The disgruntlement began when the fourth-generation model was released back in 2016. However, with apologies to Oscar Wilde, to slip up in one domain of your Pro Mac product line may be regarded as misfortune, to slip up in both looks like carelessness - and yet it’s not unreasonable to suggest Apple did just that when it came to the MacBook Pro. Then, last year, a new Mac Pro was finally unveiled that demonstrated beyond doubt musicians and audio engineers were indeed back on Apple’s radar.

But the company learned from the mistake.īefitting their “space gray” finishes, the iMac Pro (introduced four years later in 2017) proved to be more than a stop gap on the road to a new Mac Pro, and a new Mac mini (launched in late 2018) had some eyebrow-raising specifications for that model. Much has been written about the somewhat disastrous 2013 Mac Pro redesign, with Apple eventually conceding the product didn’t address the workflow requirements of certain “Pro”-fessionals, having alienated many loyal musicians and audio engineers who would never consider using anything but a Mac.

(Picture courtesy of Apple)Īpple have arguably had a complicated relationship with the customers of the company’s Mac line featuring the “Pro” appendage over the last few years, with a disconnect seeming to emerge between what Apple thought professional users wanted from the company’s hardware and what they needed. The 16-inch MacBook Pro in all its glory, seen here, as one would expect, running Logic Pro X.

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