Mac Pro Returns in Europe After 2013 Safety Ban

Apple pulled its older Mac Pro from European store shelves last year because new safety regulations in the region found the fans within the desktop to be a hazard. 

? wmode=transparent"The internal fans don't meet new European [safety] regulations.  You can open the case while the computer is running and put your fingers in the fan," a poster in the Apple forums noted at the time. 

Cupertino pulled the aging Mac Pro from the market in the EU as of March 1, 2013, though resellers could sell their remaining inventory. 

At the time, Apple CEO Tim Cook had already promised a new Mac Pro in 2013, so Apple opted to stop selling the older Mac Pro until the new one was ready rather than fix the fan issue. 

Chloe Albanesius has been with PCMag.com since April 2007, most recently as Executive Editor for News and Features.  Prior to that, she worked for a year covering financial IT on Wall Street for Incisive Media.  From 2002 to 2005, Chloe covered technology policy for The National Journal's Technology Daily in Washington, DC.  She has held internships at NBC's Meet the Press, washingtonpost.com, the Tate Gallery press office in London, Roll Call, and Congressional Quarterly.  She graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from American University...
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