Ever since Apple introduced its first Apple silicon Mac in 2020, its direction of travel has been crystal clear. First to arrive were the M1–powered MacBook Air, Mac mini, and 13–inch MacBook Pro in 2020, followed by the gorgeous 24–inch iMac in April last year. Last October, Apple moved things on again with the new 14–inch and 16–inch MacBook Pro offering up new members of the M1 family, the M1 Pro and M1 Max. Now there’s this, the new Mac Studio — a Mac mini on steroids, armed with a choice of either an M1 Max or the new M1 Ultra, making it the most powerful desktop Mac ever made — or at least until the new Apple silicon–sporting Mac Pro arrives sometime in the coming months.
Thanks to the power of Apple silicon, even an M1–powered Mac mini or MacBook Air is powerful enough for most people, so it should come as
