Mac Pro - find the best deals on an Apple Mac Pro

What is it?

Mac ProThe Mac Pro is Apple's most powerful desktop computer ever, aimed at high-end professional users who need ultimate performance and expandability. This is the workstation of choice for most professional graphic designers, repro houses, video editors and publishers and it's really designed to run the very demanding applications used in these areas. If you just want to browse the internet or do word processing then a Mac Pro is not the right machine for you. If you want very fast processing power, massive storage and specialist graphics and video capabilities then read on.

Mac Pro can be configured with a range of different processors - Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” or 6-core “Westmere” and you can have one or two processors, giving you up to 12-core processing power. RAM is expandable up to 64GB and disk storage can be up to 8TB in the 4 internal drive bays which take either conventional hard drives or solid-state drives which are up to twice as fast and these drives can be configured as a RAID array for fault-tolerance and improved performance.

Should I buy one?

Pros Cons Also consider
  • State of the art professional workstation designed for the most demanding users
  • It's still a Mac! Easy and enjoyable to use
  • Ultimate expandability and configurability
  • Top of the range performance isn't cheap (but if your time is money then this Mac may actually save you money)
  • Need to buy a separate display
  • iMac if you don't need all this performance
  • MacBook Pro if you need portability

What do I need to know?

All the different Apple Mac computers share many of the same features, and all are available in a range of different specifications and prices. There is a good chance that several different models would be suitable for your requirements - they all run the same software and do more or less the same thing, so how do you decide which is the right one for you? Which Apple Mac should you buy - an iMac or a Mac Pro, a MacBook Air or a MacBook Pro? It can be a costly mistake if you buy the wrong thing. We've put together a couple of guides to help you. Read our guide to the different Mac models and our tips on how to choose the right used Mac to help you decide what you need and to make sure you're buying the right thing for you.

For more detailed information about the Mac Pro including it's technology, history and specifications there is a great Mac Pro article on Wikipedia.

Where can I buy one?

There are many places you can buy a Mac Pro - specialist resellers such as MacWarehouse and PC World, leading internet retailers Amazon and eBay and also an ever increasing number of high street retailers such as Currys, Dixons, Saverstore and John Lewis who also sell the Mac Pro. We have put together an Mac Pro price comparison page checking prices from all these sources to find the best deals for you.

Latest deals we've found on new Mac Pros:

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What about secondhand Mac Pros?

Secondhand can be an attractive option, saving you the initial depreciation that happens as soon as you open the box, and if you buy a fairly new secondhand one, all the manufacturer's warranty will still be in place so you will be fully covered in the event of any faults. If you're prepared to go slightly older, you can often pick up some real bargains with last year's model going for a fraction of it's original price. eBay is of course one of the best places to find secondhand Mac Pro bargains and we have created a page that searches eBay for you to find the best deals. Our unique filtering system trawls through the eBay database selecting only the most relevant offers and best deals to save you time.

Secondhand Mac Pros for sale:

Apple INTEL QUAD CORE MAC PRO Excellent Condition & all the latest software

Apple INTEL QUAD CORE MAC PRO Excellent Condition & all the latest software picture
£460.00
Sale ends in: 1d 32min

*** Apple Mac Pro Desktop A1186 : 2 x 2.66GHz 5GB 250 GB HD MA356LL/A ***

*** Apple Mac Pro Desktop A1186 : 2 x 2.66GHz 5GB 250 GB HD MA356LL/A *** picture
£213.83
Sale ends in: 2d 3h 55min

HOW TO BULID A MAC PRO ON ANY PC .ON DVD AND BOOK

HOW TO BULID A MAC PRO  ON ANY PC .ON DVD AND BOOK  picture
£8.22
Sale ends in: 2d 5h 6min

SCRUMPYMACS MAC PRO 8 core 2.66/ 8GB /750GB 512MB X1900 WIFI APPLE INTEL

 SCRUMPYMACS  MAC PRO 8 core 2.66/ 8GB /750GB  512MB X1900 WIFI APPLE INTEL  picture
£343.33
Sale ends in: 3d 1h 5min
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Secondhand Mac Pro price guide

The price of goods at auctions is not fixed - it depends upon how much people are prepared to bid and that's why you can pick up some great deals on both new and used Macs at auction. To give you an idea of what you might pay, here are some completed items so you can see what price they went for:

Apple Mac Price Guide: recently sold Macs...

  • Apple iMac G5 Mac Desktop 20 inch £380
  • PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0GHz 1.5GB 160GB £450
  • Apple Mac Mini Intel Core 2 Duo £550
  • Apple Mac Pro Quad Core 3GHz 8GB 250GB £1000
  • Apple eMac G4 OS X 10.4.2, 1G RAM £39
  • Apple MacBook 13" Intel 160GB 1GB £357

We've put together a couple of guides to help you. Read our guide to the different Mac models and our tips on how to choose the right used Mac to help you decide what you need and to make sure you're buying the right thing for you. Good luck and happy buying!