"Strongest Mac" appeared!Mac Studio is a monster machine that can be used widely from professionals to the general public.

　On March 8, U.S. Apple held a special online event, "The Highest Peak. (Peek Performance.)" And announced several new products, including "Mac Studio" and "Studio Display".

　"Mac Studio" is a product that was positioned as a flagship model for professionals such as creators in the company's lineup.It is worth noting that it maintains the high performance and the reasonable price.Compared to conventional professional models, it has achieved the performance that can withstand professional use, even though it is much lower.

　In addition, you can not miss the place where Apple has the SOC "M1" developed in -house.In this article, we will explain how to use Mac Studio as a detailed specification.

　"Mac Studio" is a professional planet for creators, and professional products appeared in the 2019 Mac Pro.The biggest change in the Mac world over the past three years is that the Mac series has been installed in the M1.M1 is a SoC developed by Apple, and Apple has changed the installed chips in each lineup in the past two years, shifting from the previously adopted Intel CPU.

　The Mac Studio announced this time has adopted "M1 MAX" as a lower model and "M1 Ultra" for the higher model."M1 MAX" is the first chip installed in the "MacBook Pro" released last October, and this is the first time to be installed on the desktop machine."M1 Ultra" is a newly announced chipset that uses a structure called "UltraFusion", which combines two "M1 MAX", and Apple says, "What is the" dimension "?Is different. "

　The characteristics of "M1" are significantly smaller and power -saving, and does not require a large airflow for exhaust heat.Looking at the main unit of Mac Studio, it is very compact, 19.7 inches and 9.5cm in height.Compared to the conventional professional machine Mac Pro, the size is different, and it is more like a "Mac mini" equipped with an M1 chip.

　The M1 MAX -equipped model has a speed of 50%faster than the Mac Pro released in 2019, and the higher -level model equipped with the "M1 Ultra" has a high speed of 90%.Compared to the GPU, it has achieved more than three times faster, and it can be said that it is the strongest Mac that realizes both smaller and high performance.

　Regarding the memory, it will be changed to a high -speed and high -efficiency unpiled memory by integrating the M1 chip.The lower model is 32GB and 64GB is standard on the higher model, and it is possible to customize up to 64GB and 128GB, respectively.Because it has an integrated structure with the chip, it cannot be added later, but if this is the only thing, it will be less difficult to work heavy, including video editing.

　This unit has two USB-C ports and an SD card slot on the front, and can use external storage immediately.The back is equipped with a LAN port x 1 / 3.5mm earphone jack x 1 on the Thunderbolt 4 Port x 4 / USB-A port x 2 / HDMI port x 1 / 10gigabit, and supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0.Because it is, it will not be troublesome to use peripheral devices because the port is not enough.

　The price is 249,800 yen (tax included) for the lower model equipped with "M1 MAX", and 499,800 yen (tax included) with the "M1 ULTRA".The full custom of the upper model is expensive at 1 million600 yen (tax included), but the minimum composition of the lower model is 249,800 yen (tax included).

　In the future, "Mac Studio" will be a Mac flagship model.Considering that the price of the conventional professional model, "Mac Pro", was an expensive model that exceeded 650,000 yen, it was a major model that could be used not only by professionals but also for ordinary users.It's attractive.

　In professional use, it is possible to perform complex physical operations processing quickly when producing 3D, edit video with multiple effects on high -quality images, and organize and export thousands of high -quality photos.You can expect the efficiency of creative production.

　As a general purpose, in recent years iPhone is compatible with 4K images and RAW photography, and Mac Studio can easily handle such high -quality materials.It is amazing that high -spec machines used at professional production sites are available at this price range.

　Mac Studio is also recommended for users who use Windows desktop PCs to Mac.You can use the displays and mouse keyboards you already have, and the performance is very high.

　"Mac Studio" will be released on March 18 and can already be reserved.However, the top model equipped with "M1 Ultra" will be shipped 6 to 7 weeks after ordering, so be careful if you are considering purchasing.