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May 6, 2023 2:26 PM

Costco Members: Apple Mac Studio Desktop: M1 Max Chip, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD (2022)

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: New Mac Studio Desktop: Apple M1 Max Chip (MJMV3LL/A) on sale for $1499.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Bdubs760 for finding this deal.

Note: You need to be an active Costco Member and signed in to your account to purchase at sale price, otherwise non-members may purchase but are subject to a 5% surcharge.

Specs:
  • Apple M1 Max Chip
    • 10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores
    • 24-core GPU
    • 16-core Neural Engine
    • 400GB/s memory bandwidth
  • 32GB RAM (Unified Memory)
  • 512GB Solid State Drive
  • Built-in speaker
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Wi-Fi (802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking) (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible)
  • macOS Monterey
  • Ports:
    • 3.5 mm headphone jack
    • HDMI port (supports multichannel audio output)
    • 4x Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
    • 2x USB-A
    • 10Gb Ethernet
    • 2x USB-C Ports (Front)
    • SDXC Card Slot (UHS-II)
  • 7.7-inch-square, 3.7-inch-tall design in silver

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this is $299 lower (16.6% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $1799 at the time of this posting.
    • This price is also $200 lower than a previous Frontpage Deal form January.
  • About this product:
    • 4.7 out of 5 stars rating at Costco based on over 75 customer reviews
  • About this store:
    • You can view Costco's Return Policy here.
  • Additional Note:

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Written by Bdubs760
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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: New Mac Studio Desktop: Apple M1 Max Chip (MJMV3LL/A) on sale for $1499.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Bdubs760 for finding this deal.

Note: You need to be an active Costco Member and signed in to your account to purchase at sale price, otherwise non-members may purchase but are subject to a 5% surcharge.

Specs:
  • Apple M1 Max Chip
    • 10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores
    • 24-core GPU
    • 16-core Neural Engine
    • 400GB/s memory bandwidth
  • 32GB RAM (Unified Memory)
  • 512GB Solid State Drive
  • Built-in speaker
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Wi-Fi (802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking) (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible)
  • macOS Monterey
  • Ports:
    • 3.5 mm headphone jack
    • HDMI port (supports multichannel audio output)
    • 4x Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
    • 2x USB-A
    • 10Gb Ethernet
    • 2x USB-C Ports (Front)
    • SDXC Card Slot (UHS-II)
  • 7.7-inch-square, 3.7-inch-tall design in silver

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this is $299 lower (16.6% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $1799 at the time of this posting.
    • This price is also $200 lower than a previous Frontpage Deal form January.
  • About this product:
    • 4.7 out of 5 stars rating at Costco based on over 75 customer reviews
  • About this store:
    • You can view Costco's Return Policy here.
  • Additional Note:

Original Post

Written by Bdubs760

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jagerdr
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I basically agree, but with the following adds / exceptions --

We ordered one of these on this deal -- thanks OP! It should arrive tomorrow.

We have had an M1 Max Studio for about 8 months now. Our M1 Mini's with 16GB RAM just seem too slow now that we're spoiled by the Max Studio which we got for about 1700 bucks on an open box deal.

We may have shot ourselves in the foot because rumor has it that a 'space gray' pro Studio version with an M2 max or ultra or something CPU chip will be out at WWDC in June. We've played this game before and waited 6, 9, 12 months before something close to the rumored machine showed up. Plus, for our uses, we really don't need the M1 Ultra or M2 Ultra type horsepower.

On the other hand, a ~500 dollar or ~25% drop is something that doesn't usually happen with Mac pricing. It could be that Microsoft and Apple -- both of whom reported Windows OEM and Mac sales down about 20% year/year - ( in their quarters ended March 31, reported last week) are seeing a glut in desk/lap top supply and are not too eager to throw more resources into developing the category when they see more potential in AI for Microsoft and VR and phones for Apple.

