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The M2 Max and Ultra Mac Studio were unveiled at WWDC23 last June, and the M3 era of Apple’s system-on-chip began last November. So, with the WWDC24 just around the corner, it’s time to get started on the next Mac Studio. .
Rumors will begin as June 2024 approaches, and anything reported now can (and most likely will) replace before the new Mac Studio is released. We will continue to follow what is said in this article.
Update 8/24/05: Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that an M4 Mac Studio may be released in 2025.
We had two generations of Macs Studios. La first generation (M1 Max and Ultra) was released in March 2022. The second generation (M2 Max and Ultra) was revealed at WWDC23 in June 2023. Apple will most likely continue with a March or June schedule for the next Mac Studio.
It’s possible that M3 Max and Ultra Mac Studio will be released until June 2024.
It’s possible that M3 Max and Ultra Mac Studio will be released until June 2024.
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It’s possible that M3 Max and Ultra Mac Studio will be released until June 2024.
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In April, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said in the paid edition of his Power On newsletter that the next Mac Studio could launch in the second part of 2024, which would likely mean a launch at WWDC. ICsmart reports that it’s possible that the new Mac Studio will also arrive in the middle of this year. Since Apple doesn’t usually host standalone events during the summer months, WWDC is a safe bet.
In May, Mark Gurman reported that Mac Studio wasn’t on Apple’s release schedule for 2024. It may not appear until mid-2025. Si it does, Apple will most likely skip the M3-series chips and launch the 2025 Mac Studio with an M4 Max and an M4 Ultra.
In June, Mark Gurman reported that the Mac’s release schedule had changed. The M4 Mac Studio is expected to arrive until 2025. In August, Gurman reiterated that the M4 Mac Studio would be released in 2025.
There is no report on the value of the M3/M4 Mac Studio. Here are the configuration settings for the existing M2 Mac Studio line, for reference.
Although the price of the Mac Studio had already risen outside the US (it was £1,999 in the UK in the first place), the price did not recover in the US when Apple switched from M1 to M2 chips , and the price may remain the same. Same with an M3/M4 upgrade. But when Apple introduced the M3 Pro and Max MacBook Pro, the value of the popular M3 Max-style configuration increased to $100, so it’s quite imaginable that the value of the Mac Studio will increase.
There have been no reports on layout adjustments in Mac Studio. The existing design works well and is in its third year, so Apple may not replace it. The only imaginable exception is a new black color option to fit the MacBook Pro.
The main (and probably the only) update coming to the next Mac Studio has to do with its SoC. Mac Studio continues to have Max and Ultra versions of its M-series chips, so the new chips we’ll be looking at are the M3/M4 Max and M3/M4 Ultra.
The existing MacBook Pro M3 Max is available with either a 14-core CPU/30-core GPU or a 16-core CPU/38-core GPU, so if Apple opts for an M3 Max for the Mac Studio, it would likely have something similar. specs. Training
Most likely, the ports in Mac Studio will remain unchanged.
Most likely, the ports in Mac Studio will remain unchanged.
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The ports on Mac Studio will most likely remain unchanged.
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Apple’s Ultra chips have doubled the Max’s CPU and GPU cores. In January 2024, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported in the paid edition of his Power On newsletter that this is expected to continue, with the M3 Ultra featuring up to 32 CPU cores and 40 GPU cores. Also in January, a report from The Elect indicated that the M3 Ultra would be manufactured using an advanced 3nm process.
In April 2024, Mark Gurman reported that “Apple is testing versions with an even before-seen M3-era chip and a variant of the M4 Brava processor. “As for the “M4 Brava,” Gurman says Apple is powered by AI. -Improved M4 chips that could arrive in Mac Studio in 2025.
However, in May, Mark Gurman announced that Mac Studio wouldn’t be updated until 2025, likely at WWDC25. If that’s the case, then Mac Studio will have M4-series chips and the M4 Max and Ultra specs. They will be very different from the M2 Max and Ultra and those projected with the M3 Max and Ultra.
The other features of Mac Studio remain the same. This means there are no adjustments to ports, connectivity, speakers, SSD sizes or demonstrated support.
Roman is the editor-in-chief of Macworld with more than 30 years of experience in the tech industry, focusing on Macs and other products in the Apple ecosystem. He’s also the host of the podcast Macworld. Su career began at MacUser, where he earned Apple’s certification as a repair technician (when Apple does that kind of thing). He also worked for MacAddict, MacLife, and TechTV.
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