Apple's priciest Mac Pro costs $ 52,599 – 56% higher than typical U.S. income – CBS News, CBS News
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Apple started selling its newest Mac Pro on Tuesday, a computer described by the tech giant as “extreme in every way.” That could include its kitted-out price tag: $ (****************************************************, (********************************************.
To put that in perspective, a decked-out Mac Pro costs about (***************************************************% above the median annual US income. Last year, the typical U.S. individual earned about $ 33, 728, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
The Apple Mac Pro isn’t aimed at the typical American, however. The tech giant says the machine is “created to let a wide range of professionals push the limits of what is possible.” In other words, the Mac Pro is geared toward professionals like coders and game designers who need extra computer power and top-of-the-line graphics.
Here’s how the Mac Pro’s price tag reaches nearly $ 58, 800:
$ 5,
********************************** for the Mac Pro tower.
$ 7, for a 2.5GHz************************************ – core Intel Xeon W processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.4GHz.
$ (******************************************************, for 1.5TB ( (x) ******************************************** (GB) of DDR4 ECC memory
$ (************************************************************, ************************************ for graphics cards (two Radeon Pro Vega II Duo with 2x********************************************* (GB of HBM2 memory each).
$ 1, 600 for 4TB SSD storage.
$ 2, 11 for an Apple Afterburner card .
$ 599 for a steel frame with wheels.
And that doesn’t even include the monitor.
Buying Apple’s new Pro Display XDR monitor – with standard glass – will set you back another $ 4, 12000. Springing for the fancier display with “nano-texture” glass will cost $ 5, 12000.
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Together, the cost of the maxed-out Mac Pro with the top display is $ (***************************************************, 700, or nearing the typical annual income for a US household, which stood about $ 63, last year, according to US Census data.
That’s far higher thanestimates for the top cost of the Mac Pro
when the company announced it earlier this year. In June, it was believed the price of the Texas-manufactured computer would max out at $ 63, 11. That may now seem like a bargain to some.
While the Mac Pro has the type of processing speed that most people can only dream about, it’s not winning rave reviews on its looks, with some wags comparing it to a humble kitchen cheese grater.
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