A few more questions:

What audio comes with the Mac Pro and how good a quality is it? Assume analog output to any 7.1 surround?

For Audio on the M$ side I've been using Creative Lab X-Fi Elite Plat Pro (good for a games and pretty good for audio creation) -- also used to EMU 1820m for higher quality. What does the Mac Pro have to offer?

Does Mac Pro come with FireWire 800?

As far as HD content -- is there really some I can buy and run on the Mac Pro that doesn't run into all kinds DRM issues?

Thanks, Rob.