£6,199 (model on test) FROM Apple, apple.com/uk
FEATURES Apple M1 Ultra chip (20-core CPU, 64-core GPU, 32-core Neural Engine), 2TB storage, 128GB of unified memory, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0, 6x Thunderbolt 4 ports (2x front, 4x rear), 2x USB-A ports, 1x 10Gb Ethernet port, 1x HDMI 2.0 port, 1x 3.5mm headphone jack,1x SDXC card slot, 197x197x95mm, 3.6kg
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
