What are you guys doing with maxed out Mac Studios?

[shinseiromeo]

I was seriously considering a M4max 16/40 64gb 1TB build, though after watching the artisright video, I decided to go with a base M4max with just the 1TB upgrade for the better nvme.

Do I need a studio? Not at all. I just like toys and since I have to build to order for the 1TB hard drive, I figured why not pay the extra for the other parts. His video showed minimal gains for such a huge cost in upgrades, so I decided not to upgrade it. I'm coming from a 2017 fully loaded iMac, though it's definitely past its time.

As far as what I do? I work full time in management, no computer needed in home. My current iMac is literally just a photo editing machine. Best part? I built a 'mega rig' PC two years back with a 16 core ryzen 5950x, 64GB ram, 4090 founders GPU. That's my most current 'toy' machine.

 

[throAU]

And what could you do with those slots?
They are crippled by the Apple Silicon and macOS. You can only use them for fast nvme…

High speed IO and NVME as you suggested. Do not under-estimate teh usefulness of a huge amount of high speed NVME for specific workloads. Don't need it? Don't buy a Pro...

Not every machine is built for all use cases.

 

[icymountain]

I bought a kit from Owc and started out. Slowly working my way down the innards of the mini. But the last screw were sitting very hard. I manage to damage the head. I took contact with owc. They said it was hard to solve. Either I could use a thin rubber film over the screw head and hope the friction increased enough. The second but more dangerous alternative was to drop superglue on the head and try to attach the screwdriver. I tried the first but did not dare the second. I got it back together without incidents.

I guess upgrading a Mac mini with bad eyesight and arthritic fingers was not for the faint of heart.

Tough story indeed... For sure, this upgrade was clearly neither quick nor easy...

 

[Ifti]

Mac Studio
M4 Max (16/40/16)
64GB RAM
1TB SSD

Used with Final Cut Pro now and then for YouTube videos, a little Fusion360 for 3D printing stuff, and otherwise just email and browsing! haha

My M3 MacBook Air done a fine job at what I need, but what the heck, it's only money and life is short!