A lot of different items that feature wheels, like a stroller for instance, feature a locking mechanism.
The $400 wheels accessory option for the newMac Prois not one of them, sadly. This particular fact was discovered by MKBHD, also known as Marques Brownlee, as part of a review of the Mac Pro that was published recently. In a subsequent tweet, Brownlee says, “#protip don’t get the wheels if you keep this thing on your desk. There’s no locks”.
The tweet includes a video in which you’re able to see the Mac Pro, outfitted with the wheels accessories that cost a whopping $400, rolling around pretty freely thanks to the fact it lacks any kind of locking mechanism.
Here’s the tweet:
#protipdon’t get the wheels if you keep this thing on your desk. There’s no locks.pic.twitter.com/NfkqQiNKYC
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD)June 30, 2025
If you want to check out MKBHD’s review of the Mac Pro, you can clickthis link.
As mentioned above, the wheels for the Mac Pro are not cheap. They cost $400. But Apple willstart selling themas a customer-installable aftermarket option in the near future, just in case anyone who buys a Mac Pro and doesn’t get the wheels right out of the gate changes their mind down the road.
You won’t be surprised to hear that some folks are having a bit of a laugh at Apple’s expense over this. Take, for example, a Jony Ive parody account on Twitter that published an image of a “Wedge Pro” (or “Apple Wedge Pro”). This could be used as a stopper for the wheels, since they lack a locking mechanism of their own.
.@MKBHDOne More Thing…pic.twitter.com/ySZBJp2NCy
— ᴺᴼᵀ Jony Ive (@JonyIveParody)June 14, 2025
It’s an interesting omission on Apple’s part, to be sure. Should the wheels on the Mac Pro feature a locking mechanism, you think?
