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  • First 2019 Mac Pro units have begun shipping, should arrive on Monday, December 16th

    The very first Mac Pro orders have been shipped and are currently expected to be delivered on Friday.

    Per MacStadium’s Brian Stucki, who ordered a couple 2019 Mac Pros when Apple began accepting purchases, his first unit is due to arrive a few days early on Monday, December 16th.

    Apple’s initial delivery estimates were at one to two weeks after purchase, but orders placed now will not be delivered until December 31 to January 8 due to demand for the machine. 

    The new Mac Pro is geared towards the professional market and starts at $5,999 for the base configuration, the price rising with available upgrades. The unit features workstation-class Xeon processors with up to 28 cores, up to 1.5TB RAM, eight PCIe slots, 4TB SSD storage (soon to be 8TB) and dual Radeon Pro Vega Duo GPUs. 

    A fully equipped ‌Mac Pro‌ retails for over $52,000, with the price tag even higher for those who add Apple’s $4,999 Pro Display XDR, a 6K display that’s being sold alongside the ‌Mac Pro‌. 

    In essence, it is the Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle from “A Christmas Story” and it’s hard not to want one, even with the moderate danger of shooting your eye out…

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via MacRumors and MacStadium

  • Apple warns Pro Display XDR customers not to clean display with non-Apple cleaning cloths

    If you’re looking to snag Apple’s new Pro Display XDR, remember to clean it correctly.

    To this end, Apple has published a new support document outlining how to keep the display clean.

    The support document includes instructions for the standard Pro Display XDR, as well as for the model with the nano-texture matte coating. Apple has included a cleaning cloth with each Pro Display XDR, which is integral to the cleaning process.

    Apple has stated that users can use the Apple polishing cloth or any other “clean, dry microfiber cloth” to wipe dust and smudges from the display. The instructions state to use “a small amount of water” if you need to do any additional cleaning of the glass, and it cautions against using any screen cleaner that contains acetone.

    Where the Pro Display XDR with Apple’s nano-texture matte coating, Apple has stated that users should never use a non-Apple cloth to clean the nano-texture glass, nor should they use water or any other liquids. Users will have to contact Apple for a special replacement cloth should they lose theirs, as described below:

    Use only the dry polishing cloth that comes with your display to wipe dust or smudges off the screen. Don’t add water or use other liquids to clean the nano-texture glass. Never use any other cloths to clean the nano-texture glass. If you lose the included polishing cloth, you can contact Apple to order a replacement polishing cloth.

    The nano-texture matte finish for the Pro Display XDR is an added $1,000 upgrade. According to Apple, this nano-texture coating offers “glass etched at the nanometer level for low reflectivity and less glare.” Presumably, this sort of advanced engineering is why you shouldn’t use any non-Apple polishing cloth to keep the display clean.

    Apple has also offered the following directions to clean the cleaning cloth:

    1. Hand wash the polishing cloth with dish soap and water.

    2. Rinse thoroughly.

    3. Allow the polishing cloth to air dry for at least 24 hours.

    If you’ve managed to snag a Pro Display XDR and have any feedback to offer, please let us know about your experience in the comments.

    Via 9to5Mac and support.apple.com

  • 2019 Mac Pro, Pro Display XDR now available for preorder on December 10th

    Apple on Saturday announced that its next-gen Mac Pro, along with the Pro Display XDR, will go on sale on December 10th. The company notified customers who has signed up for notifications about Mac Pro via email.

    The email didn’t include new information regarding pricing, availability, or shipping, although the desktop starts at $5,999. The base package includes an 8-core Xeon processor, 32GB of RAM, the Radeon Pro 580X GPU, and a 256GB SSD. Upgrade options include up to 28 cores on the CPU, up to 1.5TB of memory, up to an AMD Radeon Pro Vega II Duo GPU, and more.

    The Pro Display XDR starts at $4,999, with an optional $1,000 stand available for purchase. The unit is a reference 6K monitor aimed at the professional market.

    The Pro Display XDR starts at $4,999, with an optional $1,000 stand. It’s a state-of-the-art reference 6K monitor aimed at Hollywood and other production houses.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via The Mac Observer

  • Apple to ship the 2019 Mac Pro sometime in December

    The 2019 Mac Pro will arrive in December.

    Per Apple’s announcement today, the upcoming desktop will ship next month, albeit Apple didn’t give an exact day as to when it would head out the door.

    The updated desktop was unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference this past June, and will replace the cylindrical model that was first introduced in 2013.

    Apple has made two new changes to the Mac Pro:

    • The maximum storage available has increased from 4TB SSD to 8TB SSD.
    • Apple now says the Mac Pro can support playback of up to six streams of 8K ProRes RAW video. That’s an increase over the three streams the company promised at WWDC 2019.

    In addition, the Pro Display XDR that wasdesigned to complement the new Mac Pro will also be available in December. The standard glass model is $4,999, while the nano-texture glass model is $5,999. These don’t include a Pro Stand or a VESA mount adapter, which are sold separately.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via Macworld

  • Apple updates release dates, says 2019 Mac Pro, Pro Display XDR “coming in September”

    Apple has published something of a release date for its 2019 Mac Pro/Ultimate Cheese Grater of Power and its associated display.

    The company, which announced its long-awaited next-gen Mac Pro along with the Pro Display XDR, at WWDC last week, has gone from stating the products would arrive in the fall, to a more specific timeframe.

    Apple has since updated its website following the end of WWDC, however, revealing that the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR are “coming in September.” This date is listed on Apple’s homepage in an overlay that pops open after clicking on “notify me” under each product, although only in the United States. 

    This date has yet to be listed outside of the United States, international Mac Pro pages and other marketing materials still stating that the product is “coming in the fall.” Apple has yet to reply to requests for comment.

    The all-new Mac Pro features up to 28-core Intel Xeon processors, up to 1.5TB of ECC RAM, up to 4TB of SSD storage, up to AMD Radeon Pro Vega II Duo graphics with 64GB of HBM2 memory, and eight PCIe expansion slots for maximum performance, expansion, and configurability. 

    Apple’s Pro Display XDR is a 32-inch 6K monitor with a P3 wide color gamut and true 10-bit color support, 1,600 nits of peak brightness, a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, and a super-wide, off-axis viewing angle. 

    The new Mac Pro will start at $5,999, while the Pro Display XDR will start at $4,999 with an optional $999 stand. 

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via MacRumors