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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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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 9:54 PM
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dwkorMay 7, 2023 9:54 PM
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Quote from new_berlin View quoted comment :
got it, thanks. but how do i determine which implementation to pick? can you suggest suitable ssd and enclosure to track? i described the studio and drive's envisioned usage in my previous post if that helps narrow it down.
ACASIS with good PCIe v4 drive is usually the good choice. Not the cheapest one but still much cheaper than buying high-capacity Studio model. I am using it with 4TB WD SN850X and getting ~3GB/sec transfer rate with M1 Max MacBook Pro.

This thread [macrumors.com] has some info.
May 7, 2023 10:17 PM
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RAG.LLMMay 7, 2023 10:17 PM
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What's the best non-SSD external HD? 8TB or higher maybe for cold storage/backup... Is Western Digital still the way to go?
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May 7, 2023 10:29 PM
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May 7, 2023 10:29 PM
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Quote from container View quoted comment :
If that's what you care about then great. Just don't pretend like you can't do your job (or watch YouTube videos, whatever it is you do with your shiny new machine) on a discontinued model.
You can be race car driver even if you drive a 200hp car at a Nascar race but you're not gonna win. You may finish the race but who wants to be left behind if they can help it?

Funny you think we're just running YT all day on your computers. Are you ok? Need a hug? Need a shiny new computer?

I can make money on a crappy ass computer but I can get it done faster with a shiny new computer and I'll get paid more (if I decide to do more since I have more time) or I can just take the extra time and enjoy life.

Time is money. The faster you can get stuff done on the computer (automated even) the more time you have for yourself to do whatever. Even if it's to sit on the porch and do absolutely nothing and enjoy the sunset.


but thank you for knowing everything about everything.

Bless you lol
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May 7, 2023 10:39 PM
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dwkorMay 7, 2023 10:39 PM
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Quote from windandwolf View quoted comment :
What's the best non-SSD external HD? 8TB or higher maybe for cold storage/backup... Is Western Digital still the way to go?
Regardless of the brand - would you trust the single drive to hold all your backups? If not - you'll need to think about raid-based solution.
May 7, 2023 10:47 PM
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RAG.LLMMay 7, 2023 10:47 PM
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Quote from dwkor View quoted comment :
Regardless of the brand - would you trust the single drive to hold all your backups? If not - you'll need to think about raid-based solution.
Instead of 1x 16GB, my cheaper solution is 2x 8GB. And then use Microsoft power toy to replicate. I have a few WD already. Maybe I should so raid.
May 7, 2023 10:52 PM
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RAG.LLMMay 7, 2023 10:52 PM
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Quote from init0 View quoted comment :
Dell UltraSharp U2723QE is nice unless you set on the Apple display.
I have two with the calibration done. None were off by very much.
Thanks. It's on the short list. Another one I am thinking is Benq.
May 8, 2023 2:30 AM
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agentsteveMay 8, 2023 2:30 AM
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Quote from dvdrdiscs View quoted comment :
Any idea if this is why the Mac mini 2 looks odd on my monitor? I know the Mac mini 2 also has the same hdmi 2.0. I bought one to use with my LG 42" OLED but ended up returning it because everything looks off. When connected to my windows PC running a 3080, everything looks sharp and great. But switched to the Mac mini 2, I felt like I was getting eye fatigue. Couldn't really figure out why as the resolution is the same.
You need to edit the TV's EDID to force 4:4:4 RGB color mode. I had the same problem with a MacBook and a LG OLED. Text looks awesome after you do that.

This would be trivial for apple to fix but I think they deliberately leave this bug in to try to force you to buy their overpriced monitors.

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May 8, 2023 3:19 AM
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BoastfulAction860May 8, 2023 3:19 AM
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Quote from SmartHaddock3847 View quoted comment :
Do you use PC as well for trading or all Mac? Also, what are LLMs?

