Apple yesterday released its new workstation — the $5,999 Mac Pro — and soon after the company's official support channel on YouTube published a pair of videos demonstrating how to add more memory to your computer and upgrade its graphics subsystem.
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Mac Pro Afterburner: What it is and why you need it
One of the pricy options for the new Mac Pro is Apple's Afterburner card. It costs $2,000. You may be asking yourself, what is the Mac Pro Afterburner card? Do I need it? That depends entirely on how you're using the Mac Pro.
Mac Pro price breakdown: All the build-to-order options
Apple began accepting orders Tuesday for the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR. The base model of the Mac Pro alone is $5,999, making it Apple's highest-priced base model Mac to date. If you max out all Mac Pro options and add the $4,999 Pro Display XDR you'll end up spending ten times that, though. Let's have a look at how Apple has priced the various options on the Mac Pro.
The new Mac Pro and the Pro Display XDR monitor go on sale
Apple today began accepting orders for its modular Mac Pro along with the new Pro Display XDR. The Mac Pro is priced starting $5,999 or $6,499 in rack mount form. The 32-inch Pro Display XDR, aimed at studios that would otherwise use high-end reference monitors, is priced at $4,999, with another $999 for an adjustable aluminum base. Configure to order options can send the Mac Pro into the stratosphere, priced at more than $52,000. Availability depends on configuration, but Apple's early projections showed that while some Mac Pros will ship in time for Christmas, some buyers will probably be waiting until the end of December or early January before their custom configurations arrive.
The new Mac Pro is here, but do you need one?
Apple begins accepting orders for the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR today. With prices starting at $5,999, the Mac Pro is the most expensive base model Mac in Apple's lineup. For another $4,999, the Pro Display XDR is equally dear (with another $999 needed for the display's custom stand). Are they worth the high price tags?
Mac Pro orders start on December 10, confirms Apple
Apple has sent out an email to customers alerting them that it will start taking orders for the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR beginning on Tuesday, December 10, 2019.
Tim Cook: Apple’s privacy commitment is worldwide
In an interview with ABC News, Tim Cook said that Apple's commitment to privacy is worldwide - and that while Chinese authorities have never asked Apple to unlock an iPhone, American authorities have. His comments were part of a wide-ranging talk about Apple's manufacturing processes, trade tariffs, and the new Mac Pro.
Apple announces massive Austin, Texas expansion underway
A year ago Apple announced a billion-dollar investment to expand its regional offices in Austin, Texas. The company announced Wednesday that construction on that new campus is underway, and is expected to open in 2022.
Mac Pro, Pro Display XDR coming in December, Apple confirms
Apple on Wednesday said that it will release its much-anticipated Mac Pro and accompanying Pro Display XDR monitor in December. The Mac Pro will be available starting at $5,999 and the Pro Display XDR will cost $4,999.
New Mac Pro spied in studio of DJ/producer Calvin Harris
DJ/producer Calvin Harris already has a pre-release Mac Pro in his studio, judging from his Instagram stories. 9to5Mac reports that Harris updated his Instagram account over the weekend with videos that show the Mac Pro in use.
Apple seeking tariff waivers on iPhone parts, AirPods, and Apple Watch
Apple has not had the best of luck when it comes to tariff relief, but that's not going to stop the company from trying to get any additional assistance it can from the United States government.
Apple may launch a silver and black Magic Keyboard without a number pad
Earlier this year, Apple introduced the brand new, ridiculously powerful and redesigned Mac Pro. Alongside that, some brand new silver and black accessories to go along with it.