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Apple Studio Display review: How badly do you want an all-Apple experience?
charlesatlas said:So when is Apple going to make a curved ultrawide display? I'd love for someone to do it right, with a nice, big 21:9 aspect ratio at 42-45". The only curved ultrawides at that size are 32:9, which are too wide and not tall enough for me. -
Apple Studio Display review: How badly do you want an all-Apple experience?
charlesn said:"From this chair, Apple's 5K Studio Display is a nice monitor. It just delivers a beyond terrible price to delivered value ratio."
You've said it all in two short sentences. And there's nothing up for debate in this assessment--it's a perfectly "fine" monitor that--even by Apple standards--delivers nothing but appearance to justify the lofty price point. And even if the webcam issue can be fixed via software update, it's just inexcusable to ship such a premium-priced monitor in the age of Zoom with crappy webcam performance. -
Arizona is first state to launch drivers' license in Apple Wallet
gavinthain said:Out come the Tin Hats. -
Mac Studio with M1 UItra review: A look at the future power of Apple Silicon
keithw said:I'm still trying to decide whether or not to spend the extra $1k for 64 GPU cores instead of 48. I tend to keep machines for at least 5 years (or more,) and want to "future proof" as much as possible up front. Sure, I know there will probably be an M2 "Ultra" or M3 or M4 or M5 in the next 5 years, but the "studio" is the Mac I've always wanted. My current 2017 iMac Pro was a compromise since the only thing available at the time was the "trashcan" Mac, and it was obsolete by then. This thing is 2-1/2 times faster than my iMac Pro in multi-core CPU tests. Howerver, it's significantly slower in GPU performance then my AMD RX 6900 XT eGPU.
In real world use, my Ultra is actually slower than my old iMac in some tasks, and the actual difference in performance across the average app is more like 15-20% (not the 300-400% that the benchmarks suggest). Xcode builts are 30% faster, and exporting a 5 minute 4k video via Final Cut Pro is about 10% faster. Anything that uses single core (safari, word, excel) will not be any faster than a Mac Mini. On an average workday, that $4,000 Ultra saves maybe 3 minutes.
Most people will do just fine with a Mac mini. -
Mac Studio with M1 Ultra is heavier because of heat & material choices
netrox said:Given the large price difference between M1 Max and M1 Ultra, this makes sense.