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Mac Pro Now Comes With USB-C Accessories, Including Magic Mouse and Keyboard

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Apple today updated its website to indicate that the Mac Pro now ships with a USB-C to USB-C charging cable in the box, instead of a USB-C to Lightning cable, and we have learned that the high-end desktop computer now comes with the new USB-C versions of the Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard accessories in the box as well.

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There are no other changes to the Mac Pro today beyond the Magic accessories and charging cable switching from Lightning to USB-C.

Apple released the current Mac Pro with the M2 Ultra chip in June 2023, with pricing starting at $5,999 in the United States.

Apple released USB-C versions of the Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad accessories alongside the new iMac with the M4 chip earlier today. The accessories are also sold separately in white and black color options.

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icanhazmac said:
Couldn't agree more, why doesn't Apple treat the flagship as a flagship? I know they don't sell that many as compared to the rest of the lineup but it deserves to always be top dog.
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Because most of these machines are probably used at high level work, scientific or otherwise, where system architecture is extremely important and software proprietary and updates move very, very slow. Lots of the Intel versions of these are still in full use on college campuses I bet. At least that is how a CS person explained it to me. That is not consumer level machine.
 
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Does this imply no new Mac Pro this week? 1% chance they would update the accessories in the Mac Pro box and then refresh the product with M4 a day later.
 
Dwalls90 said:
It's odd we're getting M4 Macs but there has been no M3 family chip for Mac Studio or Mac Pro.
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icanhazmac said:
Couldn't agree more, why doesn't Apple treat the flagship as a flagship? I know they don't sell that many as compared to the rest of the lineup but it deserves to always be top dog.
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Reportedly the first generation 3NM process that the M3 family and A17 used had very small yields and wouldn’t be backwards compatible with future generations of the process. It was also very expensive.
therefore, it was always intended to be short-lived, which could explain the lack of an Ultra version.
Given that the A18 and M4 are on a much more stable and standard process its likely they will stick around for a while.
Its even more notable given there was about 18 months between M1 and M2, and again between M2 and M3... but only 7 months between M3 and M4.
Current rumor is the Mac Studio and MacPro will be around WWDC next June.
 
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Now we just need a M4 Ultra Mac Pro or an M4 Extreme Mac Pro for Pro users who need a tower Mac and more processing capabilities.
 
Lounge vibes 05 said:
Reportedly the first generation 3NM process that the M3 family and A17 used had very small yields and wouldn’t be backwards compatible with future generations of the process. It was also very expensive.
therefore, it was always intended to be short-lived, which could explain the lack of an Ultra version.
Given that the A18 and M4 are on a much more stable and standard process its likely they will stick around for a while.
Its even more notable given there was about 18 months between M1 and M2, and again between M2 and M3... but only 7 months between M3 and M4.
Current rumor is the Mac Studio and MacPro will be around WWDC next June.
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The Mini was just released with A17 Pro. So do you think it'll stick around for long, or get refreshed soon?
 
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Lounge vibes 05 said:
Reportedly the first generation 3NM process that the M3 family and A17 used had very small yields and wouldn’t be backwards compatible with future generations of the process. It was also very expensive.
therefore, it was always intended to be short-lived, which could explain the lack of an Ultra version.
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Makes sense, thanks for the info.

Still, seems a shame that the "best" doesn't always have the best.
 
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HelmetFire said:
Because most of these machines are probably used at high level work, scientific or otherwise, where system architecture is extremely important and software proprietary and updates move very, very slow. Lots of the Intel versions of these are still in full use on college campuses I bet. At least that is how a CS person explained it to me. That is not consumer level machine.
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The Mac Pro is not integral to any pro workflow anymore (largely due to not having a unique chip or discrete graphics) I think the title goes to the Studio now. It’s a product in search of users
 
So disappointing. With the price tag twice that of a top Windows machine, and the M2 Ultra chip failing to come close to top PC options, they need to cut that price in half. NVidia still crushes anything the Metal chips are able to accomplish. I live in 3D effects all day, and never use my Mac for anything other than waiting.
 
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mectojic said:
The Mini was just released with A17 Pro. So do you think it'll stick around for long, or get refreshed soon?
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The Mini has the A17 with one GPU cluster disabled, likely because Apple had a stockpile of iPhone chips that were “faulty” and wanted to repurpose them (this is quite common in the industry and nothing to worry about).

But they won’t have *that* many, so we’ll see if Apple decides to continue ordering them for a few years (they’ll be able to accept a higher defect rate on the chips which will help) or if they’ll do a refresh again in 12-18 months.
 
Chungry said:
The Mac Pro is not integral to any pro workflow anymore (largely due to not having a unique chip or discrete graphics) I think the title goes to the Studio now. It’s a product in search of users
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Oh it is - it's integral to anyone who uses PCI-E cards - RME HDSPe users for a start. I'm sure there are others in fields i'm not familar with that would rather that rock solid stability of a PCIe connection over external Thunderbolt connections.

The pool is small, but it is only made up of professionals who want a very specific niche setup.
 
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osxhero said:
So disappointing. With the price tag twice that of a top Windows machine, and the M2 Ultra chip failing to come close to top PC options, they need to cut that price in half. NVidia still crushes anything the Metal chips are able to accomplish. I live in 3D effects all day, and never use my Mac for anything other than waiting.
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I work with big data and it’s been clear for the last 5 years that Apple willingly chose the integrated route. Gone are the days of discrete GPUs, Apple has ceded the market. Metal will never be what NVIDIA and AMD have on offer and it was a conscious decision, but the consequences are Apple turning their backs on bastions and holdouts that brought them through the lean times into the wondrous success they enjoy today. Hell, even education is lost to competition. Apple has ever-increasingly narrowed who their target market is, and it’s not you or I which is sad but oh well.
 
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