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Pro Tools 10.3 Qualified Apple Computers

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The following Apple computers have been tested and approved by Avid for use with Pro Tools 10.3 software for Mac OS X 10.6.8, 10.7.4 and 10.8.x

See Also: Pro Tools 10.3 Approved Audio Interfaces and Peripherals

Desktops

  • Mac Pro
    • Mac Pro "Westmere"(all models, all speeds)
    • Mac Pro "Nehalem" (all models, all speeds)
    • Mac Pro "Harpertown" one or two Quad-Core 2.8, 3.0, 3.2GHz*
    • Mac Pro "Clovertown" two Quad-Core 3.0GHz*
    • Mac Pro "Woodcrest" two Dual-Core 2.0, 2.66, 3.0GHz*
      • * Harpertown, Clovertown and Woodcrest models not explicitly tested with Pro Tools 10.3 or Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) --use the info from the HD page about performance issues. 
  • iMac
    • Intel i5, i7
  • Mac Mini
    • Intel i7: 2.3GHz  quad-core Intel Core i7 Mac mini (6,2)
    • Not Tested - Intel i5: 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5


Laptops

  • 15" MacBook Pro with Retina display
    • Use of Thunderbolt to FireWire and Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapters may be required
    • Daisy-chaining of Thunderbolt hard drives and monitors require the use of a dedicated Thunderbolt port
  • MacBook Pro
    • 17-inch and 15-inch models with Core i5 and i7 processors
    • 17-inch, 15-inch, and 13-inch aluminum "Unibody" models with Core 2 Duo "Penryn" processors
    • 17-inch and 15-inch Core 2 Duo (T8300/T9300) "Penryn" models (introduced early 2008)
    • 17-inch and 15-inch Core 2 Duo (T7500/T7700) "Santa Rosa" models (introduced mid 2007)
  • MacBook
    • ​​MacBook not explicitly tested with Pro Tools 10.3


Miscellaneous

  • Adapters
    • Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter
    • Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
    • USB-to-Ethernet Adapter
  • Monitors
    • Apple Thunderbolt Display
      • The following on the Apple Thunderbolt Display can be used:
        • USB 2.0 ports
        • FireWire 800 ports
        • Gigabit Ethernet ports
        • Thunderbolt ports


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