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.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 10 Jun 2013 14:32

ivymike

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

10.6.2013 14:49 #1

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!"

10.6.2013 15:52 #2

DarthMopar

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)

10.6.2013 20:32 #3

Dragon3000

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

11.6.2013 02:54 #4

dali

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

"You know, it seems that quotes on the internet are becoming less and less reliable." -Abraham Lincoln.

11.6.2013 20:18 #5

DVDBack23

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

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11.6.2013 21:20 #6

robertmro

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.

20.6.2013 09:11 #7

Team_ELD

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?)

20.6.2013 11:18 #8

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