I wouldn't go so far as to call it ugly, but it's definitely utilitarian. I'd prefer Apple go this route than, for example, encasing the whole thing in acrylic and eschewing icky fans and having the whole thing melt down under load (ahem), or giving it only one port which is for some godforsaken reason also the power plug in order to meet some arbitrary size-and-shape goal (ahem). But Apple have absolutely made many prettier and more interesting machines.
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Because it's a headphone jack for high impedance headphones? (I don't know, but I'm curious)
The biggest problem is going to be cleaning the FANS.
I hope someone figures that part out soon.
I hope someone figures that part out soon.
Check out this video by Max Tech. It's an eye-opener.
That sounds like the issue. The Studio's adaptive logic must not be working which is mentioned here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212856
Some of you have far too much free time on your hands to worry about pointless things.
Says the man posting pointless comments on a tech forum...
Like this?Perhaps a sticker “M1 Ultra Inside”…
I ripped a 4k Ultra HD Bluray in about an hour and the fan never went above idle. It's not even taxing the system:
My Intel iMac would be sounding like a jet engine.
My Intel iMac would be sounding like a jet engine.
I don't care what the computer looks like, my wife thinks it looks kinda cute in a ugly way. All I care about is what it can do and so far I'm very happy with my Studio Ultra, it has handled everything I have thrown at it with no problems. The only issue I am having is my Epson SureColor P700 will not print, hopefully will get the problem sorted soon.
Like the Flower Power & Blue Dalmatian iMac's those were winners, the round mouse or pretty much any apple mouse when he came back to apple. And who says that your taste is right and the Studio is ugly. Some people hated the G4 iMac and the G4 Cube and the way they looked. You don't like the Studio great don't buy one, but other people might like the way it looks. Me, I purchased one I don't really care what it looks like, the computer is a tool to me, not a fashion statement.
Jobs hated expandability i.e. the very first Mac that was Jobs all the way, none of the iMacs were very user expandable, the original iMac putting more Ram was a pain in the ass. Jobs wanted computers to be appliances, read your history he as not interested in any of the devices apple came up with be easily expanded. It was Woz that insisted on having slots on the Apple //. You can credit Jobs with a lot of things, but expandability is not one of them.
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That guy is a complete idiot.I highly doubt it has anything to do with playing it safe. Simply there is less R&D needed for this design which is basically a height stretched mini as you stated. At the end of the day desktop computers are not where Apple makes their $$$ from so they probably wanted to come up with a relatively easy solution with hardware engineers designing during a pandemic that satisfies needs.
Apples issue for years post was that they would refuse to release any products that didn't ultimately satisfied your design esthetics. Apple was huge on using desktops as halo products to show off during events even if 99% of the audience wasn't actually in the market for one. Apple just got free press when releasing something like the 2013 Mac Pro with Phil shouting out "cAnT iNnOvAte aNymOre???" So instead of Apple just releasing products without too much thought into design they would ultimately hold back and not release anything at all which is clearly a strategy they have changed for a bit now even with iPhones which are about cramming multiple cameras and having lots of sizes ...etc.
I would say be careful for what you wish for. Can't always have your cake and eat it too.
The iMac helped, but it was the iPod and the iPhone that really made the stock jump, because it opened up the Windoz market to Apple products greatly expanding the customer base, that is when the stock started to really jump.
Maybe some of us like the operating system, I could care less what the computer looks like, but I sure as hell care about the operating system and can't stand to look at Windows it just feels clunky to me, where using the Mac feels smooth and easy, where things are truly plug and play and you can get as deep as you want into the bones of the OS or just stay at the GUI and actually use your computer the way god intended, its up to you. I knew from the day that I purchased my first 128K Mac to the day I received my Studio Ultra that I was using something that had a tremendous value (saving me time and effort) I love the Mac Interface, how the computer looks is totally secondary or even does not really matter.
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Well, I think the summary of this thread has been fairly disappointing.
It’s obvious that people either:
A) didn’t properly read my post. I was clearly saying that the Max Studio is a really great computer worth the price, with exceptional performance, I/O and cooling. I was only taking issue with the (objectively) lazy design.
B) truly do not care about how Apple products look. If that’s the case, I don’t know why that happened. But at best, it just shows that the users of Macrumors are clearly not typical Apple fans. Guarantee that every typical Apple fan loves the design and look of their products, both UI and hardware. Most Apple fans do not read Macrumors and demand M1 Ultra performance.
It’s sad to see a company that once produced literal works of art turn into one that creates boring (aluminium) boxes. I simply think Apple could’ve done better. They play it too safe now.
It’s obvious that people either:
A) didn’t properly read my post. I was clearly saying that the Max Studio is a really great computer worth the price, with exceptional performance, I/O and cooling. I was only taking issue with the (objectively) lazy design.
B) truly do not care about how Apple products look. If that’s the case, I don’t know why that happened. But at best, it just shows that the users of Macrumors are clearly not typical Apple fans. Guarantee that every typical Apple fan loves the design and look of their products, both UI and hardware. Most Apple fans do not read Macrumors and demand M1 Ultra performance.
It’s sad to see a company that once produced literal works of art turn into one that creates boring (aluminium) boxes. I simply think Apple could’ve done better. They play it too safe now.
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