"The current version of the Mac Pro was introduced in 2019, with a distinct cheese-grater design, Intel chips and a bevy of easily-accessible expansion slots. Apple released the computer as a make-good for several years of inadequately meeting the performance needs of professional Mac users, but its uncontested time at the top of the company's lineup was short-lived."
"Apple eventually updated the Mac Pro to the M2 Ultra without updating the computer's design, but by then the writing was on the wall. The far smaller Mac Studio, introduced in 2022, also supported the new chip, and it's been updated since then while the Mac Pro has languished."
"Apple's effort to cater to professionals, creatives and anyone with a chunk of change to drop on a fast computer lives on through the Mac Studio, and the recently announced Studio Display XDR, itself a replacement for the Pro Display XDR Apple announced for the 2019 Mac Pro."
Apple has officially discontinued the Mac Pro, which was last updated in 2023. The Mac Pro no longer appears on Apple's website, indicating a shift to the Mac Studio as the new top-tier professional computer. Introduced in 2019, the Mac Pro featured Intel chips and expansion slots but was quickly overshadowed by the transition to M-series chips. Despite an update to the M2 Ultra, the Mac Pro's design remained unchanged, leading to its retirement ahead of schedule. The Mac Studio continues to cater to professional users with ongoing updates.
Read at Engadget
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