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APPLE MAC PRO REVIEWS PRO

APPLE MAC PRO REVIEWS PRO

A maxed-out Mac Pro is $52,300 for a reason after all - it's much more than pure processing performance. The current Mac Pro has lots of slots for internal expansion, however, so the system you start with doesn't always mean you have no room to grow. While it does have a nice port assortment, the memory and storage you buy it with are what you have forever. The Mac Studio can't be upgraded or expanded internally. The reason likely comes down to one thing: expansion. Apple teased its plans to move the Mac Pro to Apple silicon,Р’В but that slower-than-the-M1 Pro is still available to buy.

Why you still might want a Mac ProР”Р„pple spent a good part of its Mac Studio reveal beating up on the Mac Pro's performance, capping the comparison by saying the M1 Ultra is 80% faster than the fastest Mac Pro. And while the I/O connections aren't as plentiful as the Mac Studio's, it does have two Thunderbolt 4 ports, so a USB-C dock can be easily added to round out the rest. The Mac Mini is a great do-it-all Mac, whether you're a budding creator just getting started working with photos, video and graphics, you want something for school and entertainment or you're just looking to get work done.

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The upgrade to the M1 chip gave Apple's littlest desktop the best performance it's ever had. For the rest of us, there's the Mac Mini. If you're grinding away on motion graphics, chopping up 8K video or assembling a 100-track DJ set, a Studio Pro probably sounds like the answer to your creative demands.

For example, there are four Thunderbolt 4 ports in the back and two more in front on M1 Ultra configurations (the M1 Max version is USB-C only). Top: Two Thunderbolt 3 portsР”РЃ PCIe slots Afterburner slot 2 SSD slotsР”Р„s with the latest MacBook Pro models, Apple didn't skimp on the Mac Studio's port assortment. Back: Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, one HDMI port, one Gigabit Ethernet port, one 3.5mm headphone jackР”Р‡ront: Two USB-C ports, one SDXC card slot Back: Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, one HDMI port, one 10Gb Ethernet port, one 3.5mm headphone jackР”В«ack: Two USB-A ports two Thunderbolt 3 ports two 10GB Ethernet ports one 3.5mm headphone jack.

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