I am considering sidering a mixed PC and mac environment for trading and gaming.
I have a PC that I prefer to use for running Interactive Brokers on Linux due to its better performance. Although there is a version of Linux that can run natively on an ARM Mac, I have not yet tried it, and it still seems like a beta product. There is no Linux ARM version of Interactive Brokers) or TOS so I'm not in a rush to jump through hoops to install it.. LLMs are Large Language Models, such as ChatGPT by OpenAI and integrated into Bing by Microsoft, were also released by Facebook (now Meta) in March as open-source software that can be downloaded and run locally. Although I purchased the computer two years ago primarily for gaming, I hardly play games on it, despite it having a decent 3080 graphics card.
May 8, 2023 4:19 AM
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SmartHaddock3847May 8, 2023 4:19 AM
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Quote from BoastfulAction860 View quoted comment :
I have a PC that I prefer to use for running Interactive Brokers on Linux due to its better performance. Although there is a version of Linux that can run natively on an ARM Mac, I have not yet tried it, and it still seems like a beta product. There is no Linux ARM version of Interactive Brokers) or TOS so I'm not in a rush to jump through hoops to install it.. LLMs are Large Language Models, such as ChatGPT by OpenAI and integrated into Bing by Microsoft, were also released by Facebook (now Meta) in March as open-source software that can be downloaded and run locally. Although I purchased the computer two years ago primarily for gaming, I hardly play games on it, despite it having a decent 3080 graphics card.
So you are running your brokerage apps primarily on MacOS, aside from IB on Linux/PC due to better performance. I take it most of the apps and other programs you need will work well on MacOS for you.

Do you find the Linux equivalents mostly are generally not as good as the Mac versions?
May 8, 2023 4:42 AM
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thegardentoolMay 8, 2023 4:42 AM
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Wish this had been the launch price and would have gotten one instead of a base M1. The $2k was a bit over budget since I didn't have any experience with the M1 systems at the time. Am definitely still considering a future Studio or picking up an M1 Max or Ultra within the next couple years secondhand.
May 8, 2023 5:02 AM
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anerdnamedjoshuaMay 8, 2023 5:02 AM
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Quote from turns2stone View quoted comment :
You can use a $30 USB-C to HDMI 2.1 Cable Matters adapter to get 4K120 from any M1 Mac.
This is false. None of the USB-C to HDMI 2.1 adapters allow 4K 120Hz on Macs due to software limitations.
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May 8, 2023 5:07 AM
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graphixvMay 8, 2023 5:07 AM
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Quote from Elon69 View quoted comment :
You can be race car driver even if you drive a 200hp car at a Nascar race but you're not gonna win. You may finish the race but who wants to be left behind if they can help it?

Funny you think we're just running YT all day on your computers. Are you ok? Need a hug? Need a shiny new computer?

I can make money on a crappy ass computer but I can get it done faster with a shiny new computer and I'll get paid more (if I decide to do more since I have more time) or I can just take the extra time and enjoy life.

Time is money. The faster you can get stuff done on the computer (automated even) the more time you have for yourself to do whatever. Even if it's to sit on the porch and do absolutely nothing and enjoy the sunset.


but thank you for knowing everything about everything.

Bless you lol
Agreed. If you live in a busy area and have the available jobs lined up.

I don't think that commenter understood what was involved. I remember having to wait all night just for HD files to render…

I've always used PCs I build, but I certainly "get it" about Macs. PCs are great -when they work…
May 8, 2023 6:38 AM
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sukruMay 8, 2023 6:38 AM
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Quote from vermelho View quoted comment :
There is no M2 pro version of this computer - the studio. I gather you have a mac mini. Maybe a slight advantage on some CPU tasks, but much less GPU. Also, the studio has More USB-C ports including front, which has SD card reader. M2 pro mini is nice when upgraded, to match RAM etc but way overpriced.
Yes, I have the Mini, which can be "upgraded" to a semi-studio with a matching dock (several more ports, including the SD card reader). Both start with 4 thunderbolts so, there is more or less match between them.

As for CPU/GPU, yes:
https://nanoreview.net/en/cpu-com...ple-m1-max

The M2 Pro CPU almost consistently beats the Studio's M1 Max. However as both of us said the GPU is lacking.

So there are tradeoffs in each way (HDMI2.1 vs built-in SD card reader, better CPU or better GPU). However 32 GB and faster RAM is a definite advantage for the Studio.
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May 8, 2023 8:29 AM
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turns2stoneMay 8, 2023 8:29 AM
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Quote from yourbestfriendjoshua View quoted comment :
This is false. None of the USB-C to HDMI 2.1 adapters allow 4K 120Hz on Macs due to software limitations.
Not false, very true. I get 4K120 (even at 10bit RGB 4:4:4!) from my Mac Studio, and so do hundreds of others. You can read all about it here:

https://forums.macrumors.com/thre...e.2381664/

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May 8, 2023 8:35 AM
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CongchenCMay 8, 2023 8:35 AM
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this is so temping, but I already got max-out 14 inch MBP(M1-Max + 64G RAM)

this is the part you love/hate SDs Big Grin
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