From a new iPhone SE and iPad Air to a beefy M1 Ultra chipset, Apple’s spring hardware event brought refreshed versions of existing gadgets and processors. But the company also introduced a completely new piece of hardware on Tuesday called the Mac Studio—a small but mighty M1-powered desktop computer.
It’s safe to say the Mac Studio is like the Mac Mini on steroids, with a ton more features inside and out. At a glance, it looks similar to Apple’s headless desktop—with a cube-like shape that stands 3.7 inches tall and measures about 8 inches on each side. So it’s compact enough to place on your desk or under a display. It also packs a ton of ports, including two USB-C ports and an SD card slot on the front, along with four Thunderbolt ports, two USB-A slots, an HDMI port, a 10 GB Ethernet port, and a headphone jack on the back.
The Mac Studio looks like a taller Mac Mini.
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