Mac Studio and Studio Display: a dream and a nightmare

Apple’s Mac Studio is heavy, gray, and full of ports. But the really exciting stuff is on the inside. Meet the M1 Ultra, Apple’s brand-new processor that combines two M1 Max chips into one monstrous CPU. We gave this device to professionals across The Verge’s creative team. Here’s what they had to say. Apple Mac Studio review: https://www.theverge.com/e/22745856 Studio Display review: https://www.theverge.com/e/22745785 Quick correction! At 9:07 the current MacBook Pro and iPad Pro use a mini-LED display, not micro-LED. Thank you to DGB Antho for flagging 😀 Vox Media has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. For more information, see our ethics policy here: http://bit.ly/2TQsqjB You can get the Mac Studio here: https://apple.co/3thCZxl You can get the Studio Display here: https://bhpho.to/3JqF67W Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX The Vergecast Podcast: https://pod.link/430333725 Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc  More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts 0:00 Intro 0:54 M1 Ultra 2:30 Mac Studio configuration 3:00 Mac Studio vs Mac Pro for video editing 3:50 Mac Studio for Video, Audio and Illustration 7:32 Studio Display review 11:15 Studio Display speaker comparison 11:54 Studio Display webcam 12:56 Apple’s response to poor Studio Display webcam quality 13:51 Mac Studio M1 Ultra benchmarks (Geekbench 5, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Cinebench R23, PugetBench) 16:45 Mac Studio display output 17:10 M1 Ultra vs M1 Max 18:25 Conclusion Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Subscribe to Verge Science on YouTube, a new home base for our explorations into the future of science: http://bit.ly/2FqJZMl