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Why get the M2 Pro Mini when you can just opt for Mac Studio with M1 Max? They're roughly in the same price bracket.
by lvl102 4y ago
Why get the M2 Pro Mini when you can just opt for Mac Studio with M1 Max? They're roughly in the same price bracket.
- smith7018 4y agoThere's a $700 price difference but I'd say it's definitely worth it if you can swing it.
- Tepix 4y agoIf you need 32GB in your Mac Mini the price difference is $1999 for the Mac Studio vs $1699 for the Mac Mini M2 Pro 32GB. Indeed that's a tough sell for the Mac Mini. It shows how much Apple is charging extra for those capacity upgrades.
- wrldos 4y agoThe big thing is the Mac Studio is an out of box config and the M2 Pro is custom. It's risky relying on custom Apple configs from experience as the turnaround for repairs is much longer.
- lvl102 4y agoPlus I’d assume the M1 Studios will now get discounted in preparation for M2 refresh in March.
- xuki 4y agoApple don’t do discount for latest gen unfortunately. On a related note: if the USD stays strong and you live outside of the US, you will get a price bump when they refresh the product line.
- coder543 4y agoTo truly be Apples to Apples, I would factor in the $100 option for 10Gb ethernet, which brings the price difference down to $200... and the extra $200 is getting you an M1 Max.
- yborg 4y agoYou aren't wrong. The difference between base models if you put 32 GB in the Mini is about $300. But you get 8 more GPU cores in the M1 MAX. And an SD slot.
- xuki 4y agoM2 Pro is faster than M1 Max for CPU bounded tasks. When they release the Mac Studio with M2 Max, it'll be faster in GPU department & have 10Gbps ethernet, more ports, probably for the same price.
- ErneX 4y agoThat's my current dilemma, but now I think I'll just wait for the Studio with M2 Max.
- lvl102 4y agoI am pretty sure it will be released in March along with Mac Pro which will undoubtedly be one of the headline releases. I am going to wait and pick up an M2 Max Studio.
- ErneX 4y agoYup, I’m doing the same. I think the Mac Pro will be announced months before it releases, announcement at WWDC then fall release.
- dnh44 4y agoMaybe this wouldn't matter to a lot of people but the M2 Pro Mini has HDMI 2.1 while the M1 Studio does not. You need HDMI 2.1 to get more than 60hz out of a 4k monitor.
- lvl102 4y agoThat’s very interesting info I didn’t realize. Makes me want to wait for M2 refresh of the Studio.