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Engineer manages to upgrade RAM, SSD on M1-based Mac

If you’re brave (and/or foolish) enough, you can arguably upgrade the RAM and SSD storage in your M1-based Mac. Recently, a maintenance engineer in China was able to do exactly this, and while Apple sometimes goes out of its way to make some of its devices notoriously difficult to repair or upgrade on your own, […]

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AMD Radeon Pro W5500X GPU now available as a BTO option for the 2019 Mac Pro

If you’re looking to truly beef up your 2019 Mac Pro, you can now equip the workstation with an AMD Radeon Pro W5500X GPU with 8GB of GDDR6 memory. The company has been steadily releasing new graphics options for the Mac Pro since its release in December. Back in April, Apple also added the Radeon Pro […]

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Apple adds Radeon Pro W5700X MPX Module GPU as build-to-order option for Mac Pro

On Wednesday, Apple announced that it had made the Radeon Pro W5700X MPX Module GPU available as a build-to-order option for the new Mac Pro. The card is a Navi 10-based GPU ideal for video editors working with 10-bit footage. The Radeon Pro W5700X is available in one of two configurations during the configuration process. […]

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Apple offers 8TB SSD option for 2019 Mac Pro model

If you’re looking to upgrade your brand new 2019 Mac Pro and are willing to hurl some more money on it, you can now go the 8TB SSD route. Apple has updated the Mac Pro configurator to include a new 8TB SSD option. This configuration was initially listed as coming soon when Mac Pro orders first began […]

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iFixit publishes 2019 Mac Pro teardown, cites modular, easily repaired/upgraded design

The cool cats of iFixit have completed a full teardown of the new 2019 Mac Pro desktop, the teardown highlighting its ease of access to various components as needed. The case quickly lifts off with no proprietary screws or adhesive. Upon removal, power to the machine is cut off for safety.  iFixit also noted that […]