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\"ThunderBay_MW\"For many pros, ourselves included, the silver tower Mac Pro was the<\/strong> gold standard when it came to demanding workflow, featuring fast processors, memory expansion options, a solid stock video card and drive expansion.<\/p>\n

The new Mac Pro is undoubtedly an awesome object of desire, but for many of us it\u2019s simply overkill. For others, the entry cost is simply too high to justify a new Mac Pro.<\/p>\n

As the rest of Apple\u2019s Mac lineup has gained increasingly better performance, your best new \u201cpro-level\u201d machine may not be a Mac Pro after all. With the phenomenal potential offered by Thunderbolt devices, you might find your pro solution hiding in plain sight in a Thunderbolt\u00a0equipped iMac, Mac mini or Apple laptop.<\/p>\n

At OWC we use Macs every day, and we\u2019ve experienced the \u201cpro evolution\u201d first hand. The Mac Pro has been the perennial workhorse in our design studio, but recently we\u2019ve shifted our thinking too.<\/p>\n

Our newest design studio workstations use an iMac with 24GB of memory and additional 30\u201d monitor. The real pro-performance boost and flexibility comes from a blazing fast OWC\u00a0ThunderBay 4 external Thunderbolt drive<\/a>. Under the ThunderBay 4\u2019s hood are two 6G OWC SSDs<\/a> RAIDed together for maximum speed and a 3.0TB drive for Time\u00a0Machine backup. There\u2019s a spare drive bay and dual Thunderbolt<\/a> ports for easy future expansion.<\/p>\n

The enhanced workflow offered by the ThunderBay 4\u00a0truly showcases the potential we\u2019ve known Thunderbolt technology offers Mac users: massive speed\u00a0capabilities, flexible expansion options and plug-n-play simplicity.<\/p>\n

At OWC, our \u201cpro expectations\u201d have evolved thanks to the amazing performance offered by the entire Thunderbolt equipped Mac lineup – leveraging pro capabilities without the pro price. Maybe your next pro Mac is already here.<\/p>\n

Have questions on what could be your next pro Mac?\u00a0Email us at custserv@macsales.com<\/a> and we\u2019ll be happy to offer tips, advice, and answers to any questions you have about building your next pro\u00a0workstation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For many pros, ourselves included, the silver tower Mac Pro was the gold standard when it came to demanding workflow, featuring fast processors, memory expansion options, a solid stock video card and drive expansion. The new Mac Pro is undoubtedly an awesome object of desire, but for many of us it\u2019s simply overkill. 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