Tuesday, June 9th 2009
EVGA Releases GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition
EVGA quietly slipped in the GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition graphics card, which is its fastest offering to Mac users. The card uses a standard PCI-Express interface available with Intel x86 based Mac Pro workstations, and provides all the features of NVIDIA's fastest GPU. It is technically identical to its base-model PC counterpart, using a reference design for the PCB and cooler, reference clock speeds of 648/1476/2484 MHz (core/shader/memory), and 1 GB of GDDR3 memory across a 512-bit interface. It bundles the necessary power dongles, and packs system software for Mac. Two dual-link DVI connectors support two Apple Cinema displays with resolutions of 2560 x 1600 each. The OpenGL 3.0 acceleration backs the advanced drawing features of Adobe CS4 applications. EVGA is pricing this at US $449.99, a notch higher than the GTX 285 2 GB FTW accelerator for PC.
32 Comments on EVGA Releases GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition
So don't go uhhh... ahhh... ouch! when seeing the price tag. For a PC user this price tag is a joke in a bad way, for a Mac user this price tag is also a joke, but in a good way. They are used to getting ripped off. For them is... wake up, take a shower, have breakfast, get ripped off, get ripped off, get ripped off, get ripped off... ... ..., go to sleep. It's a way of life.
have you extensively used one? i would say you haven't. and if i am correct, wich i assume i am.
shut the fuck up, because you don't know shit about macs
If your MBP was that great and completely satisfied you, there wouldn't be two other PCs in your system details. If your purchase of the MBP was a good investment you wouldn't go around insulting people about it. Deep down, in your subconscious mind you know the truth... Everybody buys an Apple to up their social status, to join "the club". It's like a mid life crisis, when you buy a Porsche, hoping to get laid more often.
You pay for the "privilege" to be an owner and not for the "value".
The GTX card is identical to the PC version, just has a different device id# in the bios, different decals and a shiny new apple-esque black box. They don't have to make more or less to justify the price tag.
tbh apple isnt all that bad, atleast apple would never make a mistake of making an operating system like vista and are loyal to their customers!
That's a lot of money just for a different version of a video card.