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Excellent Design. Powerful Hardware - by Apple



In order to get the most from your architectural software, it's imperative that you have powerful, reliable hardware. The following Mac products have been spec'd to efficiently run ArchiCAD and other design software.

We also offer custom Mac solutions.
Just ask us or one of our partners.

 


 

Mac Pro for Architecture - Power

Introducing the all-new Mac Pro. Thanks to the next-generation Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processors and new system architecture, the new Mac Pro delivers performance that’s nearly twice as fast as before.1 Each processor features an integrated memory controller and 8MB of fully shared L3 cache. With blazing-fast 1066MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM, all-new high-performance graphics, a redesigned interior for easier expansion, and up to 4TB of internal storage,2 it’s the most advanced Mac Pro ever.

*Mac Pro for Architecture:
Mac Pro with:

- One 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
- 6GB (3x2GB)
- 640GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512MB
- One 18x SuperDrive
- Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel)
- Apple Mouse
- Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad and User's Guide
- AppleCare Protection Plan

Appropriate for:

- ArchiCAD
- ArchiCAD StartEdition
- Artlantis, Piranesi, Maxwell Render

*MacBook Pro for Architecture - Mobility

Meet the ultimate mobile studio: the new 17-inch MacBook Pro. It features a breakthrough built-in battery that delivers up to 8 hours of wireless productivity on a single charge(3) and can be recharged up to 1000 times—more than three times the lifespan of typical notebook batteries.(4) The high-resolution LED-backlit widescreen display has a color gamut that’s 60 percent greater than that of previous generations. And high-performance NVIDIA graphics processors make it the perfect solution for the latest 3D video games and graphics-intensive applications.

*MacBook Pro for Architecture:
MacBook Pro 17-inch with:

- 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2X2GB
- 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
- SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution Antiglare Widescreen Display
- Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
- AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro - Auto-enroll

 

Appropriate for:
- ArchiCAD
- ArchiCAD StartEdition
- Artlantis, Piranesi, Maxwell Render

*iMac for Architecture - Starters

The new iMac features a 21.5-inch or 27-inch LED-backlit display with a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio—perfect for HD video. Dual-core Intel processors now start at 3.06GHz, available quad-core Intel processors boost performance up to 2x,5 and advanced graphics make the most of every pixel. iMac also comes standard with the Apple Wireless Keyboard and the new wireless Magic Mouse: the world’s first Multi-Touch mouse.

 

iMac

*iMac for Architecture

iMac 24-inch with:

- 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
- 1TB Serial ATA Drive
- ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
- Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) and User's Guide
- 8x double-layer SuperDrive
- Apple Magic Mouse
- AppleCare Protection Plan for iMac - Auto-enroll


Appropriate for:
- ArchiCAD
- ArchiCAD StartEdition
- Artlantis, Piranesi, Maxwell Render

* These Mac Products have Custom Specifications and cannot be returned once ordered. Pricing and configuration subject to change without notice.
(1)Testing conducted by Apple in February 2009 using preproduction Mac Pro 8-core 2.93GHz units and shipping Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz units. SPEC® is a registered trademark of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC); see www.spec.org for more information. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro. (2)1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less. 3Testing conducted by Apple in February 2009 using preproduction Mac Pro 8-core 2.93GHz units with NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 and ATI Radeon HD 4870; and shipping Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz units with ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT. Systems were configured with 6GB of RAM for Mac Pro 8-core 2.93GHz and 8GB of RAM for Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.(3)Testing conducted by Apple in December 2008 using preproduction 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo–based MacBook Pro (17-inch) units with a Better Battery Life setting. Battery life depends on configuration and use. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information. The wireless productivity test measures battery life by wirelessly browsing various websites and editing text in a word processing document with display brightness set to 50%. (4) Apple does not warrant the battery beyond Apple’s one-year Limited Warranty. The battery has a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced by an Apple Service Provider. Battery life and charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information. (5) Based on testing conducted by Apple in October 2009 using preproduction 27-inch 2.66GHz Intel Core i5–based iMac units and shipping 24-inch 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo–based iMac units.
TM and © 2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Product specifications are subject to change without notice.


 

 

Mac Pro for Architecture
(as spec'd at left)

* List Price: $5,197


Mac Pro for Architecture
(as spec'd at left)
+ ArchiCAD 13

* Bundle Price: $8,947
SAVE $500

* These Mac Products have Custom Specifications and cannot be returned once ordered. Pricing and configuration subject to change without notice.

 

MacBook Pro for Architecture
(as spec'd at left)

* List Price: $2,948


MacBook Pro for Architecture
(as spec'd at left)
+ ArchiCAD 13

* Bundle Price: $6,798
SAVE $400

* These Mac Products have Custom Specifications and cannot be returned once ordered. Pricing and configuration subject to change without notice.


iMac for Architecture
(as spec'd at left)

* List Price: $2,018


iMac for Architecture
(as spec'd at left)
+ ArchiCAD 13

* Bundle Price: $5,968
SAVE $300


iMac for Architecture
(as spec'd at left)
+ ArchiCAD StartEdition

* Bundle Price: $3,863
SAVE $150

* These Mac Products have Custom Specifications and cannot be returned once ordered. Pricing and configuration subject to change without notice.