core Mac Pro is the first to offer Intel's 3GHz quad-core chips, but what's really impressive about it may surprise you.

Faster than other 8-core systems. Low price. Well-designed case.

Lack of pro-level 3D card options.

Quad-core chips aside, the only other new addition to the Mac Pro is the option of up to four 750GB hard drives, for a total of 3TB of 3Gbps Serial ATA storage -- up from 2TB (four 500GB drives) on older models

Apr, 2007

Read the full review

Expert review by : Joel Santo Domingo (pcmag.com)

Apple Mac Pro (8-Core)

The newest top-of-the-line Apple Mac Pro has eight cores running your most CPU-intensive programs. But is it worth the cost for a mere mortal user?

Easy expansion. Eight-core power. High-end graphics. Looks like the old Mac Pros, so co-workers won't get jealous.

Performance boost isn't as impressive on day-to-day tasks as you'd think. Big and bulky. Windows performance outpaces Mac OS X performance on the same task. Only 90 days of phone tech support.

More Desktop Reviews: Acer Aspire Z3 (AZ3-715-UR15) Origin Neuron Dell OptiPlex 7450 All-in-One Microsoft Surface Studio Corsair One Pro more

Mar, 2009

Partner Source

Read the full review

Expert review by (cnet.com)

Apple Mac Pro Intel Xeon Quad-Core 2.66GHz, Winter 2009

At least on the outside, the Mac Pro looks very similar to previous models. Your taste may vary, but we still find the sculpted brushed-aluminum chassis one of the most attractive desktop designs out there. Apple has added few external features to the...

Best-in-class desktop design; interior makes upgrades and parts replacement simple; strong performance on HD video and 3D rendering thanks to new Intel CPU and faster RAM

Relatively slow performance on programs such as Photoshop that rely on single-core CPU speed; we wish it had eSATA instead of FireWire 800 for external hard-drive connections.

Apple's new eight-core Mac Pro demonstrates marked improvements over the older model in high-intensity digital media and multitasking scenarios. We also love the design tweaks that improve on Apple's already industry-leading sensibilities. Any...

Mar, 2009

Read the full review

Expert review by : Rich Brown (cnet.com)

Apple Mac Pro (Winter 2009) review: Apple Mac Pro (Winter 2009)

In addition to revamping its iMac and Mac Mini desktops in the beginning of March, Apple also updated its highest end professional-level Mac Pros. Available as before in four- and eight-core configurations, the newest Mac Pros have a number of new...

Best-in-class desktop design; interior makes upgrades and parts replacement simple; strong performance on HD video and 3D rendering thanks to new Intel CPU and faster RAM

Relatively slow performance on programs such as Photoshop that rely on single-core CPU speed; we wish it had eSATA instead of FireWire 800 for external hard-drive connections.

Mar, 2009

Read the full review