

As a bonus, the circular base underneath is tapered to improve airflow. The Mac Studio looks fantastic underneath the Mac Studio display.įinally, there are grills on the back and bottom of the Mac Studio for cooling. On the M1 Ultra, you'll receive support for Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s).

If you go with the M1 Max, these ports support USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s). On the front is an SDXC card slot (UHS-II) and two USB-C ports, which depending on the model you buy varies. The power button is also on the back of the device, as is the power plug. The back of the Mac Studio offers four Thunderbolt 4 ports with support for Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40GB/s), DisplayPort, and USB 4 (up to 40GB/s), plus an HDMI port, 10GB Ethernet, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack that supports high-impedance headphones or speakers. Not surprisingly, it looks fantastic underneath the gorgeous Mac Studio display. The best part? It's free, open-source, and available across multiple platforms, including iOS.Regardless, the Mac Studio is ideally suited to sit below a monitor or on either side. It's one of the best media players on the market because it supports so many different types of multimedia, including DVDs, audio/video CDs, and file formats like Xvid, DivX, Real Video, and more - including Ogg Vorbis, a personal favorite. When you absolutely, positively must play a video file and you're not sure Apple's QuickTime player will support it, VLC is the first media player you should download. Plus, you can connect a compatible Bluetooth controller for some old-fashioned gamepad gaming on your new Mac. There are lots of amazing options too, including everything from Sid Meier's Civilization VI and Stardew Valley to Cuphead, Hades, Disco Elysium and more. Not every game on Steam is compatible with macOS, but Steam makes it easy to filter through its 50,000+ games to see which ones run on Macs. Launched by Valve nearly two decades ago, Steam has grown to become one of the biggest PC game platforms in the world. If you want to play games on your Mac, it's a good idea to download Steam.
