Update (December 19, 1720 GMT+8): The tricked-out Mac Pro with a 12-core 2.7GHz Intel Xeon E5, 64GB of RAM, 1TB of flash storage and the AMD Firebird D700 GPUs will cost you S$13,528.
Announced back in June, Apple's new redesigned Mac Pro workstation sports a cylindrical shape and makes good on Apple's promise to ship it in December. Prices start at S$4,288 (US$3,397) for the lowest-end model in Singapore and should be available today, according to the Apple press release.
Compared with the US$2,999 retail price of the Mac Pro in the U.S., the Singapore prices might seem like a huge premium, but the difference actually not that significant if you factor in the usual sales tax in the different states (though if you buy the Mac Pro in a tax-free state, the savings are definitely substantial).
The base model comes with a 3.7GHz quad-core Intel Xeon E5 processor, dual AMD FirePro D300 GPUs, 12GB RAM and 256GB PCIe flash storage. There's also a S$5,688 version that packs a 3.5GHz hexa-core Intel Xeon E5, the same dual AMD FirePro D300 GPUs, 16GB RAM and 256GB of PCIe flash storage.
The Mac Pro can also be configured with a 12-core Intel Xeon E5, AMD FirePro D700 GPUs, 64GB of RAM and 1TB of flash storage. The Apple online store wasn't ready to accept orders when this article was written, so we are unable to see how much a fully tricked out machine would cost.
In the meantime, while you're waiting for the "buy" button to become available, why not check out these five hilarious mockups of the Mac Pro created by Internet users?
