Mac Studio vs. Mac Pro

How Apple's new pro machines stack up.

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Leander Kahney
June 14, 2023

The new Mac Pro looks absolutely gorgeous in person, according to tweets, but it sure ain’t cheap.

Even the optional wheels cost $700, almost as much as a brand-new M1 MacBook Air when it’s on sale.

The new Mac Pro is powered by the same M2 Ultra chip as the new Mac Studio, which begs the question, do you really need those internal expansion slots? Check our head-to-head guide to figure it out.

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— Leander Kahney, EIC.

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One more thing ...

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When I got back to Apple 10 years ago, I gave the museum to Stanford — all the papers, all the old machines — kind of cleared out all the cobwebs and said: Let's stop looking backwards here. It's all about what happens tomorrow.

— Steve Jobs, 2007.

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