The only change I’d recommend is implementing a simpler PCIe retention system. buying them from Apple), this is at least a step in the right direction. While I would've preferred something in-box for all users (since I still recommend going your own route for SSDs vs.
#Apple mac pro desktop motherboard upgrade#
If you order an Apple SSD, either as an upgrade kit or with your Westmere Mac Pro you'll get a 2.5" adapter for the 3.5" drive sled. One thing I asked for in the Nehalem Mac Pro review was support for 2.5" drives, which Apple somewhat delivered with Westmere. You still have the same slide out CPU/memory tray and the four removable SATA drive sleds from the Nehalem and Core 2 models. Apple has made revisions to the motherboard so this isn't just a chip upgrade for the Nehalem Mac Pro, but other than that the systems look the same. Internally the Westmere model is identical to its predecessor. The Mac Pro chassis is still very well compartmentalized and as a result allows for easy upgrades. You could argue that the design works and thus doesn’t need to be updated and I’d tend to agree with you. I left the Core 2 Duo Mac Pro out of the shot because it looks identical to the Nehalem/Westmere models. We got minor improvements inside but externally there haven't been any major changes since the Power Mac G5 days:Ĭan you spot the difference? Going from left to right we have the Westmere Mac Pro (2010), Power Mac G5 and Nehalem Mac Pro (2009). It’s unclear whether Trump is unaware or simply doesn’t care about the reality of the situation so long as the perception aligns with his message.The Mac Pro's styling hasn't changed in years. The short answer is that Apple has managed to get some kind of exemption from Chinese tariffs by concocting a pro-America message and then promoting it in order to give the president an apparent win. What’s really going on, and why is this newsworthy? That’s why every Apple product is designed and engineered in the US, and made up of parts from 36 states, supporting 450,000 jobs with US suppliers, and we’re going to continue growing here.” Okaaay. We believe deeply in the power of American innovation. We thank the administration for their support enabling this opportunity.
#Apple mac pro desktop motherboard series#
What does that mean in reality? We don’t know and Apple is not keen to explain.Īpple then pumped a series of additional U-S-A! comments into the post: “The Mac Pro is Apple’s most powerful computer ever and we’re proud to be building it in Austin. It says: “The value of American-made components in the new Mac Pro is 2.5 times greater than in Apple’s previous generation Mac Pro.” Note the word “value” in there – not number. Apple also engaged in a sleight of hand over its all-American new computer. Manufacturers and suppliers across Arizona, Maine, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Vermont, including Intersil and ON Semiconductor, are providing advanced technology.”īut it’s not clear if that is a new arrangement or if Apple has always bought the unspecified parts from those companies. According to Apple, it has made the new Mac Pro a more American product: “The new Mac Pro will include components designed, developed and manufactured by more than a dozen American companies for distribution to US customers. So has literally nothing changed? Well, there has been a small change. And if they do that, I'm starting to get very happy." /kOheQIUa7W
I think they're going to announce that they're going to build a plant in Texas. President Trump: "A man I have a lot of liking for and respect is Tim Cook and we'll work it out. And if they do that, I’m starting to get very happy.” I think they’re going to announce they’re going to build a plant in Texas. He went on: “A man I have a lot of liking for and respect is Tim Cook, and we’ll work it out. So when I heard they’re going to build it in China, I said ‘It’s OK, you can build in China, but when you send your product into the United States, we’re gonna tariff you.’ But we’ll work it out.” I don’t want them to build them in China. Here’s what he said: “Well I want Apple to build their plants in the United States. Apple isn’t it already had the Austin factory. For one thing, President Trump has repeatedly asserted that Apple was building its computers in Wisconsin, which it isn’t.Ī few weeks after his “no Apple waiver” tweet, the president told reporters at the White House that he had heard Apple was planning to build the next Mac Pro in China – there's no evidence of that beyond rumors in the Wall Street Journal – and that he had now heard that it was going to build a new plant in Texas to make them in America, thanks in large part to his tariffs. Except Apple appears to have navigated around the president by playing up to his confusion. What has changed since then? Very little.
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