Also, the M2 Mini stepped up version with similar cores and RAM and storage is about the same price as the Studio basic Max. If you accept the view that heat is the primary enemy of any electronic device, then for the same money go for the machine that should have better cooling - the Studio over the Mini.

Re M1 / M2 / M3, etc. The M2 seems to be about 20% avg. faster than the M1 for most tasks. Who is to say that the M3 will have nothing but the same rate of change, i.e., another +20% over the M2. The old rule dating back decades is that CPU performance has to approximately double before from one clock speed / core count to the next before performance increases are perceptible 'touch and feel' types of human, not software based, measurements.

Apple 'cuts you a new one' with storage upgrade pricing. We have our Studio and Mini M1' decked out with Thunderbolt drive NVME drives. They are very fast,and reliable. Plus we can swap them between machines, or take them off and let them sit on the shelf for archival backup. Unless we get into making feature length movies or something, our 512 drives serve us okay. Old stuff can be moved to one of the Thunderbolt dongle drives quickly and easily.


We could be wrong, but the above factors shaped our decision.






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Surge99
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Lol you edited your post, I have your original on my first reply to you.
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You can use a $30 USB-C to HDMI 2.1 Cable Matters adapter to get 4K120 from any M1 Mac.
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May 7, 2023 2:10 AM
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doboy007May 7, 2023 2:10 AM
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Quote from Superorb View quoted comment :
$1,500 seems a bit much when you can get a miniPC for under $300 with nearly identical performance and can natively do 4k@120hz without buying more adapters to get it to work. I know this is Apple and the fanboys will hate on this, but $1,200 more (5x) come on...
If you think a $300 computer can match the performance, you're just high and lost all credibility.
May 7, 2023 2:20 AM
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TowHeadMay 7, 2023 2:20 AM
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Quote from mrmochi View quoted comment :
This has more RAM, built in gigabit, +2 x TB3 ports. I do like the updated bluetooth blue the price of a similarly specced M2 Pro is much higher.

Wish I had waited. The only thing I really regret was 16GB of RAM. I need so much more. Docker itself takes 8GB!
TB4 ports, the mini m1 is tb3.
May 7, 2023 2:23 AM
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ChesterMcChinMay 7, 2023 2:23 AM
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Quote from La-grenouille View quoted comment :
I think a M2 pro mini is a much better deal….
was just gonna say that. Went on Mac Rumors and the m2 pro scores were neck in neck with m1 max, sometimes even faster.

I'm gonna see if there will be an M2 Max soon as I already have an m1 Pro laptop

https://www.macrumors.com/guide/m...ac-studio/
May 7, 2023 2:39 AM
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Riddle.Me.ThisMay 7, 2023 2:39 AM
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Quote from ratbastard View quoted comment :
That's not accurate at all. Samsung is about 5 years, Google is 4. And Windows 10 is supported until 2025 (10 years). Yes, Apple support is long, but don't give false info.
Samsung is 4 years of major Android updates and 5 years of security updates.
Google Pixel is 3 years of major and 5 years of security.
May 7, 2023 3:34 AM
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pnp361May 7, 2023 3:34 AM
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Quote from imalik2k View quoted comment :
Thanks OP. Price matched with best buy to get apple care included as a total tech member.
how did you get the price match? They say the deal is limited, twice
May 7, 2023 3:35 AM
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pnp361May 7, 2023 3:35 AM
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Quote from imalik2k View quoted comment :
Thanks OP. Price matched with best buy to get apple care included as a total tech member.
how did you get the price match? they say the deal is limited, twice
May 7, 2023 3:38 AM
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dvdrdiscsMay 7, 2023 3:38 AM
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Quote from MarcelM1 View quoted comment :
This might be because MacOS does not support antialiasing out of the box. I ran into this issue when switching from a PC to Mac using the same monitor it just looked blurry and there was no way to fix it that I could figure out. Mac OS needs a higher resolution monitor to overcome the lack of antialiasing. I ended up switching to two LG Ultrafine monitors and this made a huge difference (LG 27UK650-W 27)

Here's more on this

https://piunikaweb.com/2021/06/24...l-display/

Thanks for this. I love my 42" OLED so I'm picking it over the Mac Mini.

