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If you have those, the Mac mini became even more appealing in 2020. You'll need to provide a compatible monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
#Imac or mac mini for music production pro#
Unlike the iMac, MacBook, and Mac Pro lineups, the Mac mini only features the brains. Prices for the Mac Studio start at $1,999/£1,999, while the Studio Display starts at $1,599/£1,499. The Mac mini has always been Apple's least expensive computer.
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The Mac Studio and Studio Display are available to pre-order from today, and will start arriving to customers on Friday 18 March. Given its name, it’s no surprise that Mac Studio is being targeted at music makers - Apple made a point of mentioning that it can “power the digital audio workstation they’ve been dreaming of” during its launch event - so we’re looking forward to finding out if it can live up to its billing. In fact, it’s even got its own processor - the A13 Bionic chip. The Mac Studio is complemented by the 27-inch Studio Display, which rocks a 5K Retina screen, a built-in camera, a three-microphone array and a six-speaker sound system.
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There are connections on the front, too - a couple of USB-C ports and an SD card slot. When it comes to connectivity, the rear of the Mac Studio offers four Thunderbolt 4 ports, a 10GB Ethernet port, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, and a “pro audio” jack for high-impedance headphones or external amplified speakers. Discussion of music production, audio, equipment and any related topics, either with or without Ableton Live.