Apple Mac Pro Mid 2010 - Silver

Vintage Music Producer’s Dream Studio Workstation

This is far more than a vintage computer—it is a substantial legacy music-production workstation package from a private professional recording studio.

For composers, producers, recording engineers, keyboardists, collectors, and musicians working with vintage software or hardware, this system offers a powerful combination of processing capability, extensive storage, classic Mac compatibility, and expansion potential.

The package includes an Apple Mac Pro 5,1 with 12 processing cores, 40GB of ECC memory, 6TB of internal storage, and four additional LaCie external drives providing another 4+ TB of storage.

The system has been freshly prepared for its next owner.

Apple Mac Pro Specifications

• Model: Apple Mac Pro Mid-2010
• Model Identifier: MacPro5,1
• Processors: Two 6-core Intel Xeon processors
• Total Processing Cores: 12
• Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
• Memory: 40GB DDR3 ECC RAM
• Memory Speed: 1333 MHz
• ECC: Enabled
• Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5770
• Boot ROM: MP51.007F.B03
• Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH41N

Internal Storage — 6TB Total

The Mac Pro includes four installed internal drives:

• 1TB Western Digital hard drive
• 2TB Seagate hybrid drive
• 1TB Hitachi hard drive
• 2TB Seagate hybrid drive

All four internal drives reported S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified.

Additional LaCie External Drives

The package also includes four LaCie external drives, providing additional space for:

• Sample libraries
• Multitrack recording sessions
• Virtual instruments
• Effects collections
• Project archives
• Backups and additional storage

External Drive Details

• All four external drives are included with the Mac Pro providing the buyer with an additional 4+TB of storage
• Power supplies are included.
• USB and FireWire cables are included.
• Every drive has been wiped and formatted for use within this OS X environment.

Fresh OS X Installation — Ready for a New User

The Mac Pro has been given a fresh installation of Mac OS X 10.6.8.

The system is configured with a simple “Admin” user account and does not require a password for initial access. The new owner can establish their own preferred user account and password after purchase.

This makes the system a convenient starting point for someone looking to build or maintain a dedicated vintage music-production environment.

Ideal For

• Vintage music production
• Composing and arranging
• Legacy DAW and plug-in systems
• Older audio interfaces and studio hardware
• Sample-library and sound-design work
• Music technology education
• Studio archiving
• Collectors and enthusiasts of classic Mac workstations

The Mac Pro 5,1 platform is known for its tower design, internal drive bays, PCIe expansion capability, serviceability, and flexibility for legacy studio applications.

Condition and Studio History

The Mac Pro and included external drives were maintained in a climate-controlled, smoke-free professional recording studio.

The equipment is being offered as part of the liquidation of my private professional studio following retirement after more than 50 years as a composer, producer, recording engineer, keyboardist, and educator. I spent 16 years on the faculty at Berklee College of Music, where I was later named Professor Emeritus.

Package 1 — Mac Pro Tower

• Mac Pro tower

• Internal drives installed

• Power cable, if included
• Heavy-duty double-wall carton
• Substantial internal padding

Package 2 — Four LaCie External Drives

• Four external drives
• Power supplies
• Included FireWire cables
• Separate protective packaging