We Went to Find the 10 Million Won Trash Can: Apple Mac Pro 2013 Review / Omokgyo Electronics Arcade

Why did the world's coolest computer become a symbol of failure?

We pulled out the 2013 Mac Pro, also known as the "Trash Can Mac," which had been gathering dust in the SBS basement storage.

Standing 25cm tall with a diameter of 17cm, the craftsmanship of this small cylindrical aluminum chassis remains impressive even 13 years later.
The detail of the LEDs turning on when you rotate the body toward the ports, the outer shell that can be removed without tools, and the user-replaceable RAM and SSD—it is all embedded with the confidence of Apple's peak design era.

However, the premise upon which this beautiful design was built became the problem.
Assumptions like "Thunderbolt 2 will replace internal PCIe expansion in the future" and "Dual GPU workflows will become the standard for the professional market" all proved to be off the mark.

The Thunderbolt ecosystem was expensive and inconvenient, and video production workflows shifted toward Nvidia CUDA-based single GPU setups that pushed both the CPU and GPU to their limits.

The structure, which relied on a single fan to handle all the cooling, ultimately resulted in a bill paid in overheating and GPU defects.
Was it a masterpiece that was too far ahead of its time, or just an arrogant gamble by Apple?

Check out the video now to see our story on the "Trash Can Mac," revisited in the era of the Mac Studio!

Reported by Ha Hyun-jong | Directed by Park Gyeong-heum | Assistant Directors: Kim Ryeo-won, Cheon Se-yeon, Intern Yang Gi-chang, Intern Oh Tae-hyun | Technical Support: Yoo Se-hoon | Camera: Jung Hoon | Editing: Jung Hye-soo | Brand Design: Kim Tae-hwa | Music: Kim Ji-won

(SBS Subusu News)
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