Yes. In terms of what Apple calls a “modular” desktop, the choice was a Mac Mini or Mac Pro with nothing in between. They now have a gap between the Mini and the Studio that could be nicely filled with a M1 Pro in a Mini.
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Apple Executives Discuss How Mac Studio Fills the Gap Between iMac and Mac Pro
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Is modular like when they say the iPhone and iPad Pro have edge-to-edge displays?
when apple removed any external display people complain...now...Apple wants your cash...my gosh the hypcoricy
im pretty sure this mac studio is still BYODKM...you can use this with a cheap keyboard and cheap display if you dont have money left
A lot of users buy premium/luxuries cars and put cheap gas and do cheap services/revisions..same here
I was genuinely asking for clarification. It doesn't appear modular to me at all. However, they describe it as modular, so I was asking what they meant by that.
In fact, I think it's a great product. I have no complaints.
In fact, I think it's a great product. I have no complaints.
Sure, iPhone is modular. You have to bring your own power adapter.
but isn’t it quite obvious what they mean by that?
i’m not saying its right or wrong - but it’s completely obvious what they mean.
Sure it fits between an iMac and Mac Pro. It is a singular non-upgradable post purchase unit like the iMac, sits on the desk like an iMac, is compact like an iMac and has the power of a Mac Pro. The price is a combination of an iMac and Mac Pro. Very few people were vocal about the limited upgradability of an iMac especially from those on this forum, most consumers didn’t care.
By separating the monitor from the computer, Apple can charge more compared to an AIO. It’s profits. The green message is nonsense as the Studio Display is anything but with its three mounting options, non-removable power cord and a lack of a whole lot more.
Watching the keynote I didn't get where the Mac Studio fit into the product line; like who's it for, and I still kind of don't. Many people, and rightly so I think, just see it as a Mac Mini on steroids. I've heard comments where people have called it "that big new Mac Mini." It really feels like a stop-gap product to me.
I don't get the "modular" aspect of the Mac Studio at all; it's simply not modular. It's not expansive like modular computers or the Mac Pro. Maybe Apple means it's modular because you choose the display and peripherals just like a Mac Mini? BYOKMD? Does Apple say a Mac Mini is modular? We ordered a handful of Mac Studios anyway to see how they fair against our current "studios" aka set-ups, but we're likely to return them based on conversations we've had with the teams because we had to order a few monitors also (not Apple ones, just decent ones for testing and stuff and we pulled a few from the storage closets)
Also, I honestly do not know what they mean when they say "conductivity," it's not a term we use around my studio. I really don't know what they're trying to convey with that word. That it's conducive to productivity or something? They should say "conduciveness" if that is the case.
As for USB-A slots, it's something several people mentioned when we were looking over the specs. We're the kind of place that we'll actually throw USB sticks to one another because it's a faster way to move files around, we still call it "sneakernet" actually because we've been doing this stuff a long, long time. (fun note: one designer has an RC car they'll drive around the place to deliver snacks and SSDs and USB sticks) We have a lot of USB adapters and card readers around, the M1 iMac's lack of SD or USB-A ports REALLY almost was a deal breaker in ordering them, but our 27" Intel iMacs were starting to overheat and shutdown in the middle of renders and exports more and more. We ripped one particularly bad one open and it's thermal paste was just crumbling off; that's what made the cooler M1 so enticing.
What we mostly all want is (aside from a way to actually keep the Mac Studio's OFF of the desk to make more room for design materials [Can they be run set on their sides?] (someone please make a simple bracket that hangs the thing off the desk or underneath it) a 27" M1 Ultra iMac or something like it. We replaced all our 27" Intel iMacs with 24" M1 ones and love them other than for the smaller screens and lack of SD and USB-A ports. We'd replace (trade in) ALL of them on day one if Apple made 27" or larger M1 Ultra iMacs.
I don't get the "modular" aspect of the Mac Studio at all; it's simply not modular. It's not expansive like modular computers or the Mac Pro. Maybe Apple means it's modular because you choose the display and peripherals just like a Mac Mini? BYOKMD? Does Apple say a Mac Mini is modular? We ordered a handful of Mac Studios anyway to see how they fair against our current "studios" aka set-ups, but we're likely to return them based on conversations we've had with the teams because we had to order a few monitors also (not Apple ones, just decent ones for testing and stuff and we pulled a few from the storage closets)
Also, I honestly do not know what they mean when they say "conductivity," it's not a term we use around my studio. I really don't know what they're trying to convey with that word. That it's conducive to productivity or something? They should say "conduciveness" if that is the case.
