Why Apple’s Refreshed Mac Line-up Is Perfectly Harmonised, Powerfully Progressive

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At this year's WWDC, Apple managed to condense updates to its Mac products into a brisk 15-minute presentation. Despite the brevity, there was a sense of cohesion to the updates, making Apple's Mac offerings more understandable than they've been for years.

The spotlight was certainly on the grand unveiling of the Apple Vision Pro, but the Mac range was far from neglected. Apple used the stage to launch the 15-inch MacBook Air, the 2nd generation Mac Studio armed with the M2 Ultra chip, and the long-rumoured Mac Pro, also sporting the M2 Ultra chip. The upgraded Mac Pro was almost nonchalantly revealed, yet it signified the completion of a three-year transition to Apple Silicon for the Mac range, a year later than originally planned, due to the lack of an update for the Mac Pro in the last two years.

The new Mac Pro, now supporting the M2 Ultra chip, boasts an impressive 76 GPU cores and 24 CPU cores, accommodating up to 192GB of memory. In comparison to the 2019 model, its performance is threefold, and it features the power of seven built-in afterburner cards, which had to be purchased separately in the previous model. The Mac Pro also received updates to expand its capabilities, including six PCIE slots and eight thunderbolt ports. This brings it up to par with last year's Mac Studio, which had surpassed the Mac Pro in power with the M1 Ultra chipset.

The Mac Pro's formidable power makes it an ideal choice for high-demand environments such as Disney's Industrial Light and Magic special effects studio, a major player in Hollywood movie CGI. For everyone else it will be overkill, but that is by design.

For those desiring something more compact without compromising on power, the new Mac Studio is an excellent option. Apple