Funny how you then told me that your new needs are atypical and yet asserted that 512GB was plenty. And no, I meant to say that the base Max config is 1TB because in a machine like that Apple should provide a base storage option in line with the product they are delivering, and relative to the price point. It's not a lot to ask that a $2k desktop machine include that level of storage without requiring a consumer to pay more or custom order it. As Apple has moved away from replaceable storage for efficiency and performance, they have never shied away from charging predictable and Apple-tax amounts for increased RAM and storage, which many of us pay. However, it would make more sense in my opinion to start M1 Max Studio at 1TB. But that is just me. I also bought my 2014 Mac Mini with the max RAM available at the time because the I felt that the base config would be too little in too short a time period, and as a result I have gotten 6 years out of that machine.I assume you meant to say that the base Max config is 512GB.
We'll see what happens with this release, but my own past experience is that Apple stores have one or two variations on the base machine at launch.
In another post, you say that your current computer is a 2014 Mac mini with 256GB of storage. I can see why you want more, but maybe be less assertive about telling other people that they need 1TB. Because I use my computer strictly as a workspace, I buy 512GB computers and typically have over 450GB of free space on my internal drive. That is plenty for my needs. This time, I'm considering a 2TB Mac Studio, but for specific, atypical reasons that I certainly wouldn't extrapolate to the needs of other people.