As for USB-A slots, it's something several people mentioned when we were looking over the specs. We're the kind of place that we'll actually throw USB sticks to one another because it's a faster way to move files around, we still call it "sneakernet" actually because we've been doing this stuff a long, long time. (fun note: one designer has an RC car they'll drive around the place to deliver snacks and SSDs and USB sticks) We have a lot of USB adapters and card readers around, the M1 iMac's lack of SD or USB-A ports REALLY almost was a deal breaker in ordering them, but our 27" Intel iMacs were starting to overheat and shutdown in the middle of renders and exports more and more. We ripped one particularly bad one open and it's thermal paste was just crumbling off; that's what made the cooler M1 so enticing.
What we mostly all want is (aside from a way to actually keep the Mac Studio's OFF of the desk to make more room for design materials [Can they be run set on their sides?] (someone please make a simple bracket that hangs the thing off the desk or underneath it) a 27" M1 Ultra iMac or something like it. We replaced all our 27" Intel iMacs with 24" M1 ones and love them other than for the smaller screens and lack of SD and USB-A ports. We'd replace (trade in) ALL of them on day one if Apple made 27" or larger M1 Ultra iMacs.
Home and business owners who have used out of the box 27" iMac for years. Some were looking forward to upgrading to an M1 or an M2 27" iMac this year and are extremely disappointed. Most don't need or can afford a $2K display $200 keyboard and $2K cube studio or a $5K Mac Pro or an overpriced iMac Pro.
Apple needs to take a real hard look at the marketplace. I suggest taking a survey existing iMac and mac mini owners and not listen to out-of-touch marketing geniuses!
Apple needs to take a real hard look at the marketplace. I suggest taking a survey existing iMac and mac mini owners and not listen to out-of-touch marketing geniuses!
No, if that were the case Mac mini would be advertised as "modular" a long time ago.
It's clear Apple redefined "modular" just now.
They should explain the gap between Mac mini and Mac Studio. There is no M1 Pro where 32GB RAM is possible.
I must be extra dense, then, because I'm still not sure what they mean. I feel like everybody is attributing malice to my stupidity here. I'm truly not trying to "whine" or make some point. I just don't understand how the term modular applies to this product.
Modular, to me, implies the existence of modules. Modules, in turn, imply that discrete units come together to form a more complex whole. What modules exist in the context of this product? Is it simply the fact that it's not an all in one and you choose your own monitor? Are they using 'modular' as an alias for BTO to make it sound fancier?
its not being redefined. its a valid description. it’s just not one that your happy with. thats fine, i dont really care. but the uproar is hilarious. its obvious what they mena, its a valid description. those that are choosing to ‘not understand’ are saying much more about themselves than anything else.
Oh no! We can’t put extra RAM in anymore!!
I love this fantasy of the “professional” who is endlessly tinkering with their computer. Yes, sometimes people would upgrade their machine, but the messageboard folks would have us believe that no one even has time to use their computer because they’re so busy upgrading it’s RAM. “Stop!! I’m modulating!”
It's not even internally consistent with Mac Pro marketing. Apple calls that a modular system.
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I could still see Apple slotting in a 27" iMac that offers both the M1 and M1 Pro, with RAM up to 32GB (on the Pro version). Then it would not cannibalize Mac Studio (offering the more powerful M1 Max and M1 Ultra).
You know what they mean, you just don’t like it.
Come on.
Modular. Modules (as you said). Pieces. Not whole. Main unit. Display. Mouse. Keyboard. Peripherals.
You know. You just don’t like it. Which is fine. But don’t pretend to not understand lol.
As a working photographer, I buy my computers maxed to what I need, use them until theyre crap, and then sell them and get a better one, maxed to what I need. This is a definitely what I would call a modular system, as I have NAS, RAID systems, screens, tablets and peripherals which hardly ever get changed. The computer gets changed every few years.
In reality they don't need to justify anything. They have discontinued the 27" imac for now, and this is what they sell. We either go for it or something else. That's that. Typical Apple.
This doesn’t really have much to do with anything. both are modular, just in a different way.
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His definition basically comes down to a hand waving argument. It's valid because it's valid.
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"It's a great display if you want to hook up to the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac mini, Mac Studio, Mac Pro, whatever,"
"It's a great display if you want to hook up to the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac mini, Mac Studio, Mac Pro, whatever,"
Several things in the context of computing actually. See my post above for my usage.