Mac Studio is the newest member of the Mac family. It resembles a vertically-oversized Mac mini, and features the new M1 Ultra chip, in addition to M1 Pro and M1 Max options. It sports a new dual-fan cooling system, which pumps air in and out of the machine. You’ll notice the “out” for sure, since the exhaust features over 2,000 air holes on the back of the machine. That said, Apple claims you’ll hardly hear the fans running.
It features plenty of ports, including one HDMI, four Thunderbolt USB-C, two front-facing USB-C, two USB-A, headphone jack, and one front-facing SDXC card slot. It can be configured with up to 8 TB of SSD internal storage. Mac Studio with M1 Max starts $1,999, while the M1 Ultra option starts at $3,999.
Studio Display is Apple’s “budget” version of the Pro Display XDR, although they aren’t saying as much. Instead of $4,999, it costs $1,599. You can choose from a standard stand, a height-adjustable stand, or a VESA mount option. It features a 27-inch 5K display with 600 nits of brightness, but misses the mini-LED found on the Pro Display XDR.
Interestingly, the display itself has an A13 chip inside, the same as found in the current base iPad. It features the same 12 MP Ultra-Wide camera as the iPad line, so you can use Center Stage on a Mac for the first time. It comes with three USB-C ports, and one Thunderbolt port, the latter of which lets you connect and charge your MacBook with the display. It even supports fast charging on the 14-inch MacBook Pro.