Sam, I haven’t setup the monitor yet until I get the computer in about a week or so. I’m sure it will be a fine monitor. There are better and more expensive ones but this will be more than sufficient for my needs.
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Recommendation to replace an old IMac
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Henry Richardson
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Sounds like a very nice setup. Best of luck with it.
Budget creep often happens to us all.
Considering how long I keep computers this should keep me going for awhile.
Thank you everyone for your input and suggestions.
Pete
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KE_DP
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Congrats - you bought the same setup as I just did - Mac Studio 64/2 though I got my Studio Display off of Ebay for $1100. (pre-owned but mint condition.
Karen, you did well with your Ebay purchase! I decided to buy directly from Apple on the Mac Studio. I plan on keeping it awhile. My current system is giving me so many issues I can’t wait to get it in the next week or so.
I did well with the new Apple Studio Display from Costco for $1349.
Good luck and enjoy your new purchase.
Pete
KE_DP
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Even though I have a last generation 2019 27" iMac 5K (great monitor!) 64/2 Fusion drive - I have been booting externally with a 40Gbps Thunderbolt enclosure TB3/4 and 2TB Samsung 980Pro NVME - for speed purposes - then the Samsung SSD started having errors (warranty replacement on the way) - that pretty much sent me over the edge to update.
I have an M1 16" MacBook Pro and it's really fast compared to my Intel iMac. I'm sure the M2 Studio ($200 off from Expercom holiday sale) is going to be a revelation!
greenmanphoto
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Why? You can buy hubs that have various connectors on them to allow for connecting older things like drives and such. Other World Computing at www.macsales.com has several.
Sam
I’ll check it out. The 2 external drives I have are about 8-10 years.
lightandaprayer
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I have two Samsung HDDs connected via USB 3 that reside in OWC Mercury Elite Pro enclosures. Both drives are over 10 years old. For years now I only turn them on when I perform a backup or need to access archived data. A few days ago I ran Disk Utility and checked the drives; both passed.
On the other hand, a SamsungT3 256GB SSD I got in June 2017 failed a Disk Utility check. I was doing a Time Machine backup of my wife's MBA when the backup stalled due to an issue. Disk First Aid is unable to remedy the problem.
For the first three years of its life with us I used it as an external boot drive for my 2012 Mac Mini. When I started using my current Mini 2 1/2 years ago I switched it to become a TM drive. It isn't connected 24/7; in fact, the last backup was months ago. (Backblaze does the 24/7 backups.) Admittedly saw a lot of use as a boot volume and at only $100 I considered it money well-spent since I didn't care to open up the Mini to install one internally.
This is the second Samsung 850EVO SSD that has failed. I installed the other one in a 2011 13" MBP and it lasted 3 years before it died without warning. That's when we got the MBA.
The externals are essentially identical particularly the archive volumes. So one is a backup of the other. I also have other backups so until I have reason to do so, I'll be keeping the decade-old drives in my lineup.
Congrats! I just upgraded to the exact same Studio from a 2017 iMac. So far it’s been great and very fast. I just picked up a 32” LG 4K monitor from Costco for $249 and will decide on the studio display down the road. The LG was height adjustable though I know the standard studio display should already have space for the Mac Studio to fit but since desk space is limited didn’t want to chance it yet.I finally made a decision and purchased the Mac Studio.
64GB memory, Apple M2 Max with 12-core CPU, 30-Core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine and 2TB SSD storage.
I purchased the Apple Studio Display from Costco for $1349 which was $250 less than Apples price.
I received the monitor and will have the Mac Studio in about a week. My original budget was $3,500 but went to $4,700 with the monitor.
Considering how long I keep computers this should keep me going for awhile.
Thank you everyone for your input and suggestions.
Pete
Congrats also! My IMac was considerably older. Late 2012, 3.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 8GB 1600 Mhz DDR3 2TBCongrats! I just upgraded to the exact same Studio from a 2017 iMac. So far it’s been great and very fast. I just picked up a 32” LG 4K monitor from Costco for $249 and will decide on the studio display down the road. The LG was height adjustable though I know the standard studio display should already have space for the Mac Studio to fit but since desk space is limited didn’t want to chance it yet.I finally made a decision and purchased the Mac Studio.
