Monday, April 8, 2013

Apple's big Mac Pro revamp to debut this month, report says


Apple's Mac Pro desktop tower.


(Credit: Apple)

Mac Pro users who have played the waiting game with Apple to completely revamp its desktop machine might get the goods soon, according to a new report.


Citing an accurate source, Mac Daily News says Apple plans to announce a new model of the machine sometime this month.


An Apple spokesman told CNET the company does not comment on rumors or speculation.


Mac Daily News warns that the April date could "slip" all the way through June, which is when Apple is expected to once again hold its annual developers conference in San Francisco. A source familiar with Apple's plans says an April event for a new machine is absolutely not happening.


Apple last updated the Mac Pro this past June, though it was just a bump in the processors and the amount of built-in RAM. The update excluded several other items including USB 3.0, speedier Serial ATA, or Thunderbolt -- the high-speed connection Apple began shipping on all its other computers in early 2011.


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