Macworld has published a comprehensive test of the Core i5 and Core i7 iMacs. They confirms the results we have first shown, namely that these new Macs are very close in performance to the Mac Pro. The Core i7 can even be faster than the Quad and Octo-core Nehalem Mac Pro. Note, however, that in the detailed results, we suggest that this gain is largely due to accelerated disc transfer rate, associated with faster drives or a more efficient implementation of SATA II.
The fact remains that the iMac is an alternative to the Mac Pro for professionals eager for power, though less interested in the possibility of having m
