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What Can We Expect From The New Mac Pro (Part 4)

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Expansion ports

The easy-access interior of the Mac Pro is hidden behind the side panel. This means users can slide out the processor tray to add memory; the drive bays to add storage; slide a bar to change up to four expansion cards at once; and thanks to the I/O ports add lots of external devices, says Apple of its current Mac Pro.

Thunderbolt

One thing about the Mac Pro update in June 2012 that didn’t make sense was the lack of a Thunderbolt port. This is especially puzzling, considering it’s the professional market that’s most likely to spend money on Thunderbolt accessories this was a strange omission. For example, it lets you connect four HD screens at a time, who, other than a professional user, would want to do that.

The Mac Pro offers users easy access to the interior for simple expansion

The Mac Pro offers users easy access to the interior for simple expansion

As yet, apple’s high-speed peripheral interface hasn’t taken the pro market by storm, and that’s probably due to the shameful lack of Thunderbolt in the Mac Pro line. Apple can’t even use the lack of Thunderbolt peripherals as an excuse. Now the technology has been around for a few years, and has long come standard on many Macs, high-end Thunderbolt peripherals are widely available. You can get super-fast RAID drives with Thunderbolt connections. And if you need specific PCI cards, a Thunderbolt PCI case will let you use many kinds of PCI cards (other than video cards) over a Thunderbolt connection. A new Mac Pro will surely have multiple compatible ports.

If you were wondering, Thunderbolt is a peripheral-connection technology, developed by Intel with collaboration from Apple, that combines data, video, audio and power in a single connection. Based on the PCI express and DisplayPort architectures, Thunderbolt allows for high-speed connection of peripherals such as hard drives, RAID arrays, video-capture solutions and network interfaces, and it can transmit high-definition video using the DisplayPort protocol. Each Thunderbolt port provides up to 10 Watts of power to connected peripherals, and up to 10Gbps of data throughput (faster than USB 3.0).

USB 3.0 and FireWire

Disappointingly, the current Mac Pro doesn’t offer USB 3.0 – it’s still stuck in the dark ages of USB 2.0. The problem is that the current Sandy Bridge chipsets don’t natively support USB 3.0.

The rocketu Quad USB 3.0 for Mac, a PCI Express card with four USB 3.0 ports

The rocketu Quad USB 3.0 for Mac, a PCI Express card with four USB 3.0 ports

One thing the current Mac Pro offers that future models may not is FireWire. It’s probable that in gaining Thunderbolt and USB 3.0, FireWire will be culled. The standard has already disappeared from every other Mac, with the exception of the Mac mini, although the first time apple attempted to remove it the creative world was in uproar.

Expansion cards

Apple’s Mac Pro is the only Mac to offer PCI expansion, and this is a key reason why it appeals to professional users. These PCI cards can be used for faster RAID performance and transcoding of video, high-end networking, complex audio/video connections, and many other things the average consumer will never need.

Apple’s Mac Pro is the only Mac to offer PCI expansion, and this is a key reason why it appeals to professional users

Apple’s Mac Pro is the only Mac to offer PCI expansion, and this is a key reason why it appeals to professional users

Such expansion slots are essential for users who wish to add high-end video cards, sound, networking, RAID arrays, and other connectivity options to their Mac. There are currently three such slots. However, there are some fears apple could reduce this to two PCI ports in its desire to make the machine thinner. It may also update to the PCIE3 standard, which will offer 40 lanes per socket, rather than the usual 36.

Many of those who in the past required PCI slots can these days make do with other solutions, thanks to Thunderbolt.

We’ve also seen reports that claim that SATA III/SAS connectivity will be native in the new Mac Pro.

SuperDrive

Another feature that may be removed is the optical drive. We aren’t completely convinced Apple will remove the optical drive from the Mac Pro. The professional Mac user is probably the one and only one remaining that could honestly say they require an optical drive. For one thing, some professional creative software isn’t widely available as a download, although it’s only a matter of time.

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