The Customized Mac Pro Sold for Nearly $1 Million in an Auction
Apple’s former Chief Industrial Designer and Newson created the red Mac Pro exclusively for the (RED) Sotheby’s charity auction, and it sold for an eye-watering $977,000. Both individuals should pat themselves on the back for a job well done. As for the unique Mac Pro, Sotheby’s had this to say about it.
They created it exclusively for the (RED) Sotheby’s charity auction. It sold for $977,000https://t.co/99pjcp0ecp pic.twitter.com/mExRgbm1UK — Mr. Macintosh (@ClassicII_MrMac) November 14, 2022 The specifications of the Mac Pro have not been mentioned, though Sotheby’s did say that it features an Intel Xeon processor. The server-grade workstation CPUs back in 2013 were available in 4-core and even 12-core configurations for the 2013 Mac Pro, so the overall performance will vary. Considering that the red-colored machine sold for nearly $1 million, it should feature the absolute best in computer hardware that was available nearly a decade ago. Depending on the configuration, the ‘trash can’ Mac Pro is still an extremely capable machine, able to hold its own against modern-day silicon like the M1 and M2 in multi-core workloads. Considering the latest chipsets are extremely power-efficient, Apple could maybe one day resurrect this design, refine it somewhat, and launch it as an updated Mac Pro. News Source: Sotheby’s
