You can buy a downhill skateboard with a carbon fiber or fiberglass reinforced deck, cutouts, foot stops, narrow trucks, big, wide wheels, great bearings, dialed in bushings and a great helmet for less than Apple’s four Mac Pro wheels. I know this because I’m a downhill skater. My most expensive setup came in around $400. The setup I rode today was about $250, give or take. Think of that. I could have had two fantastic setups, or I could have had a set of Apple’s MacBook Pro wheels, which are $700.
I know, I was so foolish. Who would buy skateboards instead of Mac Pro wheels?
I sometimes pop in on Braille Skateboarding. They have wacky skate videos and some pretty good instructional videos. So I didn’t know which feed made their latest video come across my screen (believe it or not, it was my Apple News “tech” feed, not one of my skate related feeds).
Braille Skateboarding made a skateboard out of Apple’s $700 Mac Pro wheels.
It may have been a better use of the money than buying wheels for your Mac Pro.
Okay, these are terrible for a skateboard. But they’re also terrible for your computer. How often do you push your Mac Pro around? How often do you unplug it? Why are you incapable of lifting it? A disability? That’s fine. But let’s face it, the equipment you need for mobility and life is a huge drain on your wallet, you don’t need to drop $700 for a set of four wheels!
Honestly? Throwing these on a street deck and trying to do a kickflip sounds like the least foolish use of Apple’s Mac Pro wheels. That being said, do not attempt that. No, not the skating, definitely try skating, it’s fun for all ages. Just, buy some nice trucks, wheels, and bearings like a normal person. In fact, Braille, if you’re listening, can we see some Indy’s on a Mac Pro? I think that would be a smarter buy for people who need to wheel their compact computer around.