March 26, 2026
RIP Mac Pro, long live the drama
Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware
Farewell to the “cheese grater” — pros fume, memes fly
TLDR: Apple killed the Mac Pro and says there’s no new version coming, shifting pros to the Mac Studio instead. Comments split: some say Apple downgraded “Pro” to prosumer and will drive power users to Windows/Linux, while others argue Thunderbolt add-ons and linked Macs cover most needs.
Apple just pulled the plug on the Mac Pro, the hulking desktop tower once loved by video editors and sound pros. The company told 9to5Mac it’s done with future Mac Pro hardware, pushing power users toward the Mac Studio instead (the smaller box with Apple’s latest super-fast chips) and even hinting you can link multiple Macs together with ultra-fast cables. That’s the news — but the comments are where the fireworks are.
The loudest chorus: “Pro now means prosumer.” User al_borland laments that people who needed plug-in cards and heavy-duty upgrades are being nudged to PCs. pjmlp doesn’t mince words: time for workstation users to move to Windows or Linux. Others eye the gravestone and shrug — w-m wonders if anyone even bought the last Mac Pro after it skipped Apple’s newest chip. Meanwhile, a counter-squad led by dangus says slow your roll: Thunderbolt add-ons and swappable storage still make Macs expandable, and those old PCIe slots weren’t exactly getting love.
The mood swings from nostalgia to snark. Jokes about the “trash can” era fly, “pour one out for John Siracusa” becomes a meme, and someone suggests building a cluster of Mac Studios “like Voltron.” Will Apple backtrack (again)? The thread is equal parts wake, roast, and custody battle over the word Pro.
Key Points
- •Apple confirmed to 9to5Mac that it has discontinued the Mac Pro and will not offer future Mac Pro hardware.
- •The Mac Pro buy page now redirects to Apple’s Mac homepage, removing the product from sale.
- •The 2019 Mac Pro (initially Intel-based) was refreshed with M2 Ultra in June 2023 but received no further updates.
- •Apple is positioning the Mac Studio—with configurations up to M3 Ultra—as its pro desktop going forward.
- •macOS Tahoe 26.2 introduced RDMA over Thunderbolt 5 for connecting multiple Macs, offering a performance scaling path.