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WWDC: The new Mac Pros have incredible specs, will be built in U.S.

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 10 Jun 2013 2:32 User comments (8)

WWDC: The new Mac Pros have incredible specs, will be built in U.S.

Apple has shown off a prototype of their upcoming refreshed Mac Pro desktop.
The device uses a cylinder design and will include high-end specs and be built in the U.S. Apple exec Phil Schiller also brought a little fury, yelling "Can't innovate anymore, my ass," before showing off the device.

First, the desktop is 1/8th the volume of the previous model of the Pro, hiding 4 USB ports, Gigabit ethernet, HDMI out, 6 Lightning 2.0 ports and more in a tiny frame.

Under the hood is a monster 12-core, 256-bit Intel Xeon processor with 1,866MHz DDR3 RAM and a purported 60GBps performance. The Mac Pro also ships with dual AMD FirePro GPUs, which supports three 4K monitors.



The computer will be at least 2.5 times faster than the highest-end current model Pro.

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8 user comments

110.6.2013 14:49

Lightning Ports??? I thought they're known as THUNDERBOLT ports.....LOL.

210.6.2013 15:52

How is this innovation? "We used a Xeon processor and built a bad ass computer that will cost several thousand dollars, and yeah, only professionals/companies will likely be buying these! Hell yeah, innovation!"

310.6.2013 20:32

Sounds like a beast. I'm sure it will be priced accordingly. I find myself more drawn to Apple as MS continues to piss me off. (WIN 8, XBox1)

411.6.2013 02:54

OOOO! I can't wait to take out a 25 year loan for this one!!!

511.6.2013 20:18

And all that can be yours for just a trillion dollars!

611.6.2013 21:20

Originally posted by dali:
And all that can be yours for just a trillion dollars!
My guess is $4500? But who knows

720.6.2013 09:11

Originally posted by ChiknLitl:
How is this innovation? "We used a Xeon processor and built a bad ass computer that will cost several thousand dollars, and yeah, only professionals/companies will likely be buying these! Hell yeah, innovation!"
ChiknLiti,

This computer isn't meant for you. It is as you said, for professionals. Not for surfing the and playing games.

8 1/2 inches tall. That's a game changer.

820.6.2013 11:18

Im sorry... 256-bit processor? Im unaware of anything anywhere near this even being experimented on, let alone available for consumer/enterprise purchase. (Is there a joke Im missing?)

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