SrMi Posted March 20, 2022 Share #21 Posted March 20, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 minute ago, Erato said: Whoa, ok, it's minimal/noticeable at low power mode but the high power mode. It might be even worse if you choose the Ultra version. It may affect the noise level even it comes with a copper cabinet. In the meanwhile, the thermal cooling system shall be noticeable aging after years. And the noise level shall reasonably be increased as well. What is the Ultra version? I have the 24 CPU/64 GPU version. I only have mine since Friday, so did not have time to test a lot. Ran Borderlands 2 game and it ran very silent. Do you know of any reports that say that it runs loud? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Erato Posted March 20, 2022 Share #22 Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, SrMi said: What is the Ultra version? I have the 24 CPU/64 GPU version. I only have mine since Friday, so did not have time to test a lot. Ran Borderlands 2 game and it ran very silent. Do you know of any reports that say that it runs loud? You might be wrong about the CPU core of your Mac Studio(Workstation), there's a 10-Core CUP(aka. Apple M1 Max) and a 20-core CPU(aka. Apple M1 Ultra). And the GPU options are from 24-core to 64-core. The power consumption is based on the OS and the application's utilization. And it is also relevant to the user behavior, especially some of the user trends to multi-tasking with heavy-loading workflow. No matter its CPU bound or GPU bound, the noise comes around when it hits the thermal control threshold. The macOS as well as other operating systems always monitor the heat status while it's SMP or similar architecture. The modern design is an SMP alike but it is still a multi-core CSIC. Not even an RSIC architecture indeed. BTW, don't worry too much, the noise level is quite minimal according to Apple.😄 Edited March 20, 2022 by Erato Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrMi Posted March 20, 2022 Share #23 Posted March 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Erato said: You might be wrong about the CPU core of your Mac Studio(Workstation), there's a 10-Core CUP(aka. Apple M1 Max) and a 20-core CPU(aka. Apple M1 Ultra). And the GPU options are from 24-core to 64-core. My bad, of course it’s a 20 CPU core. Thanks for the correction. And, of course, Ultra refers to the processor 🤦♂️. I expect that the heaviest photography based operation will be focus stacking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted March 20, 2022 Share #24 Posted March 20, 2022 I agree that the max is fast enough even for lightroom. I do find that it seems to like swapping even with 32Gb. If it was available I’d take a MacBook Pro Pro with 64Gb to extend battery life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erato Posted March 20, 2022 Share #25 Posted March 20, 2022 9 hours ago, Erato said: You might be wrong about the CPU core of your Mac Studio(Workstation), there's a 10-Core CUP(aka. Apple M1 Max) and a 20-core CPU(aka. Apple M1 Ultra). And the GPU options are from 24-core to 64-core. The power consumption is based on the OS and the application's utilization. And it is also relevant to the user behavior, especially some of the user trends to multi-tasking with heavy-loading workflow. No matter its CPU bound or GPU bound, the noise comes around when it hits the thermal control threshold. The macOS as well as other operating systems always monitor the heat status while it's SMP or similar architecture. The modern design is an SMP alike but it is still a multi-core CSIC. Not even an RSIC architecture indeed. BTW, don't worry too much, the noise level is quite minimal according to Apple.😄 patching up mistyped: RISC -- RSIC, CISC -- CSIC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailwagger Posted March 22, 2022 Share #26 Posted March 22, 2022 On 3/10/2022 at 3:53 PM, ymc226 said: ...getting very good matching to prints using my Epson P900. However, with the upgrade to the M1 Macs, there is a complex workaround to having the NEC Spectraview software work which I did not want to deal with. I'm considering moving to an M1Max MBP, but I'd prefer to avoid as many software hassles as possible. Have you had any issues with the epson software/P900 drivers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymc226 Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share #27 Posted April 9, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 3/22/2022 at 6:41 AM, Tailwagger said: I'm considering moving to an M1Max MBP, but I'd prefer to avoid as many software hassles as possible. Have you had any issues with the epson software/P900 drivers? Sorry, my photo related computer is a cylinder Macpro is in a separate apartment I own. The M1 MBP is used solely for business when I travel a few times yearly so doesn’t have Lightroom or any Epson driver loaded. I use ImagePrint 12 for printing but also only use it with the computer at the apartment. Soon, hopefully my new Mac Studio will arrive to replace the older MacPro but again will only print with ImagePrint. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
