Mac Pro: Apple finally updates its most powerful computer

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Apple has finally updated the Mac Pro, its most powerful computer.

It is the first time the computer has received an update since 2019, when the most recent generation was revealed. Since then, it has been so neglected that some fans feared that it would be discontinued.

But at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, it announced that it would be updating the computer with Apple Silicon, its own chips. The new computer is up to three times faster than the previous version, Apple said.

Until Monday, the Mac Pro was the last computer in Apple‘s lineup that still used an Intel chip.

“For PC users, there’s never been a better time to switch to a Mac,” said John Ternus, Apple‘s senior vice president of hardware engineering.

The new computer starts at £7,199. It is available to pre-order now and will start arriving from next week.

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Apple also announced a 15-inch MacBook Air powered by an Apple-designed M2 processor chip. The laptop with six speakers will start at $1,299 and be available next week. The 13-inch MacBook Air will drop to $1,099.

And it updated its Mac Studio desktop machine, saying its new M2 Ultra chip can process artificial intelligence work that rival chips do not have enough memory to handle.

All of the updates came alongside the release of Apple’s new Vision Pro headset, which allows users to put digital apps onto the real world.

Additional reporting by Reuters