Mac Studio
From £1,999
Launched in March 2022, the Mac Studio is the best expression of Apple’s silicon’s superpowers yet.
Looking like an oversized Mac mini, its capacious aluminium body is still remarkably compact for a desktop Mac, measuring 197x197x95mm, but it’s what’s inside that really counts.
The £1,999 entry-level model packs the same M1 Max chip as the MacBook Pro, with a 10-core CPU, 24-core GPU and 32GB of memory, but it’s the step-up models that are the most interesting.
That’s because you can also buy a Mac Studio with M1 Ultra – a powerhouse piece of Apple silicon with a 20-core CPU, and up to 64 graphics cores, as well as up to 128GB of unified memory. Storage options also scale up to 8TB.
With Mac Studio M1 Ultra prices starting at £3,999, it’s not for everyone – especially as you’ll need to add a display, a keyboard and a mouse or trackpad too. But even the base model gets a decent array of connectivity options.