64GB memory, Apple M2 Max with 12-core CPU, 30-Core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine and 2TB SSD storage.
I purchased the Apple Studio Display from Costco for $1349 which was $250 less than Apples price.
I received the monitor and will have the Mac Studio in about a week. My original budget was $3,500 but went to $4,700 with the monitor.
Considering how long I keep computers this should keep me going for awhile.
Thank you everyone for your input and suggestions.
Pete
Once I receive the Studio sometime in the next week I should be going from a bicycle to a Ferrari.
I haven’t taken the Studio Display out of the box yet in case something goes south before I receive the Studio.
I have to say the difference with my iMac is staggering. I think you will definitely be pleased with the performance upgrade! Let us know how the studio display is when you get it all set up!Congrats also! My IMac was considerably older. Late 2012, 3.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 8GB 1600 Mhz DDR3 2TBCongrats! I just upgraded to the exact same Studio from a 2017 iMac. So far it’s been great and very fast. I just picked up a 32” LG 4K monitor from Costco for $249 and will decide on the studio display down the road. The LG was height adjustable though I know the standard studio display should already have space for the Mac Studio to fit but since desk space is limited didn’t want to chance it yet.I finally made a decision and purchased the Mac Studio.
64GB memory, Apple M2 Max with 12-core CPU, 30-Core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine and 2TB SSD storage.
I purchased the Apple Studio Display from Costco for $1349 which was $250 less than Apples price.
I received the monitor and will have the Mac Studio in about a week. My original budget was $3,500 but went to $4,700 with the monitor.
Considering how long I keep computers this should keep me going for awhile.
Thank you everyone for your input and suggestions.
Pete
Once I receive the Studio sometime in the next week I should be going from a bicycle to a Ferrari.
I haven’t taken the Studio Display out of the box yet in case something goes south before I receive the Studio.
I’m not that savvy with using Disc Utility or enclosures. I’m just using 2 Seagate external SSD. One is 2TB and the other is 4TB. Also, I backup to time machine. I assume I can just use these 2 external SSD’s with the USB cable and plug into the new Studio.
I’m planning on mostly starting from scratch with the new computer rather than transfer or fish through all the junk I currently have on my current IMac. More than half the stuff shown in the launchpad I don’t use anymore.
The main reason for this purchase is to run the most current updates to LR, PS and DXO which were no longer supported with my current OS.
I predict that you are going to think that your new Mac is broken.
You are going to launch a task that takes tour old machine 20 minutes. You will step away from your new Mac, forget to take your phone from your desk, immediately turn around to fetch it, and you will notice that the task is done. And you’re going to think: “did it work?”
it did,
just blindingly fast.
You are going to launch a task that takes tour old machine 20 minutes. You will step away from your new Mac, forget to take your phone from your desk, immediately turn around to fetch it, and you will notice that the task is done. And you’re going to think: “did it work?”
it did,
just blindingly fast.
Good to hear! Now I can I can’t take coffee breaks or walk the dog while things load.
Comparing the Studio Display to my 8 yr old iMac monitor is quite a bit better comparing the same photo side by side with the same adjustments. I don't have anything else to compare the Studio Display to but I am very please with the quality of the monitor.I have to say the difference with my iMac is staggering. I think you will definitely be pleased with the performance upgrade! Let us know how the studio display is when you get it all set up!Congrats also! My IMac was considerably older. Late 2012, 3.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 8GB 1600 Mhz DDR3 2TBCongrats! I just upgraded to the exact same Studio from a 2017 iMac. So far it’s been great and very fast. I just picked up a 32” LG 4K monitor from Costco for $249 and will decide on the studio display down the road. The LG was height adjustable though I know the standard studio display should already have space for the Mac Studio to fit but since desk space is limited didn’t want to chance it yet.I finally made a decision and purchased the Mac Studio.
64GB memory, Apple M2 Max with 12-core CPU, 30-Core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine and 2TB SSD storage.
I purchased the Apple Studio Display from Costco for $1349 which was $250 less than Apples price.
I received the monitor and will have the Mac Studio in about a week. My original budget was $3,500 but went to $4,700 with the monitor.
Considering how long I keep computers this should keep me going for awhile.
Thank you everyone for your input and suggestions.
Pete
Once I receive the Studio sometime in the next week I should be going from a bicycle to a Ferrari.
