Apple Confirms Mac Pro Is Dead, No Future Models Planned

[seek3r]

Ternus may bring it back…

As I noted earlier the Studio is the machine Job’s always wanted as the high end workstation (with the attempts before being the NeXT Cube, the G4 Cube, and the 2013 MP), it’s kinda baked into Apple’s DNA, there would have to be a majorly compelling reason for them to bring the MP back with the Studio doing well

 

[realLucaR]

There is no damn way. I was in the market for a Mac Pro M2 Ultra. This is so insanely sad to see. RIP...

 

[vanishing]

The Mac Pro is The flagship Mac so there is something sad about this, fitting for the iPhone company to destroy that legacy - but hey let’s celebrate 50 years!

 

[kwikdeth]

 

[svish]

Mac Studio takes its spot and should fit almost anyone who had a Mac Pro or who needs a Mac Pro. But disappointing to hear a Mac desktop being discontinued.

 

[iDento]

If you don’t need PCI slots, a Mac Mini with M4 Pro can replace a Mac Pro from 2019, and it would be so much faster. I know 7 years is a long time in tech, but the size and cost difference are insane.

 

[uller6]

Like people have said, end of an era. It's 1987-2026 if you think about it: the original expandable Mac was the II in 87, then that design was refined into the Quadra, then the Power Mac, and then the Mac Pro. I loved mine when I had one.

One of my first computer memories was upgrading the RAM with my dad in our IIcx! That might be the single thing that got me interested in computers, and hardware in general.

 

[Happy_John]

As I noted earlier the Studio is the machine Job’s always wanted as the high end workstation (with the attempts before being the NeXT Cube, the G4 Cube, and the 2013 MP), it’s kinda baked into Apple’s DNA, there would have to be a majorly compelling reason for them to bring the MP back with the Studio doing well

Yep, I'm repeating myself, but the only way the Mac Pro will be back will be as a vehicle for some properly "new" breakthrough technology Apple comes up with. M-chips are great, but it would need to be something more than that.

 

[Happy_John]

If you don’t need PCI slots, a Mac Mini with M4 Pro can replace a Mac Pro from 2019, and it would be so much faster. I know 7 years is a long time in tech, but the size and cost difference are insane.

But it won't be nearly as pretty :-(

 

[DogHouseDub]

I think Apple have finally realised why drop a 6k computer that’s barely more powerful than its sister machine starting at 2k?

Nah, I think that was their “we don't want to make this” price.

 

[seek3r]

Yep, I'm repeating myself, but the only way the Mac Pro will be back will be as a vehicle for some properly "new" breakthrough technology Apple comes up with. M-chips are great, but it would need to be something more than that.

Yup! Ironically I could see them reintroducing the xserve based on their internal purpose-built AI servers before I’d expect the MP reintroduced, that would actually be a new market for Apple to explore

 

[Joe The Dragon]

Sad, but not surprising. It was effectively replaced by the Studio, and the only reason they hadn't discontinued it before now was it ticked the "made/assembled in the USA" box they needed to tick, but now a percentage of Mac Minis will tick that box instead.

The M2 Mac Pro was a let-down, but the 2019 Mac Pro was a lovely piece of hardware, and a worthy successor to the 5,1 ( the absolute king of Mac Pros ) and all the Mac Pros previously.

they need an studio with m.2 slots / maybe sata / maybe 1-2 X16 slots.

 

[Maigrais]

Today a sentimental product is being discontinued. From PowerMac to Mac Pro to now Mac Studio. Apple Mac Pro Intel was the one computer I was saving-up to buy. By the time I was ready to shell my money however, Apple Silicone dropped in the name of M1 in late 2020. The rest is history…

 

[Pezimak]

REALLY not surprising, firstly they kinda killed it when they put an Apple silicon chip in it with little support for PCI cards, then Apple sells VASTLY more laptops then it does desktops, and finally the Mac Studio does pretty much all the Pro did but for less money and at a what 8th? of the size. And using less electricity too I'd wager.
Plus my 14" M3 Max MacBook Pro has many more times the processing power, not GPU, of the Intel Mac Pro, and the M5 Max imagine is faster then the M2 Ultra?

BUT.......

Is of goodbye Mac Pro long live Mac Ultra?

 

[Neil J. Squillante]

I like the symmetry. Apple now has three desktop and three laptop product lines.

Now imagine three iPad lines with three sizes in the two higher end lines. There would be no need for the mini brand as it would become a size option for Air and Pro.

 

[anshuvorty]

So, can you at least re-use the chassis for a PC build? Or nah?

 

[seek3r]

they need an studio with m.2 slots / maybe sata / maybe 1-2 X16 slots.

Just get any of the dozens of bases that hook in with USB or Thunderbolt as far as m.2 goes. They stack underneath or on top of the studio and look like they’re part of the machine.

I do wish someone made a pretty pcie thunderbolt base, at the moment they’re all just boxes (but easy to tuck out of sight if you want)

 

[seek3r]

So, can you at least re-use the chassis for a PC build? Or nah?

If you’re handy with a dremel

 

[iZac]

Apple no longer makes a truck 🙁

I hope the Mac Studio can develop a more engaging design now, rather than just a box with a grille on the back.

 

[Pezimak]

Here's a theory, Apple kills off the 'Pro' branding for its computers? I mean the flagship desktop is now called Studio, so what if they ditch the Pro moniker and call the max models Ultra instead? It would fit with the other branding then... Studio Ultra, MacBook Ultra?

 

[Happy_John]

Nah, I think that was their “we don't want to make this” price.

Yep, the didn't really want people to buy the M2 Mac Pro, they wanted people to buy the Studio instead.

But they had to keep the Mac Pro around to satisfying their "made in the USA" commitments. They already had the production line for the case, so they shoved then innards of a Studio into it.

It was a loophole, malicious compliance, and they never even bothered to market it as a current device.

 

[visualseed]

Yep, I'm repeating myself, but the only way the Mac Pro will be back will be as a vehicle for some properly "new" breakthrough technology Apple comes up with. M-chips are great, but it would need to be something more than that.

It will come back if and when the power and thermal requirements of the M-Ultra exceed the abilities of the studio form factor.

 

[Happy_John]

Here's a theory, Apple kills off the 'Pro' branding for its computers? I mean the flagship desktop is now called Studio, so what if they ditch the Pro moniker and call the max models Ultra instead? It would fit with the other branding then... Studio Ultra, MacBook Ultra?

I doubt it. MacBook Pro, iPhone Pro, iPad Pro, AirPods Pro. If there are "Ultra" devices, they'll be above "Pro", they won't replace "Pro".

 

[azentropy]

Makes sense to announce it now so that when they announce the M5 Studio Ultra at WWDC, people will not hold off buying it hoping a Mac Pro M5 Ultra will ship at a future date.

I guess I wasn't clear. I meant I figured they would announce the discontinuation of the Mac Pro the same time they announced the M5 Max and M5 Ultra Mac Studios. Announcing it now is odd as it doesn't really affect anything because it isn't like people are going to run out and buy the current Studios now knowing an update is pretty imminent.

 

[Billy_Bob]

There is no damn way. I was in the market for a Mac Pro M2 Ultra. This is so insanely sad to see. RIP...

You can still get one at Apple's "Certified Refurbished" page on the Apple.com website.