New Mac Pros Said to be Launching in 2013
Tim Cook pledged to launch new models next year.
The first beta of OS X 10.8.3 has led to speculation that Apple is preparing to launch new Mac Pros in 2013.
The beta for the upcoming update to the Mac operating system contained driver support for the Radeon HD 7900 series of powerful graphics cards from Advanced Micro Devices.
AppleInsider suggests that due to the support for AMD's "Tahiti" GPUs in the next version of Mac OS, Apple is working on an updated Mac Pro.
To add credence to the speculation, back in June, Apple CEO Tim Cook promised graphics professionals and dedicated users of Apple's PC that new Mac Pros would be released in 2013.
The pledge came after consumers voiced their concern regarding Apple's possible exclusion of its workstation from its plans due to a shifted focus from Mac products to the iPhone and iPad lineup.
Meanwhile, Apple's redesigned, super thin 21.5-inch iMac will be available from Friday, while the 27-inch model launches in December.

and with a whooping 6GB's of RAMthe Mac Pro is roughly $1700 over priced but hey its a Mac and plently love to overpay for their crap
hell my 2 year old Asus G73Jw cost me 1500 back then and is still more powerful
iCult members: It's all about marginal utility.
The iMac is better specced, half the price, plus it has an amazing inbuilt monitor.
Or am I missing something?
iMacs are built on laptop components. Mac Pros are built with full fledged desktop components.
Apple Reveals Mac Pro with Nehalem Xeon CPUs
9:30 AM - March 3, 2009 by Jane McEntegart - source: Tom's Hardware US
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/apple-mac-pro-nehalem-xeon,7162.html
It takes Apple four fkn years to update thier crap?
So the way I see it now, if some dumbass business bought a Mac Pro right now, They are spending $1000 on case and $500 on OSX, still doesnt even justify the leftover $1000 for their almost 4 year old hardware.
I have always despised Apple's business ethics but charging people this money, right now, is akin to extortion.
Just shocked, and I already loathe Apple
Hey Tom's why don't you make real news and hammer Apple for their current Mac Pro prices??
There's no way they'd get the battery life and thinness they demand from the product at this point with those parts. You'd have to tether yourself to a desk, install a Thunderbolt PCIe box with a separate full size GPU and drive an external display if you want crazy (expensive) performance
But...but...it just works!
Edit: /sarcasm (in case it wasn't obvious...)
LMAO, so does my Windows 7 Asus laptop and that extra $1K bought me a ton of nice accessories and beer
Well, considering that your comment is actually correct, Apple had it right by adding support for AMD cards. Their GCN architecture does wonders with OpenCL. However, who cares? You could simple build yourself a custom Mac for your editing work, which is actually pretty decent with that OS and some apps written for it.
But but againg, thats the thing: no matter from where you look, and even if they made the right choice by supporting GCN, its STILL a waste of money.
In theory i don't see any issues fitting a 675mx or 680mx in the 15inch rMBP as long as its got a new cooling system design. Clevo do a 680M in a 15 inch chassis, granted the chassis is much thicker than a rMBP but i think its possible. Then again no one has tested the new iMac 27inch with a 680mx yet......