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Apple Retires Mac Pro, Drops Pro Display XDR in March Lineup Reset

The shake-up points to a tighter pro strategy centered on Apple silicon desktops with a smaller, feature-rich display.

Overview

  • Apple’s hardware lineup, which changed in March 2026, now excludes the Mac Pro and the 32-inch Pro Display XDR.
  • A new 27-inch Studio Display XDR fills the pro monitor slot with mini-LED backlighting, 120Hz refresh, higher brightness, built-in speakers and camera, Thunderbolt 5, and a $3,299 price that includes a stand.
  • Mac Studio tops out at 256GB of unified memory after Apple removed the 512GB option, a move reports tie to a global RAM shortage driven by AI server demand.
  • The entry 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 chip now starts at 1TB of storage, ending the 512GB model and lifting the base price to $1,699 from $1,599.
  • Apple also pulled older iPads, MacBooks, and accessories from sale, with most replaced by new versions, as the end of Mac Pro signals a full pivot away from modular towers toward fixed-config desktops.