Avid has updated their Apple Qualified Computers Knowledge Base page. The page now lists Apple hardware including pictures of the models. Clicking on a triangle next to the image reveals the information for the specific Mac model. At the top of the page the old and new Mac Pro are depicted with good news that […]
The possibility of upgrading the CPU of the new Mac Pro has been discussed a couple of times, but now it has become a reality. OWC is offering new CPUs for the late 2013 Mac Pro. The CPU upgrades from OWC are cheaper than purchasing an upgrade through the Apple Store when ordering your Mac […]
[UPDATED – added some extra findings and points in the conclusion] In the previous post on the new Mac Pro, I explained how I created the Pro Tools test session and Logic test Project. In this post I will be comparing how Pro Tools 11 HD runs on a late 2007 Mac Pro and how […]
The new Mac Pro has arrived in the studio at Protootr headquarters, and we’ll be giving it some proper testing for pro audio purposes. After waiting for 42 days, the new Mac Pro finally arrived. We have unpacked it and it’s ready to be installed. We’re going to find out what this machine can do […]
Universal Audio is holding an Apollo Thunderbolt promotion. If you buy an Apollo Interface, you get the Thunderbolt Option Card for free. With the release of the new Mac Pro in December last year, we witness an explosion of new Thunderbolt devices and storage options on the market. UAD already had a Thunderbolt slot build-in […]
Little Big Disk 2 is Lacie’s latest external hard disk offering following up the original Little Big Disk. The second incarnation of the Little Big Disk still has the same space for two 2,5″ hard disks or Solid State Drives but now comes with a Thunderbolt 2 connection. This increases transfer speed to a maximum […]
Other World Computing has confirmed the option of upgrading the CPU in the new (very) late 2013 Mac Pro by replacing the default chip with a faster one that Apple doesn’t provide. In a blog post, OWC revealed it has succeeded replacing the Mac Pro’s stock Intel Xeon 6-core 3.5GHz chip with a Xeon E5-2667 […]
Other World Computing has done a teardown of the new Mac Pro in which it has become clear that the processor is fitted in a slot which makes upgrading the CPU a possibility. In the extensive teardown OWC has confirmed that the Intel Xeon E5 processor is fitted in an LGA 2011 socket, allowing an […]