Is this Mac Pro worth buying?

Only if you need many CPU cores and lots of RAM for little money and can live with an old macOS version. For everyday work, a modern Mac mini is faster, smaller and supported.

Which macOS versions does it run?

The 2010–2012 Mac Pro tower tops out at macOS High Sierra 10.13 officially, and some GPU-upgraded units run later versions unofficially. Check the exact model and GPU before relying on a specific release.

Does the AMD RX 580 work in macOS?

Yes, the RX 580 is one of the better-supported AMD cards in macOS and shows a boot screen in this listing. It is fine for older OpenCL work but not for current Metal-heavy apps.

The listing includes the Mac Pro tower and a power cable only. You need to supply a monitor, keyboard and mouse.

Can I add more storage or cards?

Yes. The tower has four 3.5-inch drive bays and PCIe slots, so you can add drives and cards. The boot drive here already uses a PCIe NVMe adapter.

Used Mac Pro towers are cheapest when sellers clear stock, often around model transitions and holidays. Compare listings by CPU, RAM and GPU, since those drive the price more than cosmetics.

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$1,850.00at Zephyr's Market, last seen Nov 2

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Our take on the Mac Pro

The Mac Pro tower is Apple's aluminum workstation from the 2010–2012 era, built around dual Intel Xeon processors and a large, easy-to-open case. This configuration pairs two 6-core 3.46 GHz Xeon X5690 chips with 128 GB of ECC DDR3, a 512 GB NVMe boot drive, a 1 TB SSD and an AMD RX 580 8 GB card with boot screen. It is a used, refurbished-class machine, not a current model, so its appeal is cheap CPU cores, huge RAM and internal expansion. No price was listed on the page, so there is no current price to compare against its recent range.

Best forVideo editors and 3D users who need many CPU cores on a budget

What reviewers say

Owners of upgraded Mac Pro towers praise the build quality, quiet running and how much RAM and storage the case accepts. The common complaints are the aging platform, lack of modern ports and macOS limits.

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