Apple's M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra chips have blown the doors off the industry by providing highly powerful performance with equally impressive efficiency to match. The Max and Ultra chips sit at the top of the line, but the Ultra chip is only available in the desktop Mac Studio. So, should you opt for the Studio and its top-level power or the versatility of a MacBook Pro with the M1 Max chip? This excellent video comparison will help you decide.
Coming to you from Parker Walbeck, this great video will help you choose between the Mac Studio with the M1 Ultra and the MacBook Pro with the M1 Max. I was tremendously impressed by the Mac Studio when I reviewed it, as was our own Mel Martin in his review. As you will read in Mel's review, he ordered the M1 Max version, and it has been more than able to tackle what he needs, and I suspect that many creatives will find the same true for their work and may opt for the increased versatility of the MacBook Pro, which you can always plug into an external monitor at home should you wish. On top of that, M1 MacBooks get fantastic battery life. Check out the video above for Walbeck's thoughts on both.
None of the above. It's the $1099 M1 Mac mini. That PLUS an entry-level M1 MBA covers all my needs for less than the cost of an entry-level 14" MBP. I run a high-volume event photography biz and batch process 300-1000 images at a time.
The M1 Max MaxStudio is a steaming turd. It refuses to run efficiently with Logic Pro X. I have the 10 core CPU, 32 core GPU, with 64 GB RAM and 2TB SSD. It is honestly slower than my 2015 MacBook Pro. It maxes out at 27 channels; running a small amount of plugins and a couple of fully M1 native third party apps.
It’s a $4500 paperweight - Apple have refused to refund me, despite multiple written complaints and cases being opened with engineering and the pro apps team. They’re stating they can’t resolve the bug and that I have to wait until they figure it out - this has been going on for 8 months since I first got it.
It may work for video producers - it does not work for Logic users. CPU spikes, constant glitches, system overload and incredibly poor performance. I’m done with Apple, going back to Windows and will take my chances.
Maybe it's Logic Pro X that's the "steaming turd".