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Apple’s M2 Ultra powered Mac Pro is the final step in their Apple Silicon transition. But without GPU support or meaningful expansion, is it worth nearly double the price of a comparable Mac Studio?

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova
Video Link:    • [Electro] - Laszlo - Supernova [Monst...  
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Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High
Video Link:    • Sugar High - Approaching Nirvana  
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Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa   / mbarek_abdel  
Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/PgGWp
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:41 What's new on the outside?
2:23 M2 Ultra... Why that's a problem.
4:31 Why we didn't test our Intel Mac Pro
5:05 Productivity benchmarks
7:05 Synthetic benchmarks
7:42 Thermal testing
9:30 Power consumption
10:26 Internal layout and expansion
13:11 Testing out PCI-E cards
15:42 Conclusion