M1 Max Studio vs M2 Pro Mac Mini. The result surprised us.

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We test the M1 Max Studio and the M2 Pro Mac Mini desktop systems under real world, audio and video production house workloads and show the honest results of each. Both the M1 Max Mac Studio and the M2 Pro Mac Mini have similar configurations and the results will surprise you.
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[@watchtheskies]

Ram is still king when it comes to huge audio sessions, with lots of soft synths and huge orchestral sample libraries, I would go for the M1 Max Mac Studio, and get the 64GB unified memory

[@nicolev_portfolio]

Perfect timing for this! I was just trying to compare both of those exact models last night. And thank you for doing the real world examples. I’m starting to lean more towards the M1 Max studio now

[@RadAlzyoud]

An excellent review. Precise and direct to the point with no blah blah. Thx and subscribed.

[@jibester1]

I spent weeks researching these two models at length and ended up choosing the Studio, mainly for the better cooling, quietness, and more GPU horsepower. This video confirms that I made the right choice. Thanks for this video.

[@delsurmusic]

Thanks for doing all the hard work for us!!!. Great channel!

[@Heydjcam]

This was the best comparison video I’ve seen. Thank you!

[@cassiocastro7610]

Thanks for the tests 👍🏻

[@chumbawumba1959]

The architecture of the Mx SoC is materially different between Mx Pro and Mx Max, so most "in the know" would expect the Studio M1 Max to outperform the Mini M2 Pro. And much larger thermals in the Mac Studio further enhance overall performance. You are spot on about how video will become necessary even for commercial audio recording studios ... just remember the immortal words of that very first music video that appeared at the launch of MTV ... "Video killed the radio star!"

[@jayaben2412]

Thanks! Very helpful comparison.

[@TrollMeister_]

I edit 4k/60 in full res , no proxies, and my m2 pro/32 GB does it with aplomb. I was considering getting the Studio last year but I am very glad I held off. The m2 pro mini is what I needed.

[@bigad23]

Exceptional attention to detail! GREAT JOB 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@rondeangelis7384]

Can’t get any better comparison.. bravo. Won my vote for the M1 Studio. I should have mine very soon .. thankx for this professional video 👏🏻👏🏻

[@thehourshow2851]

thank you for this i really needed this

[@jdvindas_music]

This was very useful! Thanks.

[@DynamicRockers]

Congrats for the video, it's nicely edited and produced!

[@smellyrhinostudio]

Thank you so much for this video!!!

[@edmoss2020]

Best review ive seen...thanks

[@mjlcarguy54]

Thanks looking right now for my next option, great video 👋

[@carlosread5887]

very helpful! Thanks for taking the time to do a real world comparison.

[@SteveW928]

Thanks for this video and deep/careful comparison! Many other 'benchmark' tests I've seen had me leaning towards the M2 Pro, but especially the noise test has pushed me back towards the M1 (ultimately, I'm going try and hold out to see what the M3 brings... but my son needs one of either of these soon). Hopefully I can find a more 3D-centric comparison of this quality, as I work more in that realm than audio/video production. Well done!