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Iconic 'Trash Can' Mac Pro is now on Apple's vintage products list
I actually liked them and still have a couple. They just never should have been sold as a Mac Pro.
I also think they could have been noticeably better if they had been just a bit bigger to allow for a larger heatsink, included a 2nd SSD slot, and included a fan in the bottom in addition to the one it came with on the top. This could have allowed for better cooling via push-pull action, and potentially avoided the thermal headroom corner Apple backed themselves into. Although, also as hinted by Apple execs, it came out right before dual GPU setups started going by the wayside in favor of more powerful single GPUs. Inefficiencies, communication bottlenecks, and memory sharing issues all contributed to the relegation of AMD CrossFire/nVidia SLI to niche use cases.
Somewhat ironically though the 2013 cylindrical Mac Pro did eventually make a comeback. It's just now a cuboid and is called the Mac Studio. -
MacBook Pro line could get a major redesign in 2026 for 20th anniversary
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Check out the 117 new emoji coming to Apple platforms later this year