The future of the Mac Pro Is it near?

Mac Pro side view

The flagship of the apple remains quite neglected in the opinion of pro Apple customers. The Mac Pro It has not been updated since 2010 (without being a minor update that suffered in 2012 since an almost forced change of processors had to be made) and maintaining a design similar to the one power mac g5 of 2003.

In addition, it has been faithfully fulfilled that the past 18 February was the last day you could buy the Mac Pro in the countries of Europe. Remember that this is not a decision entirely made by Apple since European regulations have changed and the current model of the Mac Pro stops being sold for not comply with the rules the verbatim.

Although it seems that Apple has forgotten this model, there are rumors that Apple is preparing a launch of a new model updated of this device. Information has been leaked by employees during the last month, which although they have not been able to be verified to date, reflect some of the reasons that the apple company has to delay the launch.

Ivy Bridge, new Intel processors

The first cornerstone is the hardware. Apple has used in its latest models Intel Xeon processors to give life to Mac Pro taking against this type of processors are released much later than conventional Intel processors. The next Xeon processor that fits the Mac Pro would be the 22nm Ivy Bridge Xeon v2 , which according to Intel's roadmap is highly unlikely to be released before the middle or end of this year.

If we take into account that for Apple a new Mac Pro It should be the most powerful PC in the Mac range, there is little point in launching a new model until they can use those new processors, thus avoiding having countless customers disappointed by a poor update.

SATA EXPRESS, new SSD interface

The next stone in the puzzle comes hand in hand with a solid storage unit SATA express. El Mac Pro It must be extremely powerful and absolutely the fastest Mac Apple ever made. Today it is solid state storage that reduces the bottleneck caused by data storage that is slower than the operation of other components of the computer. The solid drives SSD have reached the limit that the current interface SATA III is capable of giving, reaching the 500Mb / s read and write.

In January 2013, the SATA-IO group has reported a new interface called SATA Express. As its name indicates, it combines a traditional SATA interface with a PCI Express, which allows data transfer rates of up to 4 times the existing one. (2Gb / s using a PCI Express 3.0). However, it is expected that the SATA Express does not reap its head yet until the end of 2013, this being another of the possible causes that makes Apple wait.

Thunderbolt, ultra-fast port

On the other hand, the current Mac Pro Apple lack support for Thunderbolt, largely due to the fact that the appropriate Ivy Bridge processors are not yet available. Thunderbolt is also expected to reach its third generation in late 2013 with the new "Redwood ridge" Thunderbolt Controller offering a number of power and performance improvements.

The most significant change this could cause would be in the appearance of a new Displayport 1.2 that could handle 4K resolution (twice what is currently possible), which would serve as support for the launch of a New 27-inch Retina Thunderbolt Display If Apple continues its trend of offering new screens with the release of the Mac Pro. Considering how difficult Apple has been in getting a sufficient number of 27-inch displays for the new iMacs, a 27-inch Retina Thunderbolt display may not be viable until at least mid-2013, and possibly later.

Apple Retina Display

In closing, as I noted earlier, Apple has been using the same basic design for the Mac Pro for a decade. It is rare that Apple has a design for so long already becoming a bit dated. The Mac Pro it is a huge and heavy computer, and in today's world there is simply no need for it to be that big and heavy.

Apple is rumored to be working on a new and much slimmer design for the next Mac Pro. Maintaining its reputation with designs that are stylish, efficient and functional is very important to Apple. Apple likes things to be as small and light as possible. The next layout could be a Mac Mini-like shell with stackable and modular plug-ins. Whatever it is, great design takes time and Apple has to get its hands on the next-gen processors and the parts they plan to include in the next. Mac Pro before any new designs they may have in labs are completed.

New Mac Pro Rumor

Considering that the end of 2013 is when much of that hardware is expected to be available to the company, it is safe to say that it would be at least late 2013 or early 2014 when the new Mac Pro It could be launched, taking into account that if they want to sell it in European territory they will have to solve the patent problem that has led to it being sold in countries like Spain.

What are your thoughts on the future of the Mac Pro?

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