egrossman Posted April 9, 2022 Share #28 Posted April 9, 2022 2 hours ago, ymc226 said: Sorry, my photo related computer is a cylinder Macpro is in a separate apartment I own. The M1 MBP is used solely for business when I travel a few times yearly so doesn’t have Lightroom or any Epson driver loaded. I use ImagePrint 12 for printing but also only use it with the computer at the apartment. Soon, hopefully my new Mac Studio will arrive to replace the older MacPro but again will only print with ImagePrint. Sorry for the tangential question but do you see any benefit from the upgrade to ImagePrint v12 over v11? v11 send to work just fine on the latest version of MacOS. Erik Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P1505 Posted April 10, 2022 Share #29 Posted April 10, 2022 So have we agreed if you are using a Mac only for Lightroom the Mini M1 base model with 16gb RAM is enough? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
verwackelt Posted April 10, 2022 Share #30 Posted April 10, 2022 As you can not update the ram later, what i find is very annoying, i would choose the 32GB ram version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P1505 Posted April 10, 2022 Share #31 Posted April 10, 2022 The base M1 mini only goes the 16gb. But that’s £899, the Studio is £1999. Wondering if, for a purely Lightroom machine, the Studio is really needed? The cash you don’t spend buys a very nice screen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
verwackelt Posted April 10, 2022 Share #32 Posted April 10, 2022 Ah ok did not know that it can be only have 16 GB, i have a intel mac mini that goes up to 64GB. If you are using no medium format raws and your catalogue is not so huge, it should be ok. I am updating my hardware to the studio because i have to edit a lot of medium format raws and a lot of CGI files in 32 and 16 bit. If you are planning big fat photoshop composings in 16 bit you should consider the studio too. Or wait a bit for the next Mac mini… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P1505 Posted April 10, 2022 Share #33 Posted April 10, 2022 I shoot Fuji GFX now, but 50mp isn’t huge these days. I may wait to see what they do. Buy my new screen in the meantime. Just keen to get my Lightroom catalogue off my aging PC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted April 11, 2022 Share #34 Posted April 11, 2022 One opinion on the original question regarding 64 vs 128GB… Jeff 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
verwackelt Posted April 12, 2022 Share #35 Posted April 12, 2022 Am 10.4.2022 um 19:30 schrieb P1505: Buy my new screen in the meantime That is a good decision to invest in an Eizo or Nec or something that can be calibrated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted April 15, 2022 Share #36 Posted April 15, 2022 I find that Lightroom swaps, eventually, with SL2 files, for no obvious reason with 32Gb, as I never seem to use more than 50% memory. Maybe it will be optimised in time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erato Posted May 5, 2022 Share #37 Posted May 5, 2022 FYR. 0:42 "comments on forums with this is where you have this high-pitched quiet but annoying sound that's in the background..." 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
verwackelt Posted May 5, 2022 Share #38 Posted May 5, 2022 Even if it may sound annoying… I will put my studio when it comes in June 🤞in a separate cupbord together with the external harddrives and Raid. Harddrives and raid sum up to an annoing sound that will the noise drowns out the noise of the mac studio. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erato Posted May 5, 2022 Share #39 Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, verwackelt said: Even if it may sound annoying… I will put my studio when it comes in June 🤞in a separate cupbord together with the external harddrives and Raid. Harddrives and raid sum up to an annoing sound that will the noise drowns out the noise of the mac studio. You could find similar solution if it's relatively hard to find in your country. This might help. https://auralex.com/search.php?search_query=high frequency§ion=product Edited May 5, 2022 by Erato Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
verwackelt Posted May 5, 2022 Share #40 Posted May 5, 2022 Thank you good to know, i hope the studio is not so noisy that i have to put such stuff into the case i intend to put the mac and drives in… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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