Apple Offering $700 Kit to Add Wheels to the Mac Pro

[MacRumors]

Apple today introduced a Mac Pro Wheels kit designed for the Mac Pro, which adds wheels to the machine after purchase. The kit is priced at $699.

When adding wheels to the Mac Pro when making an initial purchase, Apple charges $400, but the standalone kit to be used after purchase is $300 more because the pre-purchase price includes the price of removing the $300 feet.

Apple says the kit includes a 1/4-inch to 4mm hex bit for installing the wheels, but additional tools are necessary. The purchase price includes a total of four wheels and an installation guide.

Apple also offers a Mac Pro Feet Kit for those who ordered wheels but want to swap back to standard feet. The Feet Kit is priced at $300.

Mac Pro users who want to purchase the wheels add-on kit or the feet add-on kit can do so from Apple's online store.

Article Link: Apple Offering $700 Kit to Add Wheels to the Mac Pro

 

[DJC631]

$700?? That's just silly.

 

[Caliber26]

Lol. How absurd. Just duct tape your Mac to one of these. And it only costs $20 on Amazon. 😎

 

[NBAasDOGG]

Cook is silly and he MUST leave!

 

[zipster]

Apple released 2 aggressively priced products today, huh?

 

[fhall1]

Do they come with lifetime balancing and alignments? Free rotation?

 

[Trik]

I've definitely spent less putting wheels on my car.

 

[dontwalkhand]

So the wheels cost more than the tires for my car. I drive a Mercedes.

 

[Babu Life]

4 new tires for my AWD car or 4 new wheels for a Mac? Its really going to be a hard decision fellas and gals

 

[Kebabselector]

Maybe MacPro owners with the feet and MacPro owners with the wheels that want to swap could just meet up somewhere and do it. Might save them some cash.

 

[dapa0s]

It‘s such a niche product, aimed at an extreme demographic, I guess they just put it there so the option exists if anyone wants to buy it.

 

[CrazyForCashews]

The irony is that Apple just announced their most affordable iPhone, and then they announce this.

Some damn wheels made in China for less than $10 sold for $700. Wow, just wow.

 

[Treq]

Unless they come with at least a 2-stroke and can do 35mph flat out, then these are overpriced.

 

[Konigi]

Just when you thought they were starting to be reasonable.

But of course the apple does not fall far from the tree...

 

[jarman92]

I love Apple, but this is beyond self-parody.

 

[Woodstockie]

Sweet, could I potentially do some off roading with my Mac Pro.

 

[EdwardC]

I'm pretty sure you do get "Apple Roadside Assistance" as a free 90 day trial with each purchase.

 

[sunapple]

On the other hand it is a relatively affordable way to trick people into thinking you have a Mac Pro somewhere in the house.

 

[calstanford]

MacPro (and monitor) are really for idiots who don't pay for their own gear and show-off companies that don't care about the bottomline. Never seen such ridiculousness from Apple.

 

[Sandstorm]

Pretty disgusting.

 

[spinedoc77]

This is awesome, it's why I have Apple stock. There are probably a lot of people who actually pay for insanely overpriced stuff like this.

 

[Kylo83]

this is wrong on so many levels its just wheels and they don't even have locks on them

 

[augustrushrox]

$175/wheel.

Apple is the "Supreme" of the tech world.

 

[len5]

Tim Cook and gang have really lost all sense of reality. Unfortunately I'm sure some idiots will buy them.

 

[tcgjeukens]

There is no such things as bad news ... as long as people continue talking about your brand.

• The complaining group will never buy the MacPro
• Pros who need the machine are not affected by all this negativism

In both cases Apple wins.