buying them from Apple), this is at least a step in the right direction. While I would've preferred something in-box for all users (since I still recommend going your own route for SSDs vs. If you order an Apple SSD, either as an upgrade kit or with your Westmere Mac Pro you'll get a 2.5' adapter for the 3.5' drive sled. One thing I asked for in the Nehalem Mac Pro review was support for 2.5' drives, which Apple somewhat delivered with Westmere. You still have the same slide out CPU/memory tray and the four removable SATA drive sleds from the Nehalem and Core 2 models. Apple has made revisions to the motherboard so this isn't just a chip upgrade for the Nehalem Mac Pro, but other than that the systems look the same. Internally the Westmere model is identical to its predecessor. The Mac Pro chassis is still very well compartmentalized and as a result allows for easy upgrades. You could argue that the design works and thus doesn’t need to be updated and I’d tend to agree with you. I left the Core 2 Duo Mac Pro out of the shot because it looks identical to the Nehalem/Westmere models. We got minor improvements inside but externally there haven't been any major changes since the Power Mac G5 days:Ĭan you spot the difference? Going from left to right we have the Westmere Mac Pro (2010), Power Mac G5 and Nehalem Mac Pro (2009). The Mac Pro's styling hasn't changed in years.