Mac Pro facts for kids
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Mac Pro "late 2013"
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| Manufacturer | Apple Inc. |
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| Type | Workstation |
| Release date | August 7, 2006 (original release) July 27, 2010 (current model) |
| Operating system | Mac OS X |
| CPU | Intel Xeon "Nehalem" (current model) Intel Xeon "Woodcrest" (original release) |
| Predecessor | Power Mac G5 |
The Mac Pro is a workstation computer made by Apple Inc. It is part of the company's Apple Macintosh group of computers. Also, it is the fastest computer Apple sells. It runs on Intel Xeon microprocessors, chips which help the computer think. It is like the Power Mac G5, which is the computer it replaced. The Mac Pro looks the same and the parts inside the computer can be changed the same, too. There are two other computers sold by Apple that are also called "desktop" computers. They are the iMac and Mac mini.
The first Mac Pro was announced at the 2006 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. The computer used the Intel Woodcrest microprocessor.
Images for kids
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An example of a Mac Pro's hard drive tray
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The backs of a Power Mac G5 (left) and a Mac Pro (right) show the differences in arrangement. Note the twin fans on the Power Mac and the single fan on the Mac Pro as well as the new I/O port arrangement.
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Comparison of the internals of the Power Mac G5 (left) and the Mac Pro 2006 (right)
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Mac Pro in late 2013 with its aluminum cylinder cover removed, as shown at the WWDC 2013
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Mac Pro setup
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Third-generation Mac Pro with wheels
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The 2019 Mac Pro on assembly line
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An opened Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR are shown by Apple CEO Tim Cook to US President Donald Trump in 2019.
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See also
In Spanish: Mac Pro para niños
