I've been a long time fan of the AMD line espeically the Opteron and I could swear by them. Best processor of the AMD line. I recently watched the Keynote address of the latest Apple events and a week ago they introduced the Mac Pro, formerly the Power Mac.

These processors are serious and I've studied the architeture of these and I have to say...looks like it's neck and neck with AMD now.

What are your thoughts on these?

Apple - Mac Pro - Intel Xeon

Intel® Core™ Microarchitecture

With all the excitement...maybe I should invest in either the 24 inch iMac or save some to get the Mac Pro. I DO need a workstation after all...and I almost out of college