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. Can you add memory later?

A: Yes, I immediately swapped my memory and put 64GB - not too large of an investment (I used a reputable aftermarket company that will take the old memory in trade). My thought is this, buy the base model (4 core) and when the 12 core CPU comes down in price you have a plug and play 4X throughput improvement (not 4x the speed for every application - only if the app is written for multithread operations) - 12 core is also great if you run lots of concurrent applications. Get a fast thunderbolt external drive for storage. My favorite computer over the last 30 years (love the design, super powerful and no white noise) and I've been building systems since high end was adding a 8087 math coprocessor to your 4.77MHz 8088 PC... (On a side note 64GB of ram would have cost $24,000,000 when I first started playing with these types of toys)

Q: 2. 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: 3. I will be purchasing the 6 core Mac Pro. I plan on mainly using it with Final Cut Pro X. Will I see that much difference compared to the 4 core Mac Pro?

A: I really can't answer your question. I have no comparison between the 4 and 6 core. I do know that I am very satisfied with my quad core. It meets all my needs. I use bought it mainly for Capture One Pro 10 and It does a great job. I did add the AMD 300s. tony system

Q: 4. 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: 5. On my Ipad air, I can't connect the samsung T3 easily. Can I on Ipad pro, or any current iPad, or does that require a laptop?

A: Yes, the Apple 12.9" iPad Pro M2 Chip (Late 2022, 512GB, Wi-Fi Only, Space Gray), B&H # APMNXU3LLA, supports external drives like the Samsung T3. A laptop is not required.

Q: 6. Is this model 5th Generation?

A: The Apple 12.9" iPad Pro M2 Chip (Late 2022, 256GB, Wi-Fi + 5G LTE, Silver) BH #APMP613LLA is a 6th gen iPad.

Q: 7. Is the PCIe a Version 3, 4 lane interface? Does it support NVMe?Will this Samsung SSD work to replace the 256 GB unit?https://a href= http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1288025-REG/samsung_mz_v6e1t0bw_1tb_960_evo_nvme.html target= _blank www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1288025-REG/samsung_mz_v6e1t0bw_1tb_960_evo_nvme.html/a

A: Sorry, I do not know. Suggest you ask Apple...

Q: 8. 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: 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