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May 7, 2023 3:52 AM
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tvoiceMay 7, 2023 3:52 AM
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Quote from pnp361 View quoted comment :
how did you get the price match? they say the deal is limited, twice
I chatted with Best Buy and got a pickup price match.
May 7, 2023 3:57 AM
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sk79May 7, 2023 3:57 AM
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Quote from init0 View quoted comment :
I run two of these.

One for music and one for video. Smooth as butter.

Best computer purchases ever. The expense comes when you need a TB3 hub and fast external drives, but hurray for never having to open up a computer again.
Hey there, was curious if you're running the audio machine with Logic or PT or something else? Which interface are you using, and have you seen any hiccups at all? My old Mac Pro has been updated but I'm getting the itch. If you can drop some knowledge on the video setup/workflow too, that'd be super appreciated.

We did get my wife a new MBP, so I hear you on the hub and external drives, just curious what you're using these for and if you foresee any need to upgrade anytime soon! Thanks a bunch ahead of time!m

edit: also was only asking about your interface to see if it's DSP/UA and how this handles loads of plugins if you're using them, thanks again.
Last edited by sk79 May 6, 2023 at 09:04 PM.
May 7, 2023 4:08 AM
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FudoshinMay 7, 2023 4:08 AM
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Nice deal but All this and not even a 1TB SSD as the minimum/base size in these? Laughable...sigh.
May 7, 2023 4:21 AM
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dxxviMay 7, 2023 4:21 AM
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Quote from Superorb View quoted comment :
$1,500 seems a bit much when you can get a miniPC for under $300 with nearly identical performance and can natively do 4k@120hz without buying more adapters to get it to work. I know this is Apple and the fanboys will hate on this, but $1,200 more (5x) come on...
Where can you find an under-$300 mini pc with 32GB ram and a less-than-2-years-old CPU?
Quote from StevenJ8494 View quoted comment :
Wondering if this machine effectively support a 3-monitor setup with 4K resolution at 60hz for Thingorswim?
If you're successful with thinkorswim, then go with this $1500 Apple thing.
Or if you want to save about $900, you can try with a made-in-china "mini pc 32GB triple display" on Amazon. It can drive only 3 4k@60Hz displays. Amazon gives you only 30 days to try while Costco gives you 90 days.
Last edited by dxxvi May 6, 2023 at 09:27 PM.
May 7, 2023 5:40 AM
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jakeliuMay 7, 2023 5:40 AM
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I said if you need one right now go for it! But if you can wait for next generation, it better to wait for it.

I'll pull the trigger, if it $1200 or less.
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May 7, 2023 5:41 AM
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jakeliuMay 7, 2023 5:41 AM
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I said if you need one right now go for it! But if you can wait for next generation, it better to wait for it.

I'll pull the trigger, if it $1200 or less. Got $299 M1 Mac mini that is a better deal than this.
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May 7, 2023 5:50 AM
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billb2520May 7, 2023 5:50 AM
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Wait for the M3
Wait for the M4
Wait for the M5
Wait until you're pushing up daisies.
C'mon, man, CONSUME !!!
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May 7, 2023 6:33 AM
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BeigeTerrier4082May 7, 2023 6:33 AM
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Quote from kijb View quoted comment :
512gb of storage is a weak configuration nowadays. Even Mobile computing starts at 128 or 256gb. It would be nice to have every desktop setup start at 1TB given storage has gotten more affordable.
I would rather say it's an ideal storage. The higher storage you keep on your laptop or phone, more proportionate junk you create being lazy to delete duplicate or unwanted data, that replicates multiple times on backup disks and added time to restore. Ultimately it keeps on increasing demand for higher and higher backup storage needs. With 1 TB Internal storage, you would need at least 6-8 TB Backup Disk

Lesser internal storage will keep you motivated to delete junk/duplicate data regularly.
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