But the contentious 'Darth Pro' redesign has done what Apple wanted: created a fever-pitched chatter and air of excitement around the machine that their workstation competitors are surely envying.
The buzz around a new Mac Pro would have been high even if Apple only updated the core of this machine with the newer tech like the Xeon E5 v2 CPUs, USB 3.0, Thunderbolt, PCI Express 3.0, etc. I might be a little fuzzy on the last one, but the others are definitely good indicators of how badly this machine needed a refresh. For an idea of how much has changed since then: It's been over three years since we reviewed the last Mac Pro. To call Apple's Mac Pro 'anticipated' definitely qualifies as an understatement.
3.0GHz 8-core Xeon E5-1680 v2 (Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz)ģ2GB 1866MHz ECC DDR3 (user-upgradeable, 64GB officially supported)Ĩ02.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, dual gigabit EthernetĤx USB 3.0, 6x Thunderbolt, HDMI, headphone jack, line outĩ.9 inches high, 6.6 inches in diameter (251mm x 167mm)
