Apple Mac Pro Fades Into Oblivion

I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but previously spent many years concentrating on cameras. I've also volunteered with a cat rescue for over 15 years doing adoptions, designing marketing materials, managing volunteers and, of course, photographing cats.

It seems like it was only a matter of time. In 2019, Apple finally gave in to vocal requests for a PC-like modular professional tower system to replace its idiosyncratic 2013-era trash-can Mac Pro, but it never really felt like the company's heart was in the new, somewhat more traditional model. Apple last refreshed it in 2023 with an M2 Ultra processor, after which it simply began the process of slowly vanishing. On Thursday, the company confirmed to 9to5Mac that it had been discontinued and ...