Poll: *** The official Mac Studio thread (it has Apple Silicon, lots of ports and everything!) ***

[random_matt]

No it's not. The guy is just clueless and has no idea what he's talking about. You don't run Cinebench on CPU and then 3DMark to stress the GPU and get surprised it doesn't utilise the full GPU. It doesn't mean it's power limited, This is simply CPU being the bottleneck in 3DMark due to being busy with Cinebench.

Even the most basic reviewer/benchmarked should understand these things. These Apple-focused YouTubers are truly clueless. RIP tech journalism, this is what we're left with.

Yep, quite right.

 

[HACO]

Storage swaps confirmed by iFixit.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1506360427755712512

 

[Donnie Fisher]

It makes sense that there would be a process to be able to swap out the storage and re-map the system to accept it. Makes for easier manufacturing process I guess. ( I.e. same chip / board, different storage configuration ).

As for the fans ... people seem to be forgetting that its needing to also cool the PSU components internally. So whilst the CPU may not need active cooling, perhaps the PSU does, hence the fans always working.

I must say I really like the look of it. Its tempting to ditch the PC and go to something like this.

 

[Feek]

iFixit (sort of) teardown.
https://www.ifixit.com/News/57898/mac-studio-teardown

 

[ChrisD.]

I was in an Apple store yesterday, they had one hooked up to the Studio display. All very nice but mega £££.

 

[Cromulent]

So been watching Apple YouTube videos while I wait for my Studio to turn up. I have one single question. Does iJustine ever give a negative review?

 

[HACO]

So been watching Apple YouTube videos while I wait for my Studio to turn up. I have one single question. Does iJustine ever give a negative review?

She defines the word fangirl better than any dictionary ever can. Watching her is such a waste of time.

 

[Feek]

So been watching Apple YouTube videos while I wait for my Studio to turn up. I have one single question. Does iJustine ever give a negative review?

Believe it or not, she’s calmed down!

 

[b0rn2sk8]

She also rarely does actual reviews, for the most part its just an unboxing and a quick hands on or more advertorial style content.

 

[Irish_Tom]

I watched the first 30 seconds of one of her videos and that was enough for me to know that I never wanted to watch anything of hers ever again.

 

[ChrisD.]

Yeah she is terrible IMO, as are most YouTube 'reviewers'.

 

[Cromulent]

Just got notified that my Mac Studio is preparing to ship. Super excited.

 

[Cromulent]

It has shipped!

 

[HACO]

It has shipped!

Glad to hear. Did it ship from the UK or China?

 

[Cromulent]

Glad to hear. Did it ship from the UK or China?

It is due tomorrow so I assume the UK.

 

[HACO]

It is due tomorrow so I assume the UK.

Lucky you. Mine was shipped directly from China

 

[Cromulent]

Just need to find something on a popular big website to hook up two DisplayPort monitors and one HDMI monitor.

 

[Feek]

It has shipped!

Exciting

popular big website

Amazon?

This is the Thunderbolt to Display port I bought to use with my iMac, there must be loads of them about. The Mac Studio has an HDMI socket as well so you shouldn't need any adapters or anything special for that, just a cable.

 

[Cromulent]

This is the Thunderbolt to Display port I bought to use with my iMac, there must be loads of them about. The Mac Studio has an HDMI socket as well so you shouldn't need any adapters or anything special for that, just a cable.

Thanks. Ordered a couple of cables. Should last until I have some money to buy a proper Thunderbolt 4 hub.

 

[Feek]

Hoping to get my order placed within the next couple of weeks and then it'll probably be at least ten weeks before everything turns up. There's a possibility there might be two displays, not just the one listed here.

Spoiler