I haven’t taken the Studio Display out of the box yet in case something goes south before I receive the Studio.
In regards to the performance of the Mac Studio, it is unbelievably fast compared to what I had. I open a photo in DXO Deep Prime from LR and it makes all the adjustments in seconds compared to almost 1-2 minutes with my old system.
Uploads from SD cards into LR are extremely quick. It sure makes my life easier with the new system.
This is great to hear. In another 8-10 years it will be time for a new one. I can’t imagine how fast that they will be at that time!Comparing the Studio Display to my 8 yr old iMac monitor is quite a bit better comparing the same photo side by side with the same adjustments. I don't have anything else to compare the Studio Display to but I am very please with the quality of the monitor.
In regards to the performance of the Mac Studio, it is unbelievably fast compared to what I had. I open a photo in DXO Deep Prime from LR and it makes all the adjustments in seconds compared to almost 1-2 minutes with my old system.
Uploads from SD cards into LR are extremely quick. It sure makes my life easier with the new system.
greenmanphoto
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Congratulations! Though I pretty much knew it would be quite the improvement! There's just SO MUCH new and improved with the new M architecture over the older machines!Comparing the Studio Display to my 8 yr old iMac monitor is quite a bit better comparing the same photo side by side with the same adjustments. I don't have anything else to compare the Studio Display to but I am very please with the quality of the monitor.I have to say the difference with my iMac is staggering. I think you will definitely be pleased with the performance upgrade! Let us know how the studio display is when you get it all set up!Congrats also! My IMac was considerably older. Late 2012, 3.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 8GB 1600 Mhz DDR3 2TBCongrats! I just upgraded to the exact same Studio from a 2017 iMac. So far it’s been great and very fast. I just picked up a 32” LG 4K monitor from Costco for $249 and will decide on the studio display down the road. The LG was height adjustable though I know the standard studio display should already have space for the Mac Studio to fit but since desk space is limited didn’t want to chance it yet.I finally made a decision and purchased the Mac Studio.
64GB memory, Apple M2 Max with 12-core CPU, 30-Core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine and 2TB SSD storage.
I purchased the Apple Studio Display from Costco for $1349 which was $250 less than Apples price.
I received the monitor and will have the Mac Studio in about a week. My original budget was $3,500 but went to $4,700 with the monitor.
Considering how long I keep computers this should keep me going for awhile.
Thank you everyone for your input and suggestions.
Pete
Once I receive the Studio sometime in the next week I should be going from a bicycle to a Ferrari.
I haven’t taken the Studio Display out of the box yet in case something goes south before I receive the Studio.
In regards to the performance of the Mac Studio, it is unbelievably fast compared to what I had. I open a photo in DXO Deep Prime from LR and it makes all the adjustments in seconds compared to almost 1-2 minutes with my old system.
Uploads from SD cards into LR are extremely quick. It sure makes my life easier with the new system.
Glad it's working out well for you!
Sam
KE_DP
Veteran Member
Just replying to myself - and so far I'm a bit disappointed. It's a move I had to make eventually, but I'm not finding it all that much faster than my iMac was while booted from a 40GBPS SSD.
Partly bummed because the resale on the 2019 iMac 3.7 GHz 64/2/128 has dropped so very much too. The iMac 5K monitor is so good - feeling like I should have just had the Fusion Drive removed and replaced with an SSD to extend its life by several years. I may still do that and keep it as a dedicated music recording computer and backup Mac for photography since I can't get very much at all from selling it. Meanwhile also feeling the sting of $4200 worth of Mac Studio + Studio Display.
Being up and running without any looming hardware failures is a good thing though!
Partly bummed because the resale on the 2019 iMac 3.7 GHz 64/2/128 has dropped so very much too. The iMac 5K monitor is so good - feeling like I should have just had the Fusion Drive removed and replaced with an SSD to extend its life by several years. I may still do that and keep it as a dedicated music recording computer and backup Mac for photography since I can't get very much at all from selling it. Meanwhile also feeling the sting of $4200 worth of Mac Studio + Studio Display.
Being up and running without any looming hardware failures is a good thing though!
I'm sorry to hear that. You have to remember that I went to the Studio Mac 64/2 and the Studio Display from an 8 year old+ iMac so I see a significant boost in performance.
This is what I had prior.
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