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Complete 'Apple Studio' Package With Highest-End Mac Studio, Studio Display, and Accessories Costs Nearly $11,000

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Apple today announced the Mac Studio and the Studio Display, a setup that includes new Mac situated between the Mac mini and the Mac Pro alongside a new mid-level display.

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The Mac Studio and Studio Display are meant to be paired together, but as expected, they are purchased separately to allow users to customize their setups.

To get the full "Apple Studio" experience, customers will need to purchase the Mac Studio itself alongside the 27-inch Studio Display and accessories separately.

While the Mac Studio starts at $1999, the highest-end M1 Max model, which has a 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 64GB of memory, and 8TB of storage, costs $4,999 alone.

Adding the highest-end Studio Display with nano-texture glass and the upgraded tilt- and height-adjustable, plus the new Magic Keyboard will push the total cost to $7,497, plus an additional $99 for a Magic Mouse or $149 for a Magic Trackpad.

But if you really want maximum performance, the highest-end Mac Studio with the brand-new M1 Ultra, which has a 20-core CPU, 64-core GPU, 128GB of memory, and 8TB of storage, costs $7,999 alone, without a display, keyboard, or mouse/trackpad.

With the Studio Display and accessories, the complete highest-end "Apple Studio" experience will cost customers $10,497, plus your choice of keyboard and trackpad, and you can obviously go even higher if you want to use multiple displays.

The Mac Studio and Studio Display are available for pre-order starting today.


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Can’t believe I’m saying this, but that price honestly isn’t that bad.
The 2013 trashcan Mac Pro alone with all specifications maxed was over $10,000, and the 2017 iMac Pro specked out was over $13,000.
Given that this machine is faster than even the $52000 2019 Mac Pro, and the display is the exact same one in the 2017 iMac Pro but with a better WebCam and better speakers, zooming out it’s really not a bad deal at all.
Edit: I was a little off with my memory.
Trashcan: “A fully loaded 12-core Mac Pro with 64GB of RAM, dual AMD FirePro D700 GPUs and 1TB of PCI-e based flash storage retails for $9599 in the United States.”
The 2017 iMac Pro: $13.199 for an 18-core processor, 4TB of SSD storage, 128GB of ECC RAM, and an AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64 graphics processor with 16GB of HBM2 memory.
So yeah, I would say that this pricing is actually not as bad as it could have been
 
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I ordered the low-end Mac Studio with the M1 Max chip with 24 GPU cores. I'll use my own display instead of Apple's new Studio Display. I did not notice if the Studio Display was XDR or not. During the keynote Apple did not mention XDR for the Studio Display.
 
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I'm a 'professional' user, but neither I, nor the company I work for can justify/afford these kind of prices (or anywhere near) for such a set-up! Please, pleeeeeeeease can we just have have a 27" iMac that's an upgrade from the current M1 24"!???
 
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Lounge vibes 05 said:
and the 2017 iMac Pro specked out was over $13,000.
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I still have that fully-specced iMac Pro (it replaced a trashcan Mac Pro) and whilst people laugh at it, it has served served me damned well for years and earned me a ton more than it ever cost. I agree, this piece of kit will beat the pants off my iMac Pro for about the same money. Plus, to be fair, I also currently have an LG 5K2K screen as a second screen, so I would probably just keep that as my main screen, meaning I’m in the $8K area - which is two thirds of what I paid for the iMac Pro. Bargain tbf.
 
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Perhaps Mac Studio is Apple's answer to iMac Pro?

Coincidentally, entry-level Mac Studio upgraded with 1TB SSD and 64GB RAM + Studio Display + a complete set of Apple's input devices cost about the same as entry level iMac Pro. Most professionals probably prefer Mac Studio's more modular approach. Replace only what you need.

P.S. Apple's website references the only remaining iMac as iMac 24", which suggests 27" consumer-targeted model (probably with M2) is in the works.
 
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But at the other end of the spectrum for the mere mortals who don't need Pro spec it is a substantial price hike compared to the entry level iMac 27" when you include Magic Mouse and keyboard.
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I didn't think about it this way… wow. I suppose one could argue that the normal M1 Mac Mini should be paired with the Studio Display to make a 27" iMac replacement, but that would still be $2300. That's a significant amount higher than the old price ($1700, I think).

And here I thought the 27" AS iMac would bring 120Hz like the MBPs and have a starting price of $2000-$2500!
 
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That's not bad considering my mid-tier config Mac Pro was $15K without the XDR display.
 
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The 27 iMac is clearly no more, it was clearly pointed out during the live event the only Mac missing from the new line-up is the Mac Pro.
 
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But if you really want maximum performance, the highest-end Mac Studio with the brand-new M1 Ultra, which has a 20-core CPU, 64-core GPU, 128GB of memory...
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Cost $5700 not $11,000. More storage has nothing to do with highest performance.

These headlines are what fuels the YouTubers' insanity. "Highest performing Mac cost $11,000" which is not the case at all.
 
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The Studio Display isn't worth it imo - the XDR display is much better despite its high price.

This is a 27-inch 5k display as we've had them for a few years already, but wrapped in an Apple packaging - the nano-textured glass option and $500 height-ajustable stand makes this just a marketing toy.

Not sure what to think of the Mini Studio/whatever the big box is called.
 
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wyarp said:
I'm a 'professional' user, but neither I, nor the company I work for can justify/afford these kind of prices (or anywhere near) for such a set-up! Please, pleeeeeeeease can we just have have a 27" iMac that's an upgrade from the current M1 24"!???
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That would be a Mac mini with an LG Display.

I was considering canceling my 16" M1 Max (64 GB/2 TB) MacBook Pro order and get the Studio Max with the same M1 specs and the Studio Display. It's only $500 more. But I would be sacrificing portability. I want to be able to bring my Mac with me when necessary.
If I get the Studio Display (or the 27" LG Thunderbolt Display), I'll be spending another $ 1600. so... I'm divided:
Savings vs Portability.
 
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