Developer Transition Kit

"[1] The computer identified itself as "Apple Development Platform" (ADP2,1), and consisted of a 3.6 GHz Intel Pentium 4 Prescott 660[2] processor, 1 GB DDR2 RAM, 160 GB SATA hard disk drive, and optical disk drive in a Power Mac G5 case slightly modified with an altered cooling system.

[7] Described informally as "an iPad in a Mac mini’s body,"[8] the DTK carries a model number of A2330 and identifies itself as "Apple Development Platform.

In an interview shortly after the introduction of the DTK, Apple’s SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi praised the DTK's performance and contributed to expectations of superlative performance of forthcoming commercial products based upon Apple silicon custom-engineered for the Macintosh platform: “Even that DTK hardware, which is running on an existing iPad chip that we don’t intend to put in a Mac in the future – it’s just there for the transition – the Mac runs awfully nice on that system.

It’s not a basis on which to judge future Macs ... but it gives you a sense of what our silicon team can do when they’re not even trying – and they’re going to be trying.”[12][13] To receive a DTK, developers were required to sign up for a one year membership to Apple's Universal App Quick Start Program at a cost of US$500.

[14][7] The membership included several benefits such as code-level technical support, access to one-on-one labs with Apple engineers, and a license to use a loaned DTK.

"[16] Several conditions of use were attached, including restrictions against disassembling the computer, running unauthorized benchmark tests, or using it for work other than transition-related software development.

In February 2021 Apple emailed the developers regarding the early return of the DTK while keeping the rest of the program and its benefits active until the original expiration of one year.

This discount code wasn't promised beforehand or part of the original agreement but was considered as a compensation in exchange of an early return.

[citation needed] Many were also indicating that they were unhappy about the US$200 discount code offered by Apple, comparing it to when Apple unexpectedly offered developers the option to return their Intel DTK earlier than the originally planned date for an iMac during the transition from PowerPC to Intel processors.