Mac Studio - any users here?

[tea for two]

just ordered one. I SUSPECT under my normal use I'll not have many noise problems. In any case, it'll be quieter than my cheese grater Mac Pro!!

I would done same.
Even the first gen M1 mcmini with 8cores (just 4 perfm cores) is way more than I would use, currently on my decade older i5 imac and even older 2010 i5 mcbook.
I have a fondness for cheese grater mcpro design.
Liked it's neatness with memory compartment, motherboard layout. Proper workstation.
I had the dual core 3,1 the the 6core 5,1.
Dvd drive door wouldn't open on my 3,1 there was a simple fix of lifting up the dvd drive itself if I recall.
My favourite mctower was the mirror drive doors G4 I had that before I got the cheese grater.

[BigRedX]

When I can finally afford to replace my MacPro 5,1 with a Mac Studio, I won't miss the fan noise in the slightest. It's just as well that it doesn't affect my day job (graphic design) and any music doesn't involve recording with microphones and is mostly done using headphones. I also suspect that the graphics card is responsible for the majority of the noise. And finally to put it all into perspective, next-door's washing machine in spin cycle is louder than the fan noise from the MacPro.

[Chromeman]

I won't miss the fan noise in the slightest.

Me neither! I recently consigned my 5,1 to the basement to use as a file server and even now after a few months I still can't get used to switching on my Macbook Air and hearing nothing. I do love the old cheese graters though, huge amounts of storage, built like tanks and mine is still going strong after 10 years!

[ManFromGlass]

Same here

[Kwackman]

Noise levels are all relative. In that review it would have been far more useful to know what the background noise levels level was and what the ‘no appreciable increase’ was.

Agreed, although when he moved towards the mini, the fan noise was pretty obvious and clear.

I’m not saying that it’s not a quiet fan, just that the review’s test method is flawed.

So true, and I think that applies to nearly all youtube videos!
I was getting a bit worked up about some videos, and wish "presenters" would, stop shouting, stop waffling and get to the point, saying "awesome" is NOT a review, and opinions aren't facts... I could go on, but I'll turn into Arpangel.
I've never watched so many, and was glad to go cold turkey when I pressed the "buy" button on the mini, so don't really care anymore!

[chris...]

For those waiting for an M2 Mac Studio, such a thing may not appear any time soon (if you believe the info).

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/02/05/ap ... ac-studio/

[Kwackman]

My M2 Mac mini arrived last Friday.
This is replacing a 2010 Mac Pro (Cheese Grater)
I decided not to use the migration tool, as I'm sure there'd be loads of incompatible or useless software I'd forgotten about on the MacPro.
I'd copied files not on iCloud storage to an external drive- Photos library, Documents folder etc.

The Mac Pro had 3 separate SSDs for Samples, Studio projects (Cubase), And my CD library. These were put into external cases to connect to the Mac mini.

So, it was a new install, and generally, this has been much easier than expected.
Once I logged in with my Mac ID, all my Safari favourites, emails, calendars etc just happened. I'd some emails not in the cloud, and exporting/importing maim boxes sorted that.
The only odd thing was the Photos App put all my photos in the iCloud, which got me an alert of running out of iCloud space. Fixed that quickly!

Despite the software not supposed to work with Ventura, The Id22 interface is working fine.
Cubase works fine as expected.
Toontrack's Product manager made it easy to download the Superior Drummer, EZDrummer & EZBass programs, then point them to the sample libraries on the external drive.
I've had no issues with Spectronic's Trilian, Scuffham S-Gear3, Overloud's TH-U, Guitar Rig 6, and even Kontakt 6 which isn't supposed to be Ventura friendly.

The Mini is on my desk right beside me, it has a hub and several SSDs hanging off it. I can't hear any fan noise at all! So far, very happy.
Thanks for all the info and advice given in this thread.

I'll be back in 12years asking for advice about my next Mac!!

[sonics]

That's great news, thanks for posting. Perhaps give us an update in a few months about any issues and how it's performed?