
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 261 reviews
4.8- Performance (96)
- Speed (76)
- RAM (19)
- Noise Level (16)
- Power (12)
- Storage (7)
- Compatibility (5)
- Refresh Rate (3)
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- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Music Production Powerhouse as Quiet as a Mouse
After working in Logic Pro X a few hours after finally installing all my plug-ins (I have loads of them I've bought), I can safely say this has been well worth the investment and the fastest computer I've ever owned. It runs as quiet as a mouse which is very important given I need pin-drop silence for vocal takes. I am running two external thunderbolt 3 nvme SSD's each with their own casing. One drive runs my samples and the other is only Logic Projects. Both drives are giving me roughly 950MB's read/write speed which is the fastest external drive speeds I've yet encountered. The thunderbolt ports are clearly doing their job. The internal 512GB drive which comes inside the Mac is reading/writing at nearly 5GB a second! WOW! This bad boy boots up in a few seconds and so far even with an extensive and plugin-heavy Logic project playing, I'm only seeing a max of 25% CPU usage and 50% RAM usage via activity monitor. Seems like this machine paired with some fast SSD's is absolutely perfect for music production. I traded in the new Macbook Pro for this and saved myself a grand with an even faster machine. If you need a fantastic computer to create with, look no further than the Mac Studio.
Posted by TheLovepools
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome desktop
I did not need this desktop, it has more juice than I ever need (even as an entry level Max Studio), but man is this machine insanely good. I work at a mental health clinic, so I always have tons of windows opened, Zooms (Logitech webcam), millions of tabs on Chrome… this thing doesn’t even flinch. What a beast, happy they got this for me.
Posted by Erick
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
M1 Mac Studio Max (Base Model)
The base M1 Max model has plenty of power for multitasking duties, and is even capable of doing some AAA gaming (just don't try for the highest settings). The unit runs cool and the fans are bare audible. The only thing that comes in the box with the computer is the power cord, but I moved up from an M1 Mac mini so I had all the peripherals I needed.
Posted by Bryan
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Sleek, amazing
Amazingly fast, I love using this for photo and video editing. Works great with DaVinci Resolve and I can run other applications simultaneously without being slowed down
Posted by Mparsons1987
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome for Photoshop
I love my Mac Studio! It is a high-powered machine that is very speedy! I use it for Photoshop mostly, which uses up a lot of RAM. This machine has 32GB and is perfect for my needs. Works great for running a small business with iCloud - syncing photos and GoodNotes between my Mac, iPhone, and iPad. I use the AirDrop feature frequently to get my drawings from my iPad to use in Photoshop on my Mac Studio.
Posted by MKWood