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The M1 Ultra Mac Studio is Two Pounds Heavier than the M1 Max Version

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Quite a few people noticed an oddity on the Mac Studio tech specs page:

  • Height: 3.7 inches (9.5 cm)
  • Width: 7.7 inches (19.7 cm)
  • Depth: 7.7 inches (19.7 cm)
  • Weight (M1 Max): 5.9 pounds (2.7 kg)
  • Weight (M1 Ultra): 7.9 pounds (3.6 kg)

Turns out, the weight difference between the two specifications of the Mac Studio comes down to cooling. In a statement to The Verge, Apple said:

They [both models] have the same 370W power supply. The additional weight is due to M1 Ultra having a larger copper thermal module, where as M1 Max has an aluminum heatsink.

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Base Model Mac Pro Receives Spec Bumps⇢

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Joe Rossignol at MacRumors:

Apple this week upgraded its base model Mac Pro to include 512GB of storage and AMD’s Radeon Pro W5500X graphics for the same $5,999 starting price. Previously, this configuration included 256GB of storage and Radeon Pro 580X graphics. These changes apply to both the tower and rack versions of the Mac Pro.

It’s not the spec bump that has been rumored for the 2019 machine, but it’s something. Interestingly, the Trashcan got a similar update later in its life.

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The Future of the 27-inch iMac

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As previously noted, the 27-inch iMac is gone from Apple’s website, and John Ternus said the Mac Pro would be the final Mac to make the switch to Apple silicon.

I think this means the 27-inch iMac as we knew it is gone forever. In my mind, this leads to two questions:

First, does Apple intend the Mac Studio and Studio Display to act as the replacement for the high-end iMac? The last 27-inch Intel iMacs were no slouches, but the Mac Studio will still smoke them in terms of performance, after all.

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More on the ‘Studio’ Line⇢

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Chance Miller at 9to5Mac has outlined a new video by Luke Miani, who is reporting that the “Mac Studio” is a taller Mac mini, paired with a new display that looks like a larger 24-inch iMac.

Miani’s version of this display seems to not serve as the Pro Display XDR’s replacement, as was reported over the weekend. Miani has mixed track record on these things, but at least this version of the story makes more sense to me than what we’d previously seen.

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Sponsor: Unite 4 for macOS⇢

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Unite 4 for macOS allows you to turn any website into an app on your Mac. Using a lightweight, WebKit powered browser as a backend, you can easily create isolated, customizable apps from any site.

Unite 4 includes dozens of new features, including support for native notifications, new customization options, and much more. Unite apps also serve as a great alternative for resource hogging Electron apps or half-baked Catalyst apps.

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Sunday Rumor Sunday

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With Apple’s spring event just around the corner, there’s a lot going on in the rumor world:

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that he expects to see a more powerful Mac mini this week, alongside a new “more affordable” 27-inch external display.

Mark Gurman reported today that the display in question has been ready for months. This display seems to be much more mainstream display than the Pro Display XDR, and will lack mini-LED to keep the cost “down” to around $2,500.

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StopTheMadness⇢

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StopTheMadness is a Safari extension for iOS and Mac that stops websites from making your browser harder to use, and it has my thanks for sponsoring 512 Pixels this week.

Many web sites deliberately disable user interface features in your browser that you normally expect to work. It is sold separately in the iOS App Store and Mac App Store. The iOS App Store version supports Safari, and the Mac App Store version supports all major web browsers including Safari, Firefox, and Google Chrome.

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