mjtomlin

crowley said:

mjtomlin said:

9secondkox2 said:

Saving the quad for the pro eh? 

M1 Extreme? 

For the $4,000 STARTING price of the Studio, you’d think it would have a quad. 

Maybe dual Ultras?

I think for the performance you’re getting with the Ultra $4k is a good start. Considering the high end 28-core Xeon in the Mac Pro is a $7000 upgrade option. 

The 64 core GPU is an extra $1000.

Yep. Not sure what the GPU core count has to do with comparing CPU’s, but ok.

High end Xeon is $7,000 upgrade
Highest end Radeon is another $5,400 upgrade

Neither of which are as performant as the Ultra supposedly is. So again, definitely worth the $4k starting price and the extra $1k for the 64 core GPU upgrade.

foregoneconclusion said:

danvm said:

lkrupp said:

Okay, so there were two statements made that sealed the fate of the larger iMac. The first was that the Mac Studio and Studio display were the perfect for 27” iMac users. The second statement was at the very end when he said there was only one Mac left to tradition, the Mac Pro.

So, there will be no iMac Pro, no iMac with a larger screen. The 24” iMac is it. The Mac Studio is the future and I’m okay with that.

I agree.  When you consider cost (the entry iMac Pro was $5,000 vs $3600 for the Mac Studio + Display Studio) and performance, there is no reason to release a revised iMac Pro, IMO.  

Agree on iMac Pro. Disagree on iMac 27". There's no real reason to believe Apple won't release a 27" or larger iMac at a later date. The screen size has nothing to do with the use of M series processors. 

Very true they could at some point release a larger iMac, they can always change their mind, But John did say there was only one Mac left to transition; the Mac Pro. That would imply everything coming along through the transition is done, leaving the 27” iMac behind.

9secondkox2 said:

Saving the quad for the pro eh? 

M1 Extreme? 

For the $4,000 STARTING price of the Studio, you’d think it would have a quad. 

Maybe dual Ultras?

I think for the performance you’re getting with the Ultra $4k is a good start. Considering the high end 28-core Xeon in the Mac Pro is a $7000 upgrade option. 

StationGrey said:

So... there won't be a 27" iMac at all?? 

That’s what I got out of it… This is replacing the larger iMac.

Makes me wonder if the iMac and mini will now get an M1 Pro option?

CheeseFreeze said:

Apple designing a Mac Pro as the only Intel option is 100% nonsensical. This would send the signal that “Intel is the best” and by now a backwards solution. 

Not at all… This new Mac Studio will be much more performant, but not as expandable as the Mac Pro. As such, the Mac Pro will remain Intel only… Until Apple decides to make ASi externally expandable or they no longer need an expandable Mac.