Yeah, but they stop working for all of December to go do their 2nd job.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
New Mac Pro Has 'Product of Thailand' Label, Final Assembly Still in USA
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Made in Circle, Alaska
Assembled by you.
Labels aside, have we seen any benchmarks yet? I'm wondering if they are the same as Mac Studio Ultra or if extra cooling and/or overclocking will make Mac Pros faster.
Which requires the customer to buy an official Apple Mac Pro Leg Assembly Kit. MSRP $129.99
If we're expected to pay around $8,999 for the Mac Pro Pro Pro Ultimate version.... this better come with a free side of really good peanut sauce!!!
It does, but the cup it comes in costs $200... $300 if you want the pro version.
The wheels are cheaper in the EDU store so if you're a poor student don't forget to get the discount.
The wheels are super expensive because they know nobody will buy them anyway. The Mac Pro fits nicely and securely on a Harbor Freight moving dolly that costs $37.
At least we still got final assembly here.
![america-hurricane.gif]( "america-hurricane.gif")
It wouldn't be an Apple product if the wheels weren't proprietary.
(Yes, the wheels have a proprietary mounting design.)
Typical Apple really, 'designed in California, made in sweat shops'. Unsurprisiing really, zero philanthropy in the world, zero conrtibution to Internet infrastucture.
I suspect Apple made those wheels for a single client that orders enough Mac Pros to warrant it. Probably a studio in LA somewhere. What opened them to ridicule was offering them for sale to everyone else.
I still love this country, even with its flaws.
No. The Mac Mini M1 I bought in Singapore was made in Malaysia.
I wonder if this is a case of US machines being assembled in the US and non-US machines being assembled in Taiwan and China.
I found a WSJ article noting 2019 Mac Pro production was moved to Taiwan/China due to the tax subsidies Apple was receiving to make the 2013 model in Texas having expired. But Cook and the Trump Administration did come to a deal to exempt Apple from planned tariffs on Chinese imports by agreeing to expand US production of Apple products and they held that photo-op with the 2019 Mac Pro in the Texas facility.
Last edited:
Good to see at least some assembly in USA
I think the label has to do with the amount of value-added above the value of generic parts. Most of that was done in Thailand.
This is a little like when a PC hobbyist claims to have "built" a PC. He really didn't. All he did was buy a mainboard, chassis, and power supply and then he assembled the parts with a screwdriver. The vast majority of the work was done by the companies that made the parts.
Apple is now being more honest than the typical PC hobbyist.
The usual metric is to define a part as "generic" if it can be used for many different products. Obviously, a normal screw is generic. It could be used on a computer or a motorcycle. Sheet metal is generic too. As are many basic kinds of chips and passive electronic parts. They typically define "building" a product as starting from generic parts. I think Apple is doing the right thing and refining the label to better reflect reality.
This is a little like when a PC hobbyist claims to have "built" a PC. He really didn't. All he did was buy a mainboard, chassis, and power supply and then he assembled the parts with a screwdriver. The vast majority of the work was done by the companies that made the parts.
Apple is now being more honest than the typical PC hobbyist.
The usual metric is to define a part as "generic" if it can be used for many different products. Obviously, a normal screw is generic. It could be used on a computer or a motorcycle. Sheet metal is generic too. As are many basic kinds of chips and passive electronic parts. They typically define "building" a product as starting from generic parts. I think Apple is doing the right thing and refining the label to better reflect reality.
Is there such a thing as a standard for wheel mountings? Maybe for chairs, but not even sure there.