" We've been able to negotiate some better module costs with our volume growing and some of the initial production challenges being overcome. As we attain better cost economies, we always pass that on to our customers.
2GB Sets (1GB x 2) now start from just $495 vs. the original $559. Lower per module prices offered in the 4GB (1GB x 4), 6GB (1GB x 6), and 8GB (1GB x 8) kits too.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Mac-Pro-Memory
Best Regards,
Lawrence R. O'Connor
Other World Computing "

" Apple store has dropped the x1900 price on both the individual upgrade and the BTO option by $100. (Now $399 for Kit, $250 for BTO option from base 7300 card)
-Mike C. "

A reader also sent a note that his previous order was credited:

" Mike, I concur that Apple dropped my order price by $100. I have the BTO X1900XT option and it's reflected price drop.
However, ship date still listed as 9/12/06.
Thanks for the news posting!
-Ed S. "

" Dear Mike,
I saw your question today about the performance of the Seagate 7200.10 on a SATA host adapter. (i.e. was the low write performance seen with onboard SATA improved if using a PCI controller-Mike) Your readers may be interested to know that the 7200.10 does work properly on a SATA host adapter with read and write speeds of approximately 72MB/sec on a Quad or an original PowerMac G5 2.0GHz Dual. However, if you install that same 7200.10 as a non-RAID volume internally on a PowerMac G5 or a Mac Pro internal SATA bus the write speed is decreased by approximately 40% to 44MB/sec while the read speed stays at 72MB/sec. I have sent these details to Seagate and they have a PowerMac G5 available for testing this problem. There is no fix yet but I hope that one will eventually be developed. You can see reviews displaying the performance of the 7200.10 model used on a SATA host adapter at:
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/wiebetech/tces0/
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/highpoint/2322/
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/datoptic/qboxm/
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/wiebetech/tcs1/
Amazingly, (using PCI controller) the 7200.10 performs within 2MB/sec along the entire line from 750GB to 250GB.
Michael Bean
TEAM AMUG "

I've added this to the archived news page post on that drive.

• SubRosaSoft's free MusicRenamer version 1.0
• Google CEO Joins Apple's Board of Directors
• OmniWeb 5.5 release candidate 1
• Mac Pro: The ultimate in desktop computing (MSNBC)
• How to Fix Mac Pro Windows XP onboard SATA DMA mode (vs slow PIO mode)
• Miraizon Releases Universal Binary Version of Cinematize 2
• Redbug Releases Mapwing Creator 1.0 for $39, Updates Pro for Intel
• Deliver2Mac.com (mac game software, a few apps, parallels desktop)
• PrinterSetup 0011 (Open-Source CUPS printing set up for system admins)
• NF Image Converter 1.1
• UT2007 Demo Plans
• Atheros Paves the Way for Cheaper (802.11n) Wireless Gear
• Google Rolls Out Hosted Apps
• Intel Unveils Merom Chip for Laptops