Overall, this is an easygoing desktop system. The included cables continue Apple’s recent practice of using woven outer jackets, which makes them look and feel great and lay kink-free. The Studio comes equipped with a good complement of ports and is small enough to have a minor presence on a desk not quite as tidy as the all-in-one iMac Pro that I’ve used for 4+ years, but a small enough footprint to tuck out of the way under the Studio Display. In terms of setup and usability, the Mac Studio is a breeze, starting from the clever eco-friendly packaging to the soft whoosh of its fans. It’s a great upgrade if you work in an environment like mine. The Nano-texture glass gives up a little bit of the sharp vibrant look you get with a glossy screen, but it’s worth the trade in usability, to be able to see the screen without distractions all day long. I have a bunch of windows in my home office at various times of day, using a glossy screen can be a battle. After using the Studio Display for three weeks, I’d say it’s so good it really gets out of the way. I don’t tend to focus much on displays as long as they do a good job and get out of the way. As spec’d, this is a $7999 system with all the bells and whistles, but a more modest $3999 system would lead to the same performance conclusions in this review.Īpple also sent along a $2299 Studio Display with Nano-texture glass ($300) and tilt/height adjustable stand ($400). More on that in a bit.Īpple was kind enough to lend me a Mac Studio with 20-core M1 Ultra CPU (16 performance cores / 4 efficiency cores), 64-core GPU, 128GB unified memory, and an 8TB SSD. With the Mac Studio Ultra, the theme was direct and turned out to be technical after all: this 8x8x4" supercomputer is off the charts. So when I get to review new pro Macs, I always look for some sort of inspiration, some sort of creative hook that leads me to an interesting theme. It’s all about documenting facts and data in a direct manner, in tables and charts, without much emotion or creativity. I do a lot of writing as an engineer, but it’s technical writing.
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