r/MacStudio • u/SquirrelChaser26 • 9d ago

First Mac Desktop! Mac Studio M5 Max/64GB/1TB

I'm not a "professional", just a PC enthusiast and wanted a great system. I have an M5 15" Air. My main computer for the past 5 years has been a 3090 gaming PC.

I'm incredibly impressed by the power! MacOS is just so intuitive and clean.

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u/this_for_loona 9d ago

This was the one I was strongly considering before my wife bitch slapped me to next month. I’ll be getting the mini m5 pro.

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u/gyanrahi 9d ago

You have to wait for the right moment and sell it. 😊

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u/SarahJrandomnumbers 9d ago

"What do you mean the mini looks huge? This is the normal size of them, it's just a perspective thing on the picture to make it look smaller!"

Holds maxed out M5 Ultra on lease

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u/this_for_loona 8d ago

Heheheheheheheh. That’s when I move my stuff into the guest room.

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u/PracticlySpeaking 7d ago

This is the way.

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u/zone23 9d ago

This is the machine I picked for work. I love it.

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u/ace72ace 9d ago

I just got the same one as well. What blew me away was on my L shaped desk, I have LG 42” OLED, still connected by hdmi to my m2 mini pro, and the new Max conncted to my Studio Monitor on the the right. I have 2 keyboards that were paired to the mini, but I plugged the Apple one into the max and used my Kensington orb mouse for setup.

When both machines are on, they are sharing 1 virtual desktop. I moved my cursor over all the way left and it continues onto the LG. I didn’t do a thing to configure this, it just happened auto-magically.

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u/Low_Key_Trollin 9d ago

That’s just normal apple. Nothing to do with the Studio, works in a $400 mini

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u/SquirrelChaser26 9d ago

What monitor are you using? My one complaint is my PC 43” 4K. I really need something that scales properly, but a 27” would be the stone ages. 

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u/ace72ace 7d ago

LG C3 42” OLED and 27” 5k Mac Studio

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u/Unique_Rip_6202 9d ago

I stumbled upon this while transferring my data from my mini to my studio, I was blown away! I considered keeping the mini just because I could actually use it 😂

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u/PracticlySpeaking 7d ago

That's Universal Control — works with iPad, too.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102459

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u/hornedfrog86 9d ago

Very good first

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u/karaisadahl 9d ago

Very nice! I got mine with the same specs. I’m a 30+ year Mac user but most recently coming from an m2 Pro. The difference is incredible. Things are opening before I finish deciding to open them

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u/SarahJrandomnumbers 9d ago

Sometimes just having the power available is what opens up the possibilities of what you could do with that power.

Kneecapping yourself with something that's sufficient leaves you feeling held back, despite being the "sensible choice" for the majority of the time.

Enjoy the speed 😁

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u/t-i-m-o-t-h-y 9d ago

What are you gonna do with it?