The front of the machine rocks another pair of USB-C ports and an SDXC card reader. The back of the machine sports four USB-C Thunderbolt ports, an Ethernet port, the power connector, two USB-A ports, an HDMI, and a headphone jack. Ports The port layout should look familiar from the first Mac Studio. That’s been the Mac Studio’s brag since it debuted, but it’s still impressive for the little box to churn out 4K video edits without making a peep. I did notice that the machine is essentially silent at all times, even when I’m doing something that creates a heavy load on the hardware. Even tons of tabs don’t seem to tax the machine too seriously. As you might expect, the Mac Studio handles everyday computing tasks very easily. That includes very heavy photo editing with large raw files, 4K video editing, and lots of browser tabs. I’ve used the Mac Studio as my main computer for the better part of a week at the time of this review. And while many creative pros rely heavily on super-fast external storage, I think 1TB is the floor for a work computer at this point. The base model only offers 512GB of built-in storage. And the upgrade to 4TB storage adds a pretty gnarly $1,200. The extra shared memory (the base model offers 32GB) adds $400. This configuration is a step up from the $1,999 base model in terms of the chip, which adds $200. Our review unit has an M2 Max chip inside with 12 CPU cores, 38 GPU cores, 64GB shared memory, and 4TB built-in storage. Verdict: The sophomore Mac Studio provides a solid upgrade over its still-worthy predecessor and represents a monumental leap from the old Intel Macs-so, if you’re still on one of those, this is a great time to upgrade. Gets really expensive as you add to the specs.Solid set of ports for a small computer.Noticeably faster than the previous model in every task.Apple promises 1.8x improvement in CPU performance over M1 Max and 3.8x GPU performance improvements.M2 Max models support up to five high-res displays at once.M2 Ultra models start at $3,999 with a 24-core CPU, 60-core GPU, 64GB unified memory, and 1TB built-in storage.The base M2 Max model starts at $1,999 with a 12-core CPU, 30-core GPU, 32GB unified memory, and 512GB storage.The chassis has stayed the same, but the computer now jumps up to the M2 Max and M2 Ultra-series chips.The additional cores will help the machine deliver faster processing and graphics performance.Īpple hasn’t made any public announcements regarding the development of the successor to the M1 chip and we expect Apple to make some revelations about the same at its annual WWDC event which is set to take place in June for this year. The M1 successor stats have already leaked once before in February via benchmarking site CPU Money, suggesting the chip could include 12 CPU and 16 GPU cores, up from the 8 CPU and GPU cores available on the M1 chip. This is said to be an incremental update over the M1 that was launched in November of 2020. This is an upgrade over the existing 5-nanometer process technology that was used for building last year’s M1 chip. The new M1X (or M2) is reportedly being produced by Apple’s key supplier TSMC using the new production technology called 5-nanometer plus or N5P. Apple has already started making its move towards the same when it released the iPad Pro with the M1 chip recently. The new chip is expected to be called the M2 or M1X and the sources told the publication it will eventually be used in other Mac and Apple devices beyond the MacBook. Shipments of the new chip could begin as early as July for use in MacBooks that are scheduled to go on sale in the second half of this year, the people said. The M1 chip has been known for its performance gains and it seems like Apple is already working on the second version of the chip.Ĭiting people familiar with the development, Nikkei Asia has reported the tentative shipments plan of the M1 successor as the publication reports the new chip has already gone into mass production this month. Apple’s switch from Intel chips to its own M1 processor brought a major change for Apple’s PCs in terms of performance and even the cost Apple has to bear.
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