Mac Pro (2006)
Sold Between 28 August 2006 - 8 January 2008
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Mac Pro (2006) was the first Mac Pro model, succeeding the Power Mac G5 as Apple's high-end professional desktop. It was also one of the first Macs to transition to Intel processors, replacing PowerPC which was used by previous Power Mac models.
The Mac Pro featured a large aluminium tower enclosure with multiple PCI Express expansion slots, allowing professionals to add additional graphics, storage and other expansion cards.
Unlike Apple's more compact desktop Macs, the Mac Pro was designed for expandability. The internal components could be accessed and upgraded, including memory and storage, making it one of Apple's only configurable Mac models.
The Mac Pro would remain Apple's flagship professional desktop for the following two decades, and was the final Mac in Apple's lineup to transition to Apple silicon.
Apple discontinued the Mac Pro line in March 2026, four years after the company introduced the Mac Studio desktop which now sits in its place.
Design
Aluminium enclosure available in Silver.
Ports
5x USB 2.0, 4x FireWire 800, 2x Gigabit Ethernet.
Chip
Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100
- 1GB of 667MHz DDR2 fully-buffered ECC memory
- NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 256MB of GDDR2 SDRAM
- 250GB Serial ATA (3Gb/s) hard drive running at 7200 rpm
Accessories
The first Mac Pro came with the Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.