Apple reveals faster Power Mac

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Apple Computer said Wednesday it has started shipping its top-of-the-line dual processor 1.25GHz Power Mac.

Apple unveiled the machine last month but said that it would not start shipping the hardware until the second half of September. The Power Mac borrows some of its internal architecture--including faster double data rate (DDR) memory--from the Xserve server that Apple debuted this spring.

Although the Power Mac has received several speed boosts, the change in architecture is the first major upgrade to the line in about 18 months. The 1.25GHz model sells for $3,299 and comes with 512MB of memory, a 120GB hard drive, ATI's Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card as well as a "SuperDrive" that can burn both CDs and DVDs.

Power Mac sales have suffered amid a slumping economy and weakness in the graphics and advertising industries that are major buyers of Apple's professional line. In the quarter ending in June, Apple shipped 167,000 Power Macs, down from 211,000 in the prior quarter.

News source: C|net