{"id":16699,"date":"2013-01-31T16:45:31","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T22:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=16699"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:26:40","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:26:40","slug":"apple-to-stop-mac-pro-sales-in-eu-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/16699-apple-to-stop-mac-pro-sales-in-eu-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple to Stop Mac Pro Sales in EU Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you\u2019re living in the European Union and you\u2019re looking at getting a new Mac Pro, you\u2019d better hurry. As of March 1, 2013, Apple will halt sales of the Mac Pro in EU countries<\/strong> as they don\u2019t comply with EU standard IEC 609501 Amendment 1, which goes into effect that day.<\/p>\n

In case you\u2019re not quite up to speed on EU regulatory standards, in a nutshell, IEC 609501 Amendment 1 has to do with safety and electrical standards. According to Macworld UK<\/a>, the Mac Pro\u2019s non-compliance has to do with the need for fan guards and increased protection for its electrical ports.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that Mac Pros complied with the \u00a0previous standards when initially released. However, these newer standards are more strict and while all the other Mac models have been updated to comply over the last few revisions, the Mac Pro hasn\u2019t seen any updates (other than speed bumps) since 2010<\/a>.\u00a0A new Mac Pro is rumored to be on its way some time later this year, and we can only assume that these will<\/em> be compliant and will once again be available to EU customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re living in the European Union and you\u2019re looking at getting a new Mac Pro, you\u2019d better hurry. As of March 1, 2013, Apple will halt sales of the Mac Pro in EU countries as they don\u2019t comply with EU standard IEC 609501 Amendment 1, which goes into effect that day. 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