Mac Studio M2 MAX - BUY THE BASE MODEL!

Apple just refreshed their new pro Mac lineup and for the first time has an updated apple silicon Mac Pro and a new M2 Ultra Mac Studio on the top end of the pro lineup. However, you may want to consider skipping both of those models for what I think is the best pro Mac in the entire lineup, the M2 Max Mac Studio.

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[OrdinaryVisionaries]

I have a 2009 Mac Pro that still works great. Almost bought the M1 Studio last year, but glad I waited. Looks like this M2 has the potential to outlive me. I’m 71 and got my first Mac, a Plus in 1986. The future is here!

[geralddegrace]

I have an Intel 13900k with NVidia RTX4090 for myself. I bought the M2 max studio with 38 GPU core and 1TB of storage for my wife. I just cannot get over how much I like her computer. Powerful enough (more than powerful enough) for gaming and 100% totally quiet. I still like my computer for its power but I am so impressed with this studio and I always look at it walking by her office. I would even say I am a little jealous!

[redconvertiblerecording]

I agree with your assessment. I run a professional recording studio and went with 64gb of RAM. I’ve only used it for a few hours so far and I can tell that 32gb would have been perfectly fine. 64gb however gives me some future proofing and extra horsepower for the densest of projects.

[meccanised]

I ordered 2 of these this week for my office. The only downside was the storage. 1GB storage should of been baseline for these machines as I had to upspec both which kind of sucks. I was tempted by the high end mac mini pro - but the 32g in the studio and cooling tipped me over the edge. Thanks for the great content.

[JOYAINVA]

Excellent video! Just ordered the base model and I’m so excited. Coming out of a 2015 iMac, this is needed improvement for me.

[Just-Ross]

When the sponsor segment is 25% of the video. Bro, ... :/

[myharryface]

If I buy a new Mac in the next couple of months it will absolutely be the base Mac Studio. It's brilliant. I currently have the el cheapo M1 Mac mini ... and it's the best Mac I've ever purchased and it's also the cheapest. However, I should have bumped the RAM from 8 to 16. On the current M2 Mac mini by the time you bump the RAM and the SSD (to the speedier one) ... you're close enough to the price of the M2 Studio that it just makes sense. -- By the way ... probably not fair to compare the prices of laptops and desktops unless you include the cost of a monitor with the desktop.

[brentsmithline]

For normals would say M2 Mac mini in the consumer/desktop would serve them well. For YouTube content creators may want to step up to professional/desktop M2 Mac Studio and only thing I would add is more SSD storage than the 512GB to at least 1TB.

[SusannahPerri]

Hi, I just got the M2 Max Mac Studio with 38 core GPU/64GB/2TB and am waiting for my Studio Display to be delivered--SO excitedt! 😃

[geoffstrickler]

Spend the $200 to upgrade to 1TB SSD for faster SSD performance (and longer SSD life). Then use external storage if you need more bulk storage, as it’s much less expensive.

[bryans]

I have the base model M1 Studio Max. It is a superb device and my budget won't allow upgrading to the M2, but it isn't necessary because the M1 exceeds all my needs. My workaround to the fan noise was to install the free app Macs Fan Control and manually set the fans to 1100 RPM. The computer maintains 32C and is whisper quiet. Based on my experience I don't think you can go wrong with either the M1 or the M2.

[LuisJimenez-rqwk]

This will be my next desktop computer. I came from iMac 2012 27 inches, and I think this Mac Studio is the next step.

Best regards!

[icydragon]

I wanna know what differences it makes between the M2 MAX 30-core GPU and the 38-core GPU but I can’t find any info of it

[llothar]

The good size M1 Ultra with 2TB SSD und 128GB RAM is the same price as a M2 Ultra Base Model. I really thinking about buying it for Software Development

[digitalmarketinghumans]

Yep, I highly agree, the M2 Max is insane! Assuming you want in the apple ecosystem. For me, it's more than enough power and I tend to push about 18-24 gb of ram anyways, seeing how the 32gb of ram is perfect, at least for my use. Heck, even the M1 Max is still probably really good!

[juaquinwilson]

Hey Greg, thanks for the education on the details on this Mac offering! The debate in my camp is: Running purely Logic Pro and Pro Tools, dedicated music production computer, Mac Mini vs Mac Studio: one side is concerned the studio fan is loud. One side is concerned the Mini will obsolete out faster. Im leaning towards the studio M2 Max with 1TB SSD. Care to settle the debate? Thanks for the content!

[point]

I think upgrading the SSD to at least 1TB is a must as it doubles the read/write performance (and 512 GB is ridiculously small anyway).

[hikaruichijo]

Glad I've waited for the 2nd generation Mac Studio, thanks for the great review

[gfabasic]

Replaced my mid 2011 iMac with a M2 Max Mac Studio and a Studio Display. True story, got home and discovered the Apple store sold me an older M1 Max Studio by accident. I got a darn good deal after they corrected it and compensated me for having to drive back and return it. 😉

[GodsRockstarMusic]

I've had my M1 Mac Studio since April 2022 and never heard the fan. 🤷🏾‍♂