Overall, I'm very impressed by what Apple has achieved.ĭesign, build and usability| Performance benchmarks | Performance takeaways | ConclusionĪ full 'Mac Studio' setup per Apple: the Mac Studio ($3,200), Studio Display ($1,600), a Magic Keyboard ($200), a Magic Trackpad ($150), and a Magic Mouse ($100). A couple of days after last week's announcement a Mac Studio and Studio Display made its way to the DPReview offices for review, and I've been frantically testing this little computer ever since. It's powerful, it's tiny, it's silent, and if you've already got a high-quality monitor, keyboard, and mouse at home, it's also an incredible deal compared to a similarly specced 14- or 16-inch MacBook Pro. But even if you don't spend $5,800+ on the maximum spec, this computer is the Mac desktop creatives have been hoping Apple would release for a very long time. Released alongside the M1 Ultra Apple Silicon SOC that sports 20 CPU cores, up to 64 GPU cores, and up to 128GB of RAM, the Mac Studio is capable of delivering more performance than all but the most expensive Mac Pro configurations.

It's about three times thicker and several times more powerful than the Mac mini, and it's called the Mac Studio.

The new Mac Studio is the mid-range standalone desktop computer that many Apple users have been asking for.Īfter many months of speculation and some very accurate leaks, Apple finally unveiled the 'professional Mac Mini' that many of us have been waiting for.

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