When purchasing a Mac Studio, the M1 Max model starts at $1,999 and the M1 Ultra model starts at $3,999.$2000 at Best Buy Mac Studio pricing and availability And if you need more, there's always the M1 Ultra. Starting at $1,999, however, it is the least expensive option for getting your hands on a PC with an M1 Max processor. This is for creators that need a lot of resources for things like editing high-resolution video, professionals that need multithreaded processing for 3D rendering, or something along those lines. I also want to be clear that for probably about 99% of users, the Mac Mini is totally capable of fulfilling all of your needs.

And with all of that power, it just sits on your desk quietly (that's right I said quietly) in the background. I would have loved to see how games like Forza Horizon 5 perform on the M1 Ultra, but that's still not possible.īut if you're doing creative work like editing 8K video, or frankly anything that can take advantage of multithreaded processing, you can't beat this. You can run Windows on ARM through virtualization in Parallels, but it's not the same as running it natively in Boot Camp on an Intel Mac. The biggest drawback continues to be the lack of proper Windows support. The Mac Studio is still way smaller, small enough to sit on your desk under your monitor. I recently reviewed the Intel NUC 12 Extreme, and that's as small of a package that you can get while packing a full-powered Intel CPU and proper dedicated graphics. Not only is it powerful, but it comes in a package that simply wasn't possible in the past. That's the thing that makes the Mac Studio truly special. It's pretty obvious when you're looking at it, but it's not so obvious when you're using it, because this thing is a beast, and it's Apple's best Mac yet.

Speaking in terms of volume and most of its dimensions, it's smaller than any Intel-powered PC with desktop dedicated graphics.

Performance: The M1 Ultra is beastly, but you'll know if you need itĪpple's new Mac Studio has the footprint of a Mac Mini that's about two and a half times as tall.

Design: The Mac Studio is small enough to fit under a monitor.

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