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  • Tested: Mac Studio with M1 Max vs. Mac Studio with M1 Ultra

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    Rogue01 said:
    Other articles have already posted the benchmarks for the M1 Ultra.  Like all other M1 CPUs, the single core score is in the 1700 range.  The M1 Ultra only excels with the multi-core score, over 20,000 in Geekbench 5.  So unless your work specifically takes advantage of the multi-core tasks and video work, the Mac Studio would be a waste of money.  The other difference between the base model studio and the Ultra CPU studio is the massive 2 pound heat sink required to keep the Ultra CPU cool.  Shop wisely.

    Everyone loves to claim how fast the M1 Macs are, but that is only the single core processes.  Most Intel CPUs have faster multi-core scores than the M1, by a considerable margin.  That is why Apple continued to sell the higher-end Intel Macs, also with dedicated GPUs that were faster than the M1.  The M1 Pro and Max fix the limitations of the M1, and the Ultra has amazing multi-core scores.  But if your work does not take advantage of the Pro, Max, and Ultra CPUs, you won't see any increase in performance because the single core score is the same as the M1 CPU.  I wonder what the M2 will bring to the table?
    And the annoying part is, that unless you use some very specific pro apps that have been optimised, or only use Apple's Pro apps, you will not see great performance compared to Intel/AMD + Nvidia. This will probably take another few years for everyone to update their apps, or hope that Apple will provide support as they did with Blender. I'm definitely factoring that in, and have decided to go with the Max, as the Ultra just doesn't add that much, in other words I'm not prepared to pay through the nose for a slight speedup. I'll probably buy whatever new model there is in 2-3 years.
    williamlondon

  • Mac mini, iMac, Mac Studio -- Which desktop Mac to buy at any pricepoint

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    I can live with the soldered on RAM, but the storage is again on another level of price gouging. Why can't I just screw in a new NVME drive like the rest of the world? The 'amazing' performance is only for the >4TB models and I would gladly take a small performance hit begin able to get a third-party, affordable NVME drive.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Microsoft tracking increasingly sophisticated Mac trojan that delivers adware

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    rob53 said:
    Interesting article considering Congress is trying to force side-loading. Here’s the ringer—

    “Because of that, it's recommended that you only get apps directly from trusted developers and services like the Mac App Store. Avoid clicking on links in advertisements and don't download anything from a pop-up on a website.”

    This is why many of us don’t want side-loading. Why is Congress trying to open up iOS instead of allowing Apple to try to make it as secure as possible?
    This is the current situation on Windows, with all the possible nightmares that come with it. Congress isn't busy with security of course, that is Apple's, and Microsoft's problem, as it should be. There is no reason why side-loading cannot be secure.
    williamlondon

  • Apple wants to shrink MacBook Pro by removing speaker grills

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    It's just a patent.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • 'Joe Danger' crashing back into App Store after appeal from parent of autistic child

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    Hopefully playing this sympathy card helps sales, no?
    williamlondon