Apple has officially discontinued the Mac Pro, and by extension, the $700 Mac Pro Wheels Kit is also dead.
Yes, that sentence is still funny in 2026. It marks the end of one of the company’s most infamous desktop add-ons. For anyone who somehow missed this saga, the Wheels Kit launched back in 2020 as an upgrade for the Mac Pro. It allowed you to add wheels for $400, but buying the standalone kit later costs a whopping $700 because the base machine already included the standard feet. Apple also sold a separate $300 Feet Kit for people who wanted to swap back.
Why was this accessory immortalized
The Mac Pro wheels were never about mobility. They signified Apple’s ability to price even the most mundane hardware as if it belonged in a luxury catalog. And to be fair, Apple has done this before. The company’s Pro Stand famously launched at $999, which remains one of the all-time great “wait, that’s just the stand?” moments in consumer tech.
Apple still sells its Polishing Cloth for $19, because apparently, even wiping down a screen can be a premium experience.
Apple isn’t alone in the overpriced accessory hall of fame
Ridiculous accessories are not an Apple-exclusive genre. Tesla sold a stainless steel Cyberwhistle for $50, which is exactly what it sounds like: a whistle. Nintendo also turned a bedside essential into a conversation piece with its $100 Alarmo alarm clock. We recently covered a leather-clad Apple Watch charger from Hermès that costs over $5,000.
HermèsThe wheels are gone, but the joke isn’t
Apple’s discontinuation means existing Mac Pro owners can no longer buy the official wheels or feet kits directly. Still, the bigger story is symbolic. Apple’s $700 wheels always felt bigger than the product itself. They were a meme, a flex, and a reminder that in tech, luxury pricing can turn almost anything into a punchline.
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