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A full setup of the Mac Studio, Studio Display and new keyboard/touchpad.
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It’s rare that Apple launches an entirely new product line, but that’s what we have in the Mac Studio, a new desktop positioned somewhere in the huge gulf between the Mac Mini and Mac Pro.
The Mac Studio that I tested impressed me but didn’t surprise me. Internally, it’s very similar to the in late 2021. Both systems feature Apple’s M1 Max chip, a CPU/GPU combo that’s in all new Macs and some iPads. Both systems target creators of all kinds, but especially filmmakers, video editors, audio producers and coders. The biggest difference is that the MacBook Pro is a high-end laptop meant for 온라인슬롯추천 travel and as an all-in-one solution, while the Mac Studio is a compact desktop and more likely to remain tethered to one place, connected to a display, keyboard and mouse.
Mac Studio
Like
- Most powerful M1 Mac to date
- Lots of ports and connections, including front ports
Don’t Like
- Not upgradable after purchase
- Like other M1 Macs, no external GPU support
Mere months ago, the M1 Max chip was the reach-for-the-stars, top-end Apple chip, outperforming the original M1 and the in-between M1 Pro. It was part of Apple’s nearly complete evolution from Intel chips to its own designs, . Now, the M1 Max has moved down to become the middle-of-the-road version, because you can now get the even more powerful in the Mac Studio.
My first inclination was to write off the $2,000 M1 Max version of the Studio as not ambitious enough, and the $4,000 M1 Ultra version as too expensive for a non-upgradable desktop. That audience is probably waiting for a new Mac Pro desktop for upgradability and future-proofing.
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Mac Studio Review: Testing Apple’s New Desktop for Creators
But speaking to other creatives, I heard the opposite — that the M1 Max Mac Studio (try saying that five times fast) is exactly what a developing filmmaker or music producer might want. My colleague Patrick Holland told me that back in his filmmaking days, «The Mac Studio would have been ideal for me. It’s $1,500 less than the 16-inch MacBook Pro. It’s small enough that I could travel with it and plug it into a ton of displays, TVs and even cameras. But most importantly, the Mac Studio would have meant that I didn’t need to ‘design a computer’ for my workflows.»
The Mac Studio is paired with another brand-new product, Apple’s new 27-inch Studio Display. It has a chip inside, too — in this case the A13, as seen in the iPhone 11. That enables on-board features like Center Stage and spatial audio. Its only is the professional-level Pro Display XDR, a 32-inch display that starts at $5K, plus an extra $1,000 if you want its sold-separately stand. At $1,599, the Studio Display feels like a reasonable ask for a pro-level display, even if stand and screen options can drive up the price.
The Mac Mini (left) next to the Mac Studio.
We’ve only tested the M1 Max version of the Mac Studio so far, not the M1 Ultra version. That version has a bigger, heavier heat sink (that weighs about two pounds more), because the M1 Ultra is essentially two M1 Max chips joined together. Even in the M1 Max version, the case is practically half-filled with fans and cooling gear.
Besides the look — a gently rounded square with an Apple logo on top — there’s not much common ground between the Mac Studio and the Mac Mini. In fact, I’ve described the Studio as two Mac Minis stacked up, but it’s actually taller than that, at 3.7 inches, vs. 1.4 inches for the Mini. If anything, the price difference should tell you this is a different category: $700 for the entry level M1 Mac Mini vs. $2,000 and $4,000 for the two Studio base models. I’d like to see an M1 Pro chip version of the Mac Studio — that might be an even better in-between level for budget-conscious creatives looking to step up.
An underside view of the Mac Studio.
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Upgrades add up
The configuration we tested is a few steps up from the base model. It adds 64GB of RAM, 2TB storage and the version of the M1 Max chip with 32 GPU cores (vs. 24 GPU cores for the base model). That all adds up to $3,199. Choose your options carefully, as the Mac Studio isn’t internally upgradable after the fact.
That’s probably the biggest sticking point for a certain brand of creative professional. The appeal of the Mac Pro desktop, or really any tower desktop PC, is its upgradability. In some cases that just means being able to swap out a graphics card. In other cases, everything from the power supply to the CPU to the fans.
Once you get over that hurdle, if you do, a comparably configured 16-inch MacBook Pro is $4,300. The price difference accounts for the screen, keyboard and touchpad that you don’t get with the Mac Studio.
The new accessories look great, but are sold separately.
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Note that the keyboard and mouse or touchpad are not included in the box. If you don’t already have a set, there are new gray-and-silver versions of Apple’s input accessories to go along with the Studio. The Magic Keyboard, with a number pad and Touch ID, is $200. The Magic Mouse is $100 and the Magic Touchpad (which looks great in dark gray) is $150. As a long-time Apple user (and even longer-time PC user), the Magic Touchpad is one of my all-time favorite computer input devices. The Magic Mouse is one of my least favorite. Then again, , so what do I know?