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New Mac Pro 2018 latest & Release date, UK price, features & specs
Apple announces a radical revamp to the Mac Pro for 2018 - "our highest-end, high throughput desktop system, designed for our demanding pro customers" - and a price drop to the existing hardware in the meantimeApple is finally responding to the concern of Mac Pro users, and wants to tell them it hasn't forgotten about them.
Mac Pro tech specs
In April 2017 Apple updated the Mac Pro range with new pricing.
Apple says it's also bought some high-end options down into the standard two configurations at the same price points. So, for $2,999 you will now get a 6-core Intel Xeon processor, dual AMD FirePro D500 GPUs and 16GB of memory, and for $3,999, you will now get an 8-core processor and dual D700 GPUs.
Currently, there are two standard Mac Pro models available along with various build-to-order options:
Previously you could get a Quad-Core and Dual GPU: 3.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5 processor; 12GB 1866MHz DDR3 ECC memory; Dual AMD FirePro D300 with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM each; and 256GB PCIe-based flash storage for $2,999 or £2,999, this model will no longer be available.
Previously you could 6-Core and Dual GPU: 3.5GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5 processor; 16GB 1866MHz DDR3 ECC memory; Dual AMD FirePro D500 with 3GB GDDR5 VRAM each; 256GB PCIe-based flash storage for $3,999 or £3,899. THis model is now $2,999.
In April 2017 Apple updated the Mac Pro range with new pricing.
Apple says it's also bought some high-end options down into the standard two configurations at the same price points. So, for $2,999 you will now get a 6-core Intel Xeon processor, dual AMD FirePro D500 GPUs and 16GB of memory, and for $3,999, you will now get an 8-core processor and dual D700 GPUs.
Currently, there are two standard Mac Pro models available along with various build-to-order options:
Previously you could get a Quad-Core and Dual GPU: 3.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5 processor; 12GB 1866MHz DDR3 ECC memory; Dual AMD FirePro D300 with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM each; and 256GB PCIe-based flash storage for $2,999 or £2,999, this model will no longer be available.
Previously you could 6-Core and Dual GPU: 3.5GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5 processor; 16GB 1866MHz DDR3 ECC memory; Dual AMD FirePro D500 with 3GB GDDR5 VRAM each; 256GB PCIe-based flash storage for $3,999 or £3,899. THis model is now $2,999.
What processor will Apple use in the new 2018 Mac Pro
It seems likely that Apple will update the Mac Pro with the next-generation Intel Xeon E5 processor, we may also see more RAM in the entry-level version, now that the 15-inch MacBook Pro range ship with 16GB as standard. We'll go into more detail below.
It seems likely that Apple will update the Mac Pro with the next-generation Intel Xeon E5 processor, we may also see more RAM in the entry-level version, now that the 15-inch MacBook Pro range ship with 16GB as standard. We'll go into more detail below.
Display & Os Features
"...Now, you won't see any of those products [also including a Pro display, to be launched alongside the new Pro] this year; we're in the process of that. We think it's really important to create something great for our pro customers who want a Mac Pro modular system, and that'll take longer than this year to do."
So 2018 is the timeframe, and it would be unusual for Apple to launch anything in the first two to three months of a calendar year; a spring 2018 launch seems likeliest.
We've already seen some evidence that a new Mac Pro (one with 10 USB 3 ports) is in the pipeline - some code in Mac OS X El Capitan referenced a machine with the codename AAPLJ95,1. The current generation of Mac Pro was codenamed AAPLJ90,1. Mind you, El Capitan has now been superseded by macOS Sierra so maybe that was just an anomaly in the code. (More on this code below).
"...Now, you won't see any of those products [also including a Pro display, to be launched alongside the new Pro] this year; we're in the process of that. We think it's really important to create something great for our pro customers who want a Mac Pro modular system, and that'll take longer than this year to do."
So 2018 is the timeframe, and it would be unusual for Apple to launch anything in the first two to three months of a calendar year; a spring 2018 launch seems likeliest.
We've already seen some evidence that a new Mac Pro (one with 10 USB 3 ports) is in the pipeline - some code in Mac OS X El Capitan referenced a machine with the codename AAPLJ95,1. The current generation of Mac Pro was codenamed AAPLJ90,1. Mind you, El Capitan has now been superseded by macOS Sierra so maybe that was just an anomaly in the code. (More on this code below).
Why did Apple ignore the Mac Pro for so long?
Speaking at a briefing with a select few journalists, Apple appologised for the long wait for a new Mac Pro. The reason for the wait: Apple's engineering team has been attempting to come up with a design for a system that can easily and efficiently be upgraded. The lack of customisation options is the biggest issue most have with the current Mac Pro.
