Mac Pro Discontinued: Reflecting on 20 Years of Apple's Desktop Tower
MacRumors • • technology
Key Points:
- Apple has officially discontinued the Mac Pro, with no new configurations or future models planned, ending nearly two decades of the product line.
- The original Mac Pro launched in 2006 as Apple's transition from PowerPC to Intel processors, featuring a tower design nicknamed the "cheese grater" and up to 2TB storage.
- The 2013 redesign introduced a cylindrical "trash can" model focused on compactness and thermal efficiency but faced criticism for poor upgradeability, prompting Apple to apologize and redesign the product.
- The 2019 Mac Pro returned to a modular tower design with powerful Intel Xeon processors and extensive expansion options, marking the last Intel-based model before the switch to Apple silicon.
- In 2023, the Mac Pro adopted the M2 Ultra chip, becoming the final Mac to transition to Apple silicon, but its high price and overlap with the Mac Studio foreshadowed its discontinuation.
