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.
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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