A Closer Look at the Mac Studio and Studio Display
A new product line from Apple for that desktop void between the Mac Mini and Mac Pro.
Dan Ackerman
Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" (Hachette/PublicAffairs), a non-fiction gaming and business history book that has earned rave reviews from the New York Times, Fortune, LA Review of Books, and many other publications.
"Upends the standard Silicon Valley, Steve Jobs/Mark Zuckerberg technology-creation myth... the story shines." -- The New York Times
I'm a visual storyteller, working primarily in the medium of photography and photoshop. I listen to more podcasts than I can keep up with and enjoy gardening, cooking, reading, and am striving for a sustainable lifestyle. A big-picture thinker, I am always trying to put the pieces together, and though things are scary these days, I believe humanity will pull through.
The Mac Pro might still be out of reach for most, and the M1-powered Mac Mini from late 2020 doesn't have enough headroom in today's increasingly 8K world. That leaves the new Mac Studio well-positioned for a segment of the creative class. Read my full Mac Studio review for more.
