The Mac Pro was designed with the environment in mind, including 100 percent recycled rare earth elements in all magnets, and 100 percent recycled gold plating and tin soldering in multiple printed circuit boards. The Mac Pro also uses far less energy than desktop computers in the same class, and over 40 percent less than the ENERGY STAR efficiency requirement. The Mac Pro is free of mercury, PVC, beryllium, and over 95 percent of the packaging is fiber based.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. I am planning to use it to run adobe creative cloud (especially multicam function comes with Premiere Pro ), and Davinci resolve as well. Would this Mac pro be fast enough? Thank you !

A: The performance of the Late 2013 Mac Pro Xeon E5 processor family in 4, 6, 8 or 12 core versions are geared towards optimal performance in professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, AutoCAD, Maya, Cinema 4D R15, Logic Pro X, Aperture, and Motion among others. The combined system architecture and I/O of the Late 2013 Mac Pro is designed to ensure that if you use any of these applications, you will get through your workflow faster and with greater reliability and flexibility than any other computer in Apple's lineup, or even comparable PC-workstations.

Q: 2. what software is included?

A: Mine came with Mavericks and a FREE upgrade to Yosemite. LOVE IT! Very easy setup.Rick Rahim

Q: 3. return policy?

A: We do not accept returns on computers like the Mac Pro once opened. We do provide exchanges on them in the first 30 days if they arrive damaged or defective.

Q: 4. The 12 core mac pro(2013) is the original upgrade?

A: The Mac Pro CPU options have changed over the years (this is in reference to the Mac Pro that was released in late 2013).The 12 core CPU is the fastest offered in the Mac Pro at this time.The performance is impressive for both the 8 & 12 core machines.Make sure you get plenty of RAM for the programs you will be running.

Q: 5. I currently have a 27 iMac. Is there a way I can use it's display with the Mac Pro?

A: Hey Ronney,Yes and no and here is why.You can not go full screen but you can connect to each other by wifi or ethernet and then go to finder window and share screen.you can share the Mac Pro's screen on the iMac this way.You may want to start the Mac Pro up first using hdmi and a tv and then share screen.Good luck.Walt

Q: 6. Updates

A: Updates, what? Be more specific.

Q: 7. If i buy this mac, can i use a 4k 50 samsung smart tv as monitor for it ?

A: Yes. I have a Samsung 55 4K smart tv that I use as a monitor.

Q: 8. What sort of adapter gizmo do I need to connect multiple Firewire external HDs to this beast?

A: Apple makes an adaptor for thunderbolt to Firefire. Due to the insane speed of thunderbolt, you can probably run several drives daisy chained on one adaptor. There are six thunderbolt ports on this computer.

Q: 9. what did this item sell for?

A: $2,499

Q: 10. good for video editing?Thanks.

A: I had a top of the line iMac and switched over to the Pro, Well worth the money. The first key is to buy as much memory as you can afford....64GB if possible. Second key is buying the hottest graphics card available....then it domes down to how many cores. More cores handle more threads. Video is nothing but threads of data so more cores is better. I love my Pro and as soon as thy come out with the next generation I will be in line to buy it. This thing is hot hot hot