stngoldberg
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So I just bought a Mac studio loaded with the above recommendations; delivery is Septembet
stanley
stanley
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Keep an eye on the refurbished, one in your configuration may come up sooner than that.So I just bought a Mac studio loaded with the above recommendations; delivery is Septembet
stanley
thanks Victor. No one is making a mistake buying the base model with 32gb ram/512gb. In 95% of cases that's probably more than enough. But hey 64gb is an ego stroker!!!!!After numerous hours of watching YouTube videos I cancelled my first Studio Ultra which was loaded with 128gb of ram and 2TB SSD and ordered the base Ultra model which was recommended by many reviewers. I highly recommend that everyone interested in purchasing a Studio spend some time watching some videos.
I expect to receive it by the 15th of this month.....
Victor B.
I had that same MBP and was equally disappointed. I’ve got a maxed Max and couldn’t be happier. Quiet, cool, extremely fast and responsive on a variety of file sizes (but mostly 100/151 MP). A very different experience in a good way. I personally have the laptop because that was what was available then but may go for the studio when (if?) supply chains loosen up as I don’t carry this MBP around very much.I'm running a 2019 macbook pro, one of the last of the intel i9 laptop lines I think......it gets really hot and battery life is garbage when trying to edit photos from any system. I've been a pretty dedicated mac user the last 15+ years or so and it's the first apple product I've ever bought I've been disappointed in.
Definitely watching this thread as I'm looking to upgrade at some point, but can't decide between the mac studio or another laptop.
I don't have an ultra but do have a maxed Max. Would it be helpful to run some experiments for you or do you want them done on an ultra specifically? Happy to help over the next few days if you wish.I also watched the YouTube videos, but none of them were stacking 150 mpx captures in capture one and then putting those tiff’s into Helicon focus and then saving a plus 2.2GP TIFF IN PHOTOSHOP
the Mac Studio ultra hopefully contains the computing power I need to create my art in a timely fashion. Unfortunately I won’t know for 60 days
stanley
Actually the base model of the 'Ultra' is 64gb of ram and 1tb ssd. Will see if I actually receive it by the date that Apple has indicated.thanks Victor. No one is making a mistake buying the base model with 32gb ram/512gb. In 95% of cases that's probably more than enough. But hey 64gb is an ego stroker!!!!!
You may want to look at Diglloyd 'Mac performance guide' which is free. He did a lot of testing with Zerene.I also watched the YouTube videos, but none of them were stacking 150 mpx captures in capture one and then putting those tiff’s into Helicon focus and then saving a plus 2.2GP TIFF IN PHOTOSHOP
the Mac Studio ultra hopefully contains the computing power I need to create my art in a timely fashion. Unfortunately I won’t know for 60 days
stanley
Thanks for the tip Jeff, they had an Ultra that was similar to what I was going to order and it will be here tomorrow!Keep an eye on the refurbished, one in your configuration may come up sooner than that.
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Refurb does not mean kaputt. There are certainly some out there who are sending their Macs back for non product related reasons. They may even just found out after purchase they cannot afford them ...I can't believe that they are refurbished now. Kinda makes you wonder on build quality. I had to wait two and half months for mine