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Mac Studio and Studio Display Orders Now Live

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Apple today introduced the Mac Studio, an all-new Mac that's a hybrid between a Mac Pro and a Mac mini, with the new machine equipped with M1 Max and M1 Ultra chips.

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Priced starting at $1999 for the M1 Max version and $3999 for the M1 Ultra version, the Mac Studio can now be ordered from Apple's website.

Alongside the Mac Studio, Apple introduced the new 5K 27-inch Studio Display, which is also available to be ordered starting today. Adding nano-texture glass will cost $300, while the adjustable tilt display that Apple described is priced at $400.

Both the Mac Studio and the Studio Display will begin arriving to customers on Friday, March 18.

Preorders for the new iPhone SE and the new iPad Air will begin this Friday, and those products will also begin shipping on March 18.

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BlendedFrog said:
Yep...a mac studio with the upgraded m1 max, 64gb memory, and 1tb drive for $2500. That is a huge difference between the MBP that I was going to get. So, the order for the MBP is now canceled, the mac studio is ordered and I am keeping the MBA. Not a half bad deal.
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Yep, got the same Mac Studio and the Studio Display with adjustable stand. No Nano glass.
 
So let me get this right.

a 2020 Mac Mini with an 8 Core M1, 8 Core GPU and 16 Core Neural Engine with 16GB unified memory and 512GB SSD runs $1,099, $1,199 if you bump it up to a 10GB Ethernet.

OR

a 2022 Mac Studio (Mini Max) with a 10 Core M1 Max, 24 Core GPU, 16 Core Neural Engine and double!! 32GB unified memory and 512GB SSD runs $1,999 with the standard 10GB Ethernet and more IO and can drive more display resolution.

That $800 delta is way in favor of the studio and makes the existing M1 Mini look like a ripoff in comparison, even if the Studio is overkill for most people's needs and desired pricing.
 
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This is one of those love-hate offerings of Apple. I was always an advocate for something between Mini and Pro and well, while this is similar to what many have imagined it unfortunately does not quite fill expectations given its hefty price for the more powerful processors.

One would hope that by 2022 better cooling systems were to be had than traditional oversized fans.
Missing - After market ability to add storage. Why not a 1-2 accessible slots for SSD? Perhaps a carrier for them?
 
BlendedFrog said:
Yep...a mac studio with the upgraded m1 max, 64gb memory, and 1tb drive for $2500. That is a huge difference between the MBP that I was going to get. So, the order for the MBP is now canceled, the mac studio is ordered and I am keeping the MBA. Not a half bad deal.
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edu discount ? cuz I am seeing 2799 before tax
 
I'm a bit confused about the M1 Max version of the Studio. The newest Macbook Pro 16" has the same chip, but does not need this huge cooling system. Why do they put one in the Studio?
 
Does anyone know if the memory will be user-replaceable? I was able to do that in my 2018 Mac mini, but I feel like I remember reading that you couldn't do that with the Mac mini M1.
 
roland.g said:
That $800 delta is way in favor of the studio and makes the existing M1 Mini look like a ripoff in comparison, even if the Studio is overkill for most people's needs and desired pricing.
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I wonder if that's true. I'm really happy with my M1 mini and right now consider it a bargain. It crunches 4k video week after week without a hiccup. If I spend $800 more, I'd expect it to be a little faster. But unless I were to go with the Ultra version, I don't think it would be THAT much faster. So I'd rather keep the money in my pocket until the Studio has been put through its paces and reviewed.

BTW, I'm a bit confused by Apple's repeated reference to the Studio as a "modular" system. To me, that implies user-upgradable parts, which clearly can't be done with the Studio. I guess what they mean is that it's a box to which you can attach your own peripherals, like the mini.
 
shazammy said:
Does anyone know if the memory will be user-replaceable? I was able to do that in my 2018 Mac mini, but I feel like I remember reading that you couldn't do that with the Mac mini M1.
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Nothing is upgradable or user-replaceable. Buy up if you need to, but just like with iPads, phones, and every laptop Apple has sold since 2013, the user-replaceable life is over.
 
jayducharme said:
I wonder if that's true. I'm really happy with my M1 mini and right now consider it a bargain. It crunches 4k video week after week without a hiccup. If I spend $800 more, I'd expect it to be a little faster. But unless I were to go with the Ultra version, I don't think it would be THAT much faster. So I'd rather keep the money in my pocket until the Studio has been put through its paces and reviewed.

BTW, I'm a bit confused by Apple's repeated reference to the Studio as a "modular" system. To me, that implies user-upgradable parts, which clearly can't be done with the Studio. I guess what they mean is that it's a box to which you can attach your own peripherals, like the mini.
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Correct, the Apple world has been crying for a mid-range "tower" for years, never expecting to get one. Back in the day of the Mac Pro and user changeable RAM and drives, etc., way before the iMac Pro, etc., like when Core 2 Duo was a thing.

This BYO Keyboard, Mouse, and Display in something other than the "entry level" Mini is the closest thing to a powerful computer below Mac Pro territory that Apple has ever offered without a built in Display. And b/c of that it will be wildly successful. A bit pricey, but truthfully for the power, the M1 Max Studio at $2k is not a bad machine. At $1400-1700 it would sell at crazy volumes.

Best options if you are not a true professional using this as a means to a living are either waiting for an M2 Mini release before year end (along with the corresponding laptops) OR a refurb or discounted base Studio before year end as they become available at slightly better pricing. Unless you "need" it today, I wouldn't pay $2k for a base Studio.

The crappy part is that the sweet spot is a $2,200 Studio with 1TB storage. But refurbs and deals will likely be stock configs. So grab some external storage and deal with the fact that they start with 512GB. It's insulting but on par with Apple tactics to start a $2k computer with 1/2 a TB of storage in 2022.
 
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roland.g said:
So let me get this right.

a 2020 Mac Mini with an 8 Core M1, 8 Core GPU and 16 Core Neural Engine with 16GB unified memory and 512GB SSD runs $1,099, $1,199 if you bump it up to a 10GB Ethernet.

OR

a 2022 Mac Studio (Mini Max) with a 10 Core M1 Max, 24 Core GPU, 16 Core Neural Engine and double!! 32GB unified memory and 512GB SSD runs $1,999 with the standard 10GB Ethernet and more IO and can drive more display resolution.

That $800 delta is way in favor of the studio and makes the existing M1 Mini look like a ripoff in comparison, even if the Studio is overkill for most people's needs and desired pricing.
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I had to read your post multiple times to see if I misunderstood it, but nope, you are saying paying 82% more is better because of better specs even if you don't need them. Of course you would get better specs if you pay more!
 
I've got a 2014 Mac Mini (bought in 2016) so it is limping along at 6 years old and feels it, but it doesn't do much heavy lifting and a 2018 15" MBP (touch bar era) that I pair with a 34" LG Ultrawide Ultrafine display. The Mini can't actually push the full res and everything is scaled anyway or I couldn't see it at 5120x2160. I'd like to replace the Mini this year but a) don't want a 2020 M1 when it should see an update by year end and b) don't want to spend the money on the new Studio even in the base config when I just really don't need everything it has.
 
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