The 2019 Mac Pro & Pro Display XDR

I would all but guarantee that nobody reading this will ever need Apple’s newly released Mac Pro and its accompanying display. This is the type of science fiction-y stuff tech nerds drool over, and it’s a momentous moment in the history of technological advancements, so despite the fact that very, VERY few people actually need it, it’s just a really cool, mind numbingly powerful beast of a computer, and I want my readers to know that it exists and appreciate the marvel of computing that Apple has managed to pull off. It’s so crazy that I’ve opted to place this post under the “magical nonsense” category, in addition to the obviously applicable “technology” category.

This machine is truly groundbreaking. Just to put some things in perspective, most PCs these days have processors with two or four cores; in the Mac Pro, you can get up to twenty-eight. Most PCs shipping right now will have either two, four, eight, or sixteen gigabytes of RAM. The new Mac Pro? Up to 1,500 gigabytes of RAM. It’s hard to imagine anything this machine couldn’t handle with ease. The price is, of course, equally mind boggling: it starts at $5,999 and maxes out at $53,799.

The display that they’re selling alongside the new Mac Pro, the Pro Display XDR, is also extremely impressive. It blows pretty much all current displays out of the water when it comes to metrics like brightness, contrast, color accuracy, clarity, etc., including professional displays like those used by filmmakers that cost 8x the price.

Despite all the incredible things Apple has packed into these two products, they have gotten a lot of criticism for some of their decisions made in regards to the pricing of accessories, which I think are valid criticisms. The stand for the display is sold separately, and costs a whopping $999, which is inarguably nuts. The Mac Pro itself has the option of shipping with stainless steel feet or wheels, and if you opt for the wheels, it’ll cost you an additional $399, which is laughable. However, I don’t think it matters too much overall; this whole product is almost just an instance of Apple showing off, and very pricy accessories grab more attention; given the unbelievable machine they've created, I think we should let them show off a bit.