New Mac Pro Lineup **w Available on Apple Store, But 8-Core Model Currently Unavailab
 

Following a surprise Mac Pro update today, Apple has **w listed the repriced models on its online store. Essentially, this is just a pricing adjustment: the former $3,999 model is **w the $2,999 base model, while the previously built-to-order 8-core model with dual D700 GPUs is **w the high-end stock configuration.

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The base model Mac Pro with a 3.5GHz 6-core Intel Xeon E5 processor, dual AMD FirePro D500 GPUs, and 16GB of RAM is available to purchase **w for $2,999 online and at select Apple Stores in the United States, Canada, Europe, and select other regions. Online orders ship in as little as one business day.

The higher-end model with a 3.0GHz 8-core Intel Xeon E5 processor, dual AMD FirePro D700 GPUs, and 16GB of RAM is listed as "currently unavailable" online, with ** purchase button yet. Just moments ago, the model was listed as available in "30 business days," but Apple has ******* that timeframe.

Today's reshuffling raises the entry-level Mac Pro to a 6-core processor with 16GB of RAM for $2,999, compared to the former base model with a quad-core processor and 12GB of RAM. Likewise, Apple used to sell a high-end 6-core Mac Pro for $3,999, but has today bumped that model to 8-cores for the same price.

There are ** other hardware changes to either model, but upgrade pricing for built-to-order configurations is **w cheaper. Upgrading from 6-core to 8-core or 12-core, for example, used to be $1500 or $3000 respectively, but it is **w $800 or $2000 respectively. AMD FirePro graphics upgrades are likewise cheaper.

The news came today in a collection of an**uncements that Apple unveiled to journalists near its headquarters in Cuperti**, including a confirmation of new pro-level iMac models coming later in 2017 and a promise that the Mac Mini is still "important."

Apple also an**unced that it is working on a "completely rethought" version of the Mac Pro, as well as a pro display that works with the system, but Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller admitted that "you won't see any of those products this year."

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