This is arguably a long-overdue option and is obviously going to be welcomed by Mac-based musicians and audio engineers, who are used to installing equipment in racks and, in many professional situations, in separate machine rooms.
In other words, aside from some internal modifications along the way, there have only been four distinct enclosures in the Mac Pro line-up over the last 20 years - so it was important for Apple to get this part of the design right, as it's likely this new enclosure will be with us for most of the next decade.Īvailable in two configurations, the new Mac Pro is offered as either a traditional tower, or, for an additional £500 $500, a rackmountable frame. These were replaced by the long-serving 'cheese grater' design, used from 2003 until 2013 in G5 Power Macs and the original Mac Pros, which was followed by the now-infamous 'trash can' (2013-2019).
There was the translucent 'blue and white' G3 Power Mac case in 1999 this turned grey with the introduction of G4 later that year, and evolved through to the final 'wind tunnel' G4 Power Macs with Mirrored Drive Doors. The 2019 Mac Pro introduces the first new 'pro' desktop Mac enclosure since 2013. The results of Apple's rethink of the Mac Pro were finally announced during the Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) keynote on the 3rd June, 2019, and the new Mac Pro became available around six months later, on the 10th December, shipping in time for Christmas. Worse still, Apple had engineered themselves into a thermal corner by opting to use dual GPUs as standard, creating a system that not even the company itself could upgrade. It was not a success, particularly amongst musicians and audio engineers, who would have been happier had Apple simply offered a better-specified system with additional slots. And when it was released later that year, this new Mac Pro quickly became dubbed the 'trash can'. Jaws dropped as Apple took the lid off a shiny black cylinder, followed by a good deal of head-scratching after the realisation there was no longer any internal expansion underneath the lid. The then-current model hadn't been upgraded in years, had a decade-old chassis, and the growing discontent compelled Apple into giving a 'sneak peek' of a new, redesigned Mac Pro for the 2010s. Four years earlier, in 2013, professionals had been clamouring for a new Mac Pro. And, to this end, it would also be adaptable, allowing Apple to maintain the state-of-the-art with more frequent updates that could incorporate the latest components.Īs long-time followers of Apple will know, such a discussion concerning unannounced products is highly unusual but this was something of a highly unusual situation for the company and their flagship Mac product. It would be a rethink that offered a modular architecture, acknowledging that there are many types of professional workflow with differing requirements. The following Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise features are not included in Office 2019 for Mac.Have Apple finally delivered the professional desktop system Mac-based musicians and audio engineers have been waiting for?Ībout three years ago, Apple disclosed that they were working on a new Mac Pro. Microsoft 365 is the subscription service of Office, and it will have the most creative, collaborative, intelligent, and secure features to go along with cloud connectivity.
Office 2019 is an upgrade to earlier versions of on-premises Office, including Office 2016.
**Features coming to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise Office 2019 for Mac features *Requires Exchange Online account and ATP subscription (standalone or included in Microsoft 365 E5) *Real-time collaboration is available in Office 2019 but only as part of Word 2019, and only when used in combination with SharePoint Online.ĪTP in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive for Business*Īdd sensitivity label in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook** Real time collaboration across Word, Excel, and in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint The following Microsoft 365 features are not included in Office 2019 for Windows.