New Mac Studios at $2K for M4 and $4K for M3 Ultra

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New Mac Studios at $2K for M4 and $4K for M3 Ultra

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Surprised no one is talking about this yet.

Looking forward to reports on the sweet spot between these two models and the various Minis.
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Re: New Mac Studios at $2K for M4 and $4K for M3 Ultra

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We are. Subject header doesn’t make it clear maybe. Using Tapatalk to write this now so can’t see what forum it was posted in.

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Ah, it got posted on the MOTU Hardware forum, which isn't one I ever look at.

Also, it refers to it as a $14K model. So even if I looked at the MOTU Hardware forum, I probably would have skipped it. :wink:
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mhschmieder wrote:Ah, it got posted on the MOTU Hardware forum, which isn't one I ever look at.

Also, it refers to it as a $14K model. So even if I looked at the MOTU Hardware forum, I probably would have skipped it. :wink:
I need to move it to the General Macintosh forum.
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Re: New Mac Studios at $2K for M4 and $4K for M3 Ultra

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James Steele wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:27 am
mhschmieder wrote:Ah, it got posted on the MOTU Hardware forum, which isn't one I ever look at.

Also, it refers to it as a $14K model. So even if I looked at the MOTU Hardware forum, I probably would have skipped it. :wink:
I need to move it to the General Macintosh forum.
I thought that’s where I posted it. No?
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Re: New Mac Studios at $2K for M4 and $4K for M3 Ultra

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I think it was in MOTU hardware. Not sure. It’s in GM now.
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