Design

  • Rear ports: 4x USB-C 4/Thunderbolt 4, 1x 10Gb Ethernet, 2x USB-A, 1x HDMI, 1x 3.5mm headphone jack Front ports: 2x USB-A (M1 Max model) / 2x Thunderbolt 4 (M1 Ultra) Dimensions: 95mm tall x 197mm square footprint Weight: 2.7kg (M1 Max) / 3.6kg (M1 Ultra)

Our quick take

Apple Mac Studio - 5.0 / 5

Performance

  • Two base options: 1. Apple M1 Max (10 core CPU, 24 core GPU) Configurable to 10 core CPU with 32 core GPU 2. Apple M1 Ultra (20 core CPU, 48 core GPU) Configurable to 20 core CPU with 64 core GPU Unified memory: M1 Max: 32GB (configurable to 64GB) M1 Ultra: 64GB (configurable to 128GB) SSD: 512GB or 1/2/4/8TB options

    1. Apple M1 Max (10 core CPU, 24 core GPU) Configurable to 10 core CPU with 32 core GPU 2. Apple M1 Ultra (20 core CPU, 48 core GPU) Configurable to 20 core CPU with 64 core GPU

  • Configurable to 10 core CPU with 32 core GPU

  • Configurable to 20 core CPU with 64 core GPU

  • M1 Max: 32GB (configurable to 64GB) M1 Ultra: 64GB (configurable to 128GB)

Display Studio

To recap

For most people the Mac Studio is going to be overkill. It’s the most powerful Mac we’ve ever tested. However, if you are dealing with big files - and we mean seriously big files - day in day out then this is going to service those needs… and then some.