While we wait for Apple to finally release a new Mac Pro with Apple silicon (you promised, Apple), we can sit back and reminisce about the Mac Pros of yore. (I know, nothing will stop us from remembering even after Apple released a new Mac Pro, but please me.) And the only Mac Pro that Mac users love to hate is the 2013 Mac Pro, affectionately called the Mac “Trash Can” because of its resemblance to the receptacle and the feeling of hatred that users have for it.
But over time, those feelings have turned into appreciation, and maybe you’ve grown so fond of it now that you wish you could buy one. Well, we have good news for you: you can still buy a 2013 Mac Pro directly from Apple with a full one-year warranty. And best of all, you can pay for it in British Pounds.
Are you sold? Then go to Apple Refurbished and Clearance Store on Apple UK website. There you’ll find a 2013 Mac Pro for £5,149 (about $6,400 in US dollars) with its blue Add to Bag button just screaming for you to click it.
What is all this money getting you? A 12-core Intel Xeon E5 at 2.7 GHz, 64 GB of RAM, a 1 TB SSD and two AMD FirePro D700 graphics processors with 6 GB of GDDR5 VRAM each. This is the maximum model that was available when the 2013 Mac Pro was introduced, and its original price (which I actually wrote about 10 years ago) was $9,599 in the States -United. So you save nearly $3,000!
One downside, though: you can’t install macOS Ventura on it because Apple stopped supporting Mac Pros made before 2019. So, no Stage Manager for you.
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Apple’s refurbished products go through a “rigorous pre-sale refurbishment process”, so this Mac Pro will surely be in like-new condition even after all this time. Apple even offers AppleCare for £299! However, it looks like this UK store is offering free delivery and in-store pickup only in the UK, but if you call Apple with a wad of cash, I’m sure shipping to the US can be arranged.
The 2013 Mac Pro is perhaps Apple’s most infamous Mac. Apple’s interpretation of a mini-tower caused a stir with its unique cylindrical design, sheer amount of processing power in its compactness, and lack of expandability. Apple eventually returned to an expandable tower design in 2019, but the 2013 model left an indelible mark on the industry.
