Apple's Mac Pro 'cheese grater' is 20 years old, and is the best Mac ever made

The original Mac Pro is 20 years old today and even though the whole range is now gone, people are still celebrating this old, favorite workhorse from a time when it was the clear top of Apple's lineup.The distinctive 2006 Mac ProApple finally killed off the Mac Pro in March 2026, just shy of its 20th anniversary, but its death throes really began six years earlier as Macs transitioned to Apple Silicon. The Mac Pro was the last to make the leap away from Intel, and by then it didn't matter.The Mac Pro had been in doubt many times in its history, but Apple Silicon robbed it of its place as the Mac for every user who needed the greatest performance possible. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums