Review: Mac Studio
Price: £1,999 from fave.co/3JI6PAW
As the M1 roll-out continues in the Mac line-up, Apple is now in the part of the cycle where the computers aren’t for everyone. The Macs being introduced late in the transition are meant for users who think M1 fast isn’t fast enough and they need every ounce of processing power they can get. They’re also Macs that are an investment and are anything but affordable for general consumers.
The Mac Studio is ideal for content creators of any level. But here’s the thing: the Mac Studio’s performance over the M1 in the Mac mini or 24in iMac isn’t just a marginal boost like we used to see with Intel-based Macs – it’s a serious speed improvement. Add to that an attractive mix of features, and you’ll find in Mac Studio a computer that is attractive to any power user, regardless of the kind of work they do. It’s worth the investment at all levels.
[Apple offers two standard configurations of the Mac Studio, a £1,999 Mac Studio with an M1 Max System on a Chip (SoC), and a £3,999 Mac Studio with an M1 Ultra. This review looks at a customized version of the entry-level Mac Studio with an M1 Max with a 32-core GPU, 64GB of unified memory, and a 2TB SSD that sells for £3,199.]
PRACTICAL DESIGN
Saying the Mac Studio looks like a Mac mini on steroids is a pretty spoton way to describe it. It measures 197mm, the same as the Mac mini, but it’s 95mm tall, nearly thrice the height of the Mac mini. When placed underneath the Studio Display, there’s about an inch’s
