Right - those (HDX and PCIe 5) were two different statements not related. I was just saying they could also add that as it would benefit pro users who want to expand SSD or use GPU’s if they end up supporting that.
Not sure, but a lot of refurbs have been showing up on Apple's US site recently, 20 just a few minutes ago.
I wouldn't count on it. Perhaps a new Studio M3 next year.
That would be great.I believe we'll probably have M2 Mac Studios this year, hopefully soon. The Gurman Studio/Mac Pro rumors are illogical garbage.
It could be that there is simply no point in making any more M1 family chips. The M2s might have only minimal costs above their M1 equivalents. So they might just stick in an M2 Max/Ultra and leave everything else exactly the same.
They are new chips using new core technology on the N5P process which is different than the M1 5nm process. It still takes some considerable RnD to make a whole new batch of these chips. The Ultra variant using ultra fusion is also a bit more complex too. My thought is that Apple doesn’t think it’s worth it to create the Ultra chip every year. Professionals tend to upgrade less often than consumers since we buy machines that are beyond our requirements so they last for several years, and Apple historically has not always done annual upgrades of the higher-end pro machines too due to RnD and manufacturing costs.
Yes, but that is a one-time cost. Once Apple knows how to make an M2, they don't have to keep paying for the knowledge. So there is no cost advantage to using the M1 design, other than using a bit less silicon.
The studio doesn’t use M1 or M2. It uses the Max and Ultra chips. To our knowledge we don’t know if they have even created an M2 Ultra chip yet. That chip requires separate RnD that builds off of the baseline chips. It doesn’t automatically get created once they create M2.
Define "a while" and yes, it would make sense. We are coming up to the 1 year announcement date and the M2 Max is already out.
Yeah I almost did the same thing. I think M2 Mac Studio is probably coming soon. The idea that Apple won't update the Studio because of overlap with a potential Mac Pro?... It's so absurd I can't believe people are falling for the dumb rumors. If their supposed Mac Pro in the works is really too similar to the Mac Studio, that's a problem with the Mac Pro not the Studio, and Apple would be insane to release that kind of a "Mac Pro".
Just now I configured a 32c M1 Max with 64B and delivery is estimated to be only two weeks or less. Hoping we get news of an M2 Max Mac Studio this month and hope we're not left with just disappointment.
Ah - I’m not aware of the business store being a marker for when macs get closer to EOL. I’ve always seen people use the regular website as evidence as that’s the primary Avenue to acquire macs.
