I hope it is. I love it. It's the first time in a while that Apple has released something new that filled this niche on the desktop.
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Mac Studio Still Facing Up to 10-Week Shipping Delay Nearly Six Months After Launch
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I hope it is. I love it. It's the first time in a while that Apple has released something new that filled this niche on the desktop.
"virtually" everything? So by your own admission, it doesn't actually handle everything you need. You've answered your own question, you need Ultra
Myself, no, I didn't need Ultra. But I wanted one and at the time, I had an unexpected windfall so that's what I bought.
They're going to have a long, long wait. I don't think there will ever be another 27" iMac.
I just placed an order for some Cisco hardware for a customer that isn't shipping until Aug 2023. Ten weeks is nothing.
"Need" is a vague term. I don't "need" my M1 Pro MacBook Pro, but it makes some tasks slightly faster and it makes me happy. If I had a lot more money I might convince myself I "need" an M1 Ultra. I have a friend who did just that. No way he "needs" his Mac Studio for the work he does, but whatever.Well yea
And that is the “carrot” that Apple waves in front of us with the Mac Studio.
For those who “know” they will not need or can afford the next Mac Pro (I am sure the cost will be eye watering), the Mac Studio is a tempting offer in its place…
Well with that definition noone “needs” an M1 mac, period. An intel core 2 duo CAN do what the M1 can, just far, far, far, slower.
Your own definition of “need” actually makes your own observation pretty useless :/
Not really. People that never worked in high volume manufacturing should stop making comments like this.
there were shutdowns in Shanghai and other parts of China like 2 months ago.
And new problem in China is heat wave and power shortage.
Factories are shutting down for days.
suppliers producing screws are shutdown means assy has to stop, even if single part is missing assy has to stop.
it is difficult to recover from 2 days shut down.
All manufacturing tools have to be re validated, product has to be re validated.
i work in manufacturing, factory in China was shutdown for 1 week.
they started making parts with out tuning/validating manufacturing equipment and we started seeing defective parts as soon as they started making parts.
Most of the companies bin chips based on what kind of chip is needed, performance vs energy consumption.
It is rare to have different manufacturing process for every chip they make.
I'd have loved the Mac Studio... if it didn't have those blasted ports in front! Keep them in BACK, like on the M1 Mac Mini! Ugh! 🤮
The ports being in front were a selling point to me, but I can see why some may prefer a cleaner front.
Does putting the ports up front make it easier to charge phone/ipad, etc though? I kind of like that idea.
Ports in the front is a selling point for me also. Putting them in back just so the front is "smooth and pretty" reminds me of something Apple would have done in the bad old days of form defeating function.
So buy a mini, if you value aesthetics so much. The studio is about performance and functionality first.
Depends on your needs I guess. For instance I do NOT want to go the back of my box to plug-in my DJI Drones for file transfer when I don't want to remove the card (MavicPro2). I do not want to search the back for a port to connect my Gnarbox Backup drive from my daily field work. I do not want to go to the back, if I want to quickly charge my phone while I'm working... etc., etc., etc.
I want them on the bottom, like the Magic Mouse. I want to have to actually lift the machine in the air to plug anything into it.
That is a good idea. It would be great to have the vents on the bottom too, so we don't have to look at all those unsightly holes.
I think you missed my rather thick and blunt sarcasm somehow.
I think I missed it because I read users on this site constantly say that people don’t need the power and it is over kill. I have worked with under powered macs for too long and now have something that is not limited or throddled down due to heat or purposely limited for various reasons…
Apple keep it coming!!!
I mean, come on "special super genius hero award", how much sarcasm does a man have to pile on!
As a matter of fact I didn’t. Signatures don’t appear by default in mr if you browse it on an iPhone vertically.
Hope you’re glad with the mini, it’s an awesome, very capable machine. And no front ports 😂.