
That’s a perfectly good configuration for everyday computing, especially when we’ve found even the base M1 chip to offer ridiculously fast speeds for general multitasking and strong overall performance for photo and video editing. This small square of a PC starts at just $699, which gets you an Apple M1 chip, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB solid-state drive (SSD). The Mac Mini isn’t just Apple’s most affordable desktop - it’s the cheapest Mac you can buy right now, period. We’ll have to put all of the Mac Studio’s performance claims to the test, but on paper, this model will offer Apple’s absolute best processor. That’s exponentially more than the maximum of 16GB of unified memory you’ll get on the Mac Mini, making the Studio an ideal pick if you want tons of breathing room for intensive multitasking and memory-draining graphics work. You can also outfit the Mac Studio with up to 64GB of unified memory on M1 Max models and up to a massive 128GB on M1 Ultra configurations. The M1 Ultra Mac Studio can play 18 streams of 8K video at once, a feat that no other computer is currently capable of, according to Apple.
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One of the Mac Studio’s biggest selling points is that it offers a choice of M1 Max or M1 Ultra processors, which are Apple’s most powerful CPUs, designed to outperform nearly every other Mac when it comes to heavy creative work.Īccording to Apple’s claims, an M1 Max-powered Mac Studio is up to 3.7 times faster than a Mac Pro with a 16-core Xeon processor for transcoding video, while an M1 Ultra Mac Studio is up to 5.6 times faster than a 28-core Mac Pro. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account
