I'm building a 16-inch MacBook Pro, M4 Max Chip with 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, 2TB SSD, 64GB RAM.
I'm leaving my Mac Pro, 5,1 [Mid-2010] Desktop, which still produces Geek Bench scores comparable to the M4 Max MB Pro I'm building.
Fortunately, I have a brand new 4TB HGST [Hitachi] Enterprise grade SATA, a CCTV outlet sold years ago. I backed up my primary SSD drive to the 4TB HGST, using Carbon Copy Cloner. So I have a 4TB HD I can use to start my Mac Pro 5,1 in "Target Mode," which my M4 Max MBP will see as a hard drive. Migration Assistant will transfer my Mac Pro's data and settings to the M4 Max MBP. An ethernet cable and an Apple dongle will facilitate that transfer.
This 4TB Enterprise Grade hard drive was produced by Hitachi. If this hard drive had run 24/7 since before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, it would still have 200 thousand hours left until its: "Best Used By Date."
That leaves three types of peripheral components I need to integrate into the M4 Max MBP system, which are:
1] Two 32-inch 4K computer monitors. Who manufactures high end computer monitors, and which model would you buy? I don't play games, but my guess is game monitors must possess high resolution. I don't like Apple displays. I want to purchase two high resolution 4k monitors with 120Hz outputs, using the Apple tax. If high resolution on large monitors distorts images, and a 27-inch monitor doesn't, then the smaller monitors win.
2] External audio speakers, and the best cables for interfacing them with the M4 Max MBP. I'd like to think that for $500-750 one can buy the smallest, lightest, most powerful speakers produced. I'm looking for USB-C, Blue Tooth, 3.5mm analog, optical, fiber optics, Wi-Fi router, speaker wire, serial cable connectivity. I want to avoid RCA jacks if possible. I limit Wi-Fi use
3] The M4 Max MBP will have three Thunderbolt 5 ports, a USB-C port, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, headphone jack, and MagSafe 3 port. I would want a USB-C hub, and they make a multitude of them. Who manufactures the most versatile, high end hubs / docks, designed for taking advantage of the M4 Max MBP ports, listed above?
Any advice you can provide about how to configure peripheral components for the M4 Max MBP would be greatly appreciated. MacRumors forum members helped me migrate from a G4 Power Mac, to a Mac Pro 5,1 that has operated for 15 years. So I know MacRumor's forum members wield some expertise and technical prowess.
I'm leaving my Mac Pro, 5,1 [Mid-2010] Desktop, which still produces Geek Bench scores comparable to the M4 Max MB Pro I'm building.
Fortunately, I have a brand new 4TB HGST [Hitachi] Enterprise grade SATA, a CCTV outlet sold years ago. I backed up my primary SSD drive to the 4TB HGST, using Carbon Copy Cloner. So I have a 4TB HD I can use to start my Mac Pro 5,1 in "Target Mode," which my M4 Max MBP will see as a hard drive. Migration Assistant will transfer my Mac Pro's data and settings to the M4 Max MBP. An ethernet cable and an Apple dongle will facilitate that transfer.
This 4TB Enterprise Grade hard drive was produced by Hitachi. If this hard drive had run 24/7 since before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, it would still have 200 thousand hours left until its: "Best Used By Date."
That leaves three types of peripheral components I need to integrate into the M4 Max MBP system, which are:
1] Two 32-inch 4K computer monitors. Who manufactures high end computer monitors, and which model would you buy? I don't play games, but my guess is game monitors must possess high resolution. I don't like Apple displays. I want to purchase two high resolution 4k monitors with 120Hz outputs, using the Apple tax. If high resolution on large monitors distorts images, and a 27-inch monitor doesn't, then the smaller monitors win.
2] External audio speakers, and the best cables for interfacing them with the M4 Max MBP. I'd like to think that for $500-750 one can buy the smallest, lightest, most powerful speakers produced. I'm looking for USB-C, Blue Tooth, 3.5mm analog, optical, fiber optics, Wi-Fi router, speaker wire, serial cable connectivity. I want to avoid RCA jacks if possible. I limit Wi-Fi use
3] The M4 Max MBP will have three Thunderbolt 5 ports, a USB-C port, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, headphone jack, and MagSafe 3 port. I would want a USB-C hub, and they make a multitude of them. Who manufactures the most versatile, high end hubs / docks, designed for taking advantage of the M4 Max MBP ports, listed above?
Any advice you can provide about how to configure peripheral components for the M4 Max MBP would be greatly appreciated. MacRumors forum members helped me migrate from a G4 Power Mac, to a Mac Pro 5,1 that has operated for 15 years. So I know MacRumor's forum members wield some expertise and technical prowess.