Mac Studio - BUY the Base Model! 

Thank you. Hope the video was helpful!

@@GregsGadgets very helpful

It's new so, ...it's a novelty atm

Well cuz the M1 Max is the same chip as the 14/16 inch - so it will have same performance. Though this is the cheapest way to get the M1 Max at the moment

@@BlendlogicTech that does assume that everyone knows that. Since I have no interest in a laptop I have no prior knowledge of that chip. This review is closer to what I needed.

ditto for those who still use wired keyboards and mice - my daily driver is a Roccat Vulcan 100 Aimo

I'm disappointed that it doesn't have FireWire 800 ports, they are really useful for professionals even today.

It should have at least 3 more USB-C/Thunderbolt 4 ports in my opinion.

Ain't that the truth. I have 2 MIDI interfaces which are USB-A and a iLok. Plus a DAW controller.

Most printers and scanners are still using USB-A. Really, USBc is overkill for a printer

Glad you like it. First time shooting this new set lol.

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Look at Alexibexis Video, thousand times better

Lol.

Thanks so much! Glad you liked it

Glad I could help

That's why ya gotta watch to the end.

That's the only upgrade I would get as well. It's not a big investment to get a 2x size SSD. Smart decision.

Thank you!

Really depends on your workflow, the type of footage you deal with, if you do a lot of color grading with 3d graphics, blur effects, or lots of layers it could be worth it to upgrade.

@@GregsGadgets Thanks. I mostly do green-screen removal via fusion delta keyer. I also do multi-cam videos but no color grading or other fancy effects. I guess base model will suffice :)

same case here...24 or 32 GPU...does it make a difference for editing video on FCP? +$200 or not?

And audio engineers

It’ll be just fine for photographers. In fact so many photographers use computers not even a fourth as powerful as this. Even photoshop doesn’t take much anymore. I know a photographer who does macro and does a ton of compositing in photoshop and layers and stitches many photos together and he uses an old laptop with an i5. If it works for video, it’s more than overkill for photos.

- screen - keyboard - trackpad - camera - battery It’s kinda backwards to say that we are saving money when Apple doesn’t let us buy a M1 Pro version. The M1 Max is a niche chip on the MacBook Pro. M1 Pro is the one most people get.

It's nothing new, just a matter of fact for SSD's that the smaller capacity drives have lesser performance.

That’s what I went with. Except I only got 2 tb.

Benq EW3280U...32-inch, 4K, 60Hz refresh, pretty good internal speakers (two tweeters and a woofer).

interesting, i must try it. $1600 for the mac monitor is too much.

Unless you're a gamer, you really won't need high refresh rates and this is true for professionals.

Thank you lol!

Not yet due to some software bugs but after they’re sorted out, the thermal advantage of the Mac studio will definitely show properly.

I also hope they release a Mac Mini with M1 pro. For maybe 1200 bucks, that would still be great value. I just hope they put 16 gigs RAM in the base model rather than 8.

@@gourav2711Since these are SOCs (System On A Chip), I would assume that anything using a M1 Pro will have the same memory options as the M1 Pro in the MacBook Pros: 16 and 32 GB.

@@gourav2711 the M1 Pro starts @ 16GB :) with 32GB max. Cheers

@@gourav2711 As long as the storage starts at 512gb we are good.

well well well; I also waited for the M2 Pro and the M1 Max really sounds like a great deal now lol

Did you get scammed!?

That is the exact same spec im thinking of...im buying the device for music production though, so i hope these specs will do!

Yes a lot better. Haven't experienced any dropouts yet.

@@GregsGadgets Cool! Have you tried using the keyboard and trackpad from a fair distance (3 meters or more)?

Nope. Not even close.

Only problem is it would be a PC though… (Platform biased!)

A solid choice. I wish you luck finding the PC parts right now tho lol.

Looks like the SSD is upgradable

Yeah, this isn't the computer you get if you want to upgrade it over time. But, if you're a person looking for a pretty powerful small form factor Mac, it's an excellent choice.

@@richard6812 I hope OWC starts making and selling SSD upgrade kits for the Mac Studio! 😂

The 4TB and 8TB will give full speed.

@@lucaslonghurst That's the thing Lucas. Even Greg said it himself in the video that based on his MacBook experience, it's maybe only the 4Gb and the 8Gb, but I want to know for certain because I could consider bumping it up to 2Gb if I'm getting more speed.

I answered in the video. 4TB and 8TB get the full speed.

@@GregsGadgets That was clearly your educated GUESS, Greg. I appreciate your response, anyway.

@@atwajesper9434 Greg is correct and I can confirm anything under the 4TB will be less than the full speed. 2TB will still be very fast though. Average is roughly 6000MB/s write and low 5000MB/s read.

@telf10 yes really annoying and the short thunderbolt cable does not help either. Just stays on honestly did not expect that

@telf10 Yes annoying

To me, it's worth it. I just wasn't able to find another monitor in my years looking that made me as happy as I am with the Studio Display. It's expensive, but out of the box its calibrated so well, looks sharp, and the speakers are great!

@@GregsGadgets thanks!! Can’t wait to see the display video, love all your stuff. I’m new to the remote work and I’m looking to start my set up and your videos are my guide to my own little home work office

If only they had a cheaper version with no speakers

totally agree. I feel recommending $1600 monitor for "nice" speaker is a shill move

Coooooo

True and Apple forgot music producers as a result.

@@taucetus3657 really? A lot of the popular music RU-vidrs I watch use Macs

And what a shame. They've abandoned 3D artists.

I think you over estimate the decline of cameras, lower/mid level consumer grade cameras certainly took a hit, but anything high-end consumer and up never went anywhere. A phone will never truly replace a dedicated camera, it just can't replicate that level of hardware.

M1 Pro would be true midrange though. Apple is kinda forcing people to buy the high end GPU with the M1 Max.

@@tomross4599 for my needs its a midrange i should have said. Ive been buying apple since 1992. Ive spent a LOT of cash for much less on machines over the years. Since my case needs are dual purpose,both music and design I need some cpu oomph and a bit of graphic oomph but the Ultra would be overkill since i can only design and use Affinity / Adobe design tools so fast. They’ll come out with whatever their Mac Pro line of machines (Not M1 pro) later this year and those will be some top line beasts. If I Was still running a motion design and animation studio(Ive owned, specced and built two over the years) id be holding out for those or pick up an M1 Ultra now. It also depends on how much after effects and 3D apps make use of the machine. For design workstations an upgraded M1 Max is fine but for Mograph some more muscle would be great. In earlier apple machines it was rarely worth getting the fastest machine because the diminishing returns on CPU speed and actual productivity’s wouldn’t justify the cost. A few seconds boost in render times doesn’t cut it. Im hoping software vendors continue to find ways to optimize software to work even better in Apple Silicon so the next Gen of machines will be groundbreaking. These are already pretty impressive.