Mac Studio
This machine has been rated as one of Apple’s most powerful custom designed silicon-based Mac which offers different ranges of performances. It comes with many ports in a compact, desktop form factor. It’s considered to be at the beginning of its product style and has just been updated with M2 and M2 ultra chips.
The efficiently of the Apple silicon mac studio allows your imagination to soar and run completely unrestrained with an unbelievably small footprint.
It was designed to fit perfectly under most displays, it puts prodigious power and connectivity within arm’s reach, Mac Studio is a high-performance desktop unlike any other. You will enjoy an amazing workflow due to the Mac’s quietness.
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Apple refer to this machine as a true powerhouse and stunningly compact with extensive connectivity, super charged by M2 Max and M2 Ultra.
M2 Max:
- 12-Core CPU.
- Up to 38-core GPU.
- Up to 96GB unified memory.
- 400GB/s memory bandwidth.
M2 Max support you with his power to handle any challenges that comes with achieving your dreams which could be creating your own beats or mixing professional-quality music. Furthermore, it could be editing your first video or adding effects to a feature length film, the lightning fast M2Max will give you all the support needed.
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M2 Ultra:
- 24-Core CPU.
- Up to 76-Core GPU.
- Up to 192GB unified memory.
- Up to3.3x faster CPU performance.
- Up to 6.1x faster CPU performance.
- Up to 5.9x faster machine learning.
- 800GB/s memory bandwidth.
- Transcode and export videos.
- Run complex particle stimulation
- Work with massive 3D environment that were previously impossible to render
M2 Ultra is a combination of two M2 Max chip, it makes your workflow very easy that you can achieve much within a short time. Nothing beats being able to achieve much within a short time which gives room to being more productive.
Transcoding and exporting videos is done at the speed of light, run complex particle simulations and work with massive 3D environments that couldn’t be render previously.
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Studio Display and Mac Studio Dream Team
The Mac Studio was designed with the Studio Display in mind to achieve an ultimate studio set up. All the amazing features built into the Mac Studio will help you to unleash your creativity and get the best out of your performances.
The creative Pros are crazy about this device because it delivers next generation power in the form of the lightning fast M2 Max and the barrier breaker M2 ultra. It packs outrageous performance and extensive connectivity in an incredible compact form. Everything you need is within reach and transformed any space into a studio.
Features
- Equipped with Apple M2 chips which features a 12-core CPU.
- 30-Core GPU (can be upgraded to 38-core).
- 16 Core neural engine.
- Media engine.
- 400GB/s memory bandwidth.
- Up to 96GBunified memory.
- Same chip used in 16-inch MacBook Pro model.
- The $3,999 model is equipped with a new M12 Ultra chip.
- The M2 ultra chip is an M2 max chip connected and able to perform, as one chip, Apple calls the ultra-fusion architecture.
- Features a 24-core and 60-core GPU (upgraded to 76-core).
- A 32-core neural engine.
- 800GB/s memory bandwidth.
- Up to 192GB unified memory.
- 2 x faster media engine.
- The M2 ultra chip is up to 20 percent faster compared to M1 ultra.
- The GPU is up to 30 percent faster.
- The neural engine is up to 40 percent faster.
- The M2 ultra supports a playback of up to 22 streams of 8K ProRes 422 video apple claims no other computer can perform this wonder.
- It performs is on the same level with top line Pc chips and graphic cards at a fraction of the power.
- 3D Rendering
- Video Processing
- Video Editing
- 3D interaction
- Video Transcoding
- Code Compiling
- Colour Grading
- Photo Editing
Mac Studio will inspire your creativity to create a studio of your dreams with ana array of 12- performance ports. Transfer photos and videos with an SDXC card reader, connect to TVs or display with an enhanced HDMI output that supports up to 8K resolution.
Sync with the next generation accessories using Bluetooth 5.3 and enjoy up to two times faster throughout with Wi-Fi 6E.
Design
- The design is like the mac mini and mac pro, an aluminium enclosure and unique thermal design. It uses the same “squircle” shape as the Mac Mini with a square-shaped design with rounded corners.
- It’s a taller version of the Mac Mini.
- Measures at 3.7 inches tall and 7.7 inches wide on each side.
- The M2 Max version weighs 5.9 pounds.
- The M2 ultra version weighs 7.9 pounds.
- The extra weight on the ultra-version is because of the differences in thermal needs.
- The M2 Max version has an aluminium heatsink.
- The M2 ultra version has a larger copper thermal module.
- Build to fit under most display.
- Operates quietly
- Unique thermal: architecture that inhales air through the airflow channels on the bottom using double blowers and pushes it through an additional perforation at the back of the chassis.
- Four thunderbolt ports at the back.
- 10Gb ethernet port.
- Two USB-A ports.
- An HDMI ports.
- A 3.5mm headphone jack that supports a high impedance headphone.
- Additional two USB-C ports and an SDXC card slot at the front.
- The M2 ultra comes with two thunderbolt 4 ports and the same card slot.
- Supports up to six 6K Pro Display XDRs plus one with a 4K Display over HDMI.
- The M2 Max version comes with a 512GB SSD.
- The M2 ultra model comes with a 1TB SSD.
- It can be configured of up to 8TB of SSD storage.
- It has Wi-Fi 6E, this is the fastest Wi-Fi speed and supports Bluetooth 5.3.
- It can be paired with the Studio Display- 27-inch 5K resolution display.
- A 12-megapixel camera was built into this device.
- A high quality microphones.
- An array of speakers.
- The M2 ultra demonstrate notable CPU and GPU improvements in comparison to the M1 ultra and M2 max chips.
- Drives a total of eight 4K display at 60Hz.
- Drives three 8K display at 60Hz – suitable for professional workflows.
- The ports are easily accessible.
- Described by power users as the ideal machine.
- The airflow channels at the back dissipates heat and allows quiet operations.
- The machine inhales air from the bottom and pushes it through more than 4,000 perforations at the back and bottom of the chassis to cool the internal components.
Processor and Internals
- There are options to purchase and M2 Max or M2 ultra chip.
- Apple ultra-fusion, a custom-built packaging architecture for the M2 ultra.
- M2 ultra suggest that the machine has a single-core score of 2837.
- A multi core score of 21730 which means that the CPU is up to 20 percent faster in comparison to the M1 ultra chip.
- The GPU performance is up to 6.1x faster in comparison to the M1 ultra chip.
Media Engine
The media engine in the M2 Max and M2 ultra accelerates the:
- ProRes Video Codec
- Videos encode/decode engine.
- The M2 ultra will play up to 22 streams of 8K ProRes 422 video.
The M2 Max has:
- A video decode engine.
- Two videos encode engines.
- Two ProRes encode and decode engines.
Unified Memory
The M2 Max studio supports:
- Up to 96GB unified memory when equipped with a 38-core GPU (64GB on the 30-core GPU version)
The M2 Ultra Mac Studio supports:
- Up to 192GB unified memory
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Accessories that work like Magic
Magic accessories are:
- Wireless
- Rechargeable
- Precise
- Work seamlessly with on another
Take your creativity to the next level by adding:
- Magic Mouse
- Magic Trackpad
- Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Ports
- A total of 12 ports both at the front and back
- Four thunderbolt 4 ports
- A 10Gb Ethernet port
- Two USB-A ports
- One HDMI port
- A 3.5mm headphone jack that supports high impedance headphones
- Built in speakers
In Conclusion
The review from other sources about this machine is positive mainly due to the performance of the M2 Ultra chip. Another good point about the various reviews is the fact that the price still remain the same from previous models. People are impressed with the speed plus the adoption of a faster Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 and the amazing features.
