Less than a year passed between the introduction of the 2012 iMacs and this year's quiet refresh, and the changes are accordingly much smaller. The computer got much thinner, lost a few pounds, and ran much cooler and quieter than previous models, and it also got a decent internal upgrade courtesy of new Ivy Bridge CPUs from Intel and dedicated Nvidia GPUs. More than a year and a half passed between the introduction of Apple's 2011-model iMacs and the refresh that replaced them late last year, but the changes you got for waiting were reasonably substantial.
Apple's philosophy of product design as art has pervaded their entire product line, and the Mac Pro has further advanced this to new heights.2.7GHz Intel Core i5-4570R (Turbo Boost 3.2GHz)ĨGB 1600MHz DDR3 (upgradeable, but not user-accessible)Ĩ02.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, gigabit EthernetĤx USB 3.0, 2x Thunderbolt, headphone jack, SD card slotġ7.7 x 20.8 x 6.9 inches (45.0 x 52.8 x 17.5 cm)ħ20p FaceTime HD camera, dual noise-canceling mics, ambient light sensor, Kensington lock slot These Thunderbolt ports provide 2 channels of 20 Gbs of bandwidth each, which is rather remarkable achievement.ĭespite all this muscle, it's sleek artistic design is something any design professional would be proud to put on their desk rather than hiding underneath their desk or in some other room. Of course, you can still connect lower resolution displays, lower bandwidth drives, and slower networks with the Mac Pro's convenient USB, HDMI, and Gigabit Ethernet ports, but no other product in the world provides 6 Thunderbolt 2.0 ports. To meet this core market for Apple, the Mac Pro comes with 6 Thunderbolt 2.0 ports, which gives tremendous amount of data transfer speed to storage or cameras, enables simultaneously support three 4K DisplayPort displays, and allows you to easily add 10G Base-T networking support. Designed for professionals doing demanding video graphics editing and needing the utmost in connectivity to storage and audio/video devices, processing power, and 4K resolution displays.
When Apple released the second generation Mac Pro in late 2013, they revolutionized workstation class designs with a unique looking piece of art that had the power of a tank. While not the coolest looking thing that Apple had put out there, it did have expansion ports to add various interface and graphics cards. The Mac Pro (Late 2013) – Beauty and Muscleįor a while, those wanting a workstation class Apple had to deal with a silver Mac Pro in a large desktop form factor.
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