"If we’ve had a pause in upgrades and updates, we’re sorry for that" said Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller adding: "What happened with the Mac Pro – and we’re going to come out with something great to replace it."
The company is re-thinking the entire machine, it would seem.
"We designed ourselves into a bit of a corner," revealed Craig Federighi, Apple's SVP of Software Engineering.
"We've asked the team to go and re-architect and design something great for the future that those Mac Pro customers who want more expandability, more upgradability in the future', added Schiller.
It's not the first time that Mac Pro customers have had to wait an unacceptable amount of time for an update to what is supposed to be the ultimate Mac. Prior to the launch of the redesigned Mac Pro back in 2013 customers had been waiting since 2006 for the update, and customers in Europe couldn't even buy the older Mac Pro at that point because it no longer complied with EU regulations. The old version of the Mac Pro was banned in Europe because it didn't comply with EU safety laws.
Then, just to make matters worse, when Apple launches the redesigned Mac Pro back in 2013 it was plagued by delays in availability. Apple first unveiled the Intel Xeon (Ivy Bridge-E) Mac Pro at WWDC in June 2013, but the unit didn't actually start shipping until December that year. In fact, for most shoppers the supply of Mac Pro was so constrained that they didn't receive their new Mac until 2014 - in some cases not until February, or March, or in a few cases April.
Having previewed the Mac Pro at WWDC in June 2013, the company promised availability before the end of 2013, but it wasn't until 19 December that the Mac Pro became available. Then, following the launch, stocks were so limited that only a lucky few, US-based, customers were able to purchase the new professional Mac workstation before the end of 2013.
Customers in the UK who ordered their new Mac on 19 December 2014 found that they would have to wait until January 2015 for the new Mac Pro. Some lucky UK customers finally received their Mac Pro around 12 January.
One reason for the delays back in 2013 was thought to be the fact that Apple was building the new-look Mac Pro in the US: Apple had a new design which was being produced at an entirely new factory in the States, so the delays were understandable, although maybe not excusable.
Could the new Mac Pro be similarly delayed is Apple continues to build it in the US? Potentially.
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Speaking at a briefing with a select few journalists, Apple appologised for the long wait for a new Mac Pro. The reason for the wait: Apple's engineering team has been attempting to come up with a design for a system that can easily and efficiently be upgraded. The lack of customisation options is the biggest issue most have with the current Mac Pro.
"If we’ve had a pause in upgrades and updates, we’re sorry for that" said Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller adding: "What happened with the Mac Pro – and we’re going to come out with something great to replace it."
The company is re-thinking the entire machine, it would seem.
"We designed ourselves into a bit of a corner," revealed Craig Federighi, Apple's SVP of Software Engineering.
"We've asked the team to go and re-architect and design something great for the future that those Mac Pro customers who want more expandability, more upgradability in the future', added Schiller.
It's not the first time that Mac Pro customers have had to wait an unacceptable amount of time for an update to what is supposed to be the ultimate Mac. Prior to the launch of the redesigned Mac Pro back in 2013 customers had been waiting since 2006 for the update, and customers in Europe couldn't even buy the older Mac Pro at that point because it no longer complied with EU regulations. The old version of the Mac Pro was banned in Europe because it didn't comply with EU safety laws.
Then, just to make matters worse, when Apple launches the redesigned Mac Pro back in 2013 it was plagued by delays in availability. Apple first unveiled the Intel Xeon (Ivy Bridge-E) Mac Pro at WWDC in June 2013, but the unit didn't actually start shipping until December that year. In fact, for most shoppers the supply of Mac Pro was so constrained that they didn't receive their new Mac until 2014 - in some cases not until February, or March, or in a few cases April.
Having previewed the Mac Pro at WWDC in June 2013, the company promised availability before the end of 2013, but it wasn't until 19 December that the Mac Pro became available. Then, following the launch, stocks were so limited that only a lucky few, US-based, customers were able to purchase the new professional Mac workstation before the end of 2013.
Customers in the UK who ordered their new Mac on 19 December 2014 found that they would have to wait until January 2015 for the new Mac Pro. Some lucky UK customers finally received their Mac Pro around 12 January.
One reason for the delays back in 2013 was thought to be the fact that Apple was building the new-look Mac Pro in the US: Apple had a new design which was being produced at an entirely new factory in the States, so the delays were understandable, although maybe not excusable.
Could the new Mac Pro be similarly delayed is Apple continues to build it in the US? Potentially.
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