{"id":563529,"date":"2026-03-27T03:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T03:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/563529\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T03:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T03:58:11","slug":"apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/563529\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple discontinues the Mac Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Apple has confirmed to Engadget that the Mac Pro, the desktop tower-shaped computer that was <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/apple-refreshes-the-mac-pro-with-its-new-m2-ultra-chip-173145016.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:last updated;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;last updated&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">last updated<\/a> in 2023, has been discontinued. As <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/03\/26\/apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:9to5Mac notes;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;9to5Mac notes&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">9to5Mac notes<\/a>, the computer no longer appears in the lineup of Macs on Apple&#8217;s website or in its storefront. That means at least for now, the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/computing\/apple-mac-studio-m4-max-review-a-creative-powerhouse-123000265.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mac Studio;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mac Studio&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mac Studio<\/a> is the Apple&#8217;s top-of-the-line professional computer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The current version of the Mac Pro <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2019\/06\/apple-unveils-powerful-all-new-mac-pro-and-groundbreaking-pro-display-xdr\/\" data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:was introduced;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yAffiliateService&quot;:&quot;doNotAffiliate&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;was introduced&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">was introduced<\/a> 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&#8217;s lineup was short-lived. A year later in 2020, Apple began <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/apple-silicon-m1-mac-181040846.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:transitioning to its custom M-series Arm chips;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;transitioning to its custom M-series Arm chips&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">transitioning to its custom M-series Arm chips<\/a>, proving Macs could be more powerful and power-efficient by abandoning Intel entirely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Apple eventually updated the Mac Pro to the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/apple-announces-m2-ultra-chip-with-double-the-cpu-and-gpu-cores-171204873.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:M2 Ultra;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;M2 Ultra&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">M2 Ultra<\/a> without updating the computer&#8217;s design, but by then the writing was on the wall. The far smaller Mac Studio, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/apple-mac-studio-184309872.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:introduced in 2022;cpos:7;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;introduced in 2022&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">introduced in 2022<\/a>, also supported the new chip, and it&#8217;s been <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/computing\/apples-new-mac-studio-comes-with-the-long-awaited-m3-ultra-chip-140005216.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:updated since then;cpos:8;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;updated since then&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">updated since then<\/a> while the Mac Pro has languished. <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2025-11-16\/apple-s-iphone-road-map-iphone-air-2-iphone-18-mac-pro-future-tesla-carplay-mi1q4l2o\" data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bloomberg reported;cpos:9;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bloomberg reported&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Bloomberg reported<\/a> Apple was planning to retire the Mac Pro in November 2025, so it&#8217;s not all that surprising the company quietly pulled the plug only a few months later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Apple\u2019s 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 <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/computing\/accessories\/apple-studio-display-xdr-review-expensive-but-theres-no-monitor-like-it-120018426.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:10;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Studio Display XDR;cpos:10;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Studio Display XDR&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Studio Display XDR<\/a>, itself a replacement for the Pro Display XDR Apple announced for the 2019 Mac Pro. Now all the company needs to do is update the Mac Studio with an <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/computing\/apple-unveils-the-m5-pro-and-m5-max-chips-which-feature-new-faster-super-cores-141533420.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:11;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:M5 Max;cpos:11;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;M5 Max&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">M5 Max<\/a> chip to make it the most \u201cpro\u201d computer Apple offers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Update, March 26, 6:25PM ET: Added confirmation from Apple that the Mac Pro has been discontinued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple has confirmed to Engadget that the Mac Pro, the desktop tower-shaped computer that was last updated in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":563530,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1572,49,48,130294,39407,217488,61],"class_list":["post-563529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-apple","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mac-pro","tag-mac-studio","tag-professional-computer","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=563529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/563530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=563529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=563529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=563529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}