Mac Studio FULL Teardown - M1 Ultra chip REVEALED!

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[@MaxTechOfficial]

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[@KaineTF.]

The SSD was nice

[@katarixy]

Beautifully done sir. You are the sole reason why I just bought one. I just wanted to know if I could open it.

[@GOASTWRITTER]

If you’re giving one away. Can you pick me? I need one so I can start my music production company. Please! 😂

[@doctorscoot]

Pro Tip -- the lid of the iFixIt kit can be used to hold your screw sets so you don't mix them all up putting it back together! Also I want to see footage of that thing working once reassembled! ;-)

[@benjoshua160]

now that speaks up for the term Modularity Apple had on their Mac Studio Keynote

[@samaneo5]

Just one small correction: The battery is most likely there to keep the real-time clock running, not to save unsaved work.

[@davidolsson]

Correct.

[@ecrepton]

u re right

[@izanefe4231]

yes, the battery cannot power the ram, if you didn't save, you lost it anyway

[@claudineibmb]

And motherboard settings.

[@Chuck_vs._The_Comment_Section]

It could even be that the battery is there to prevent the loss off unsaved work. Macs are designed to mark data as "written to SSD" even though it is only stored in RAM. This is not a problem with Apple laptops, because of the non-removable battery. But without an additional power supply, the data is gone as soon as the power is gone.

[@fthot012]

Couldn't imagine the thousands of hours of engineering and the money spent on R&D to have everything communicate and work properly. Kudos to Apple for pushing the limits of personal computing.

[@atwajesper9434]

That's part of the price tag but Apple haters keep complaining about it. If they find it too expensive, they should get a PC and move on.

[@ricosrealm]

That’s probably hundreds of man years given everyone that was involved.

[@DanRustle]

Hope you have the same respect for the underpaid (somewhat) child Asian labor that actually build these systems for your first world privilege apple fanboia

[@patahel]

I think Steve Jobs would be proud

[@khangvinh4656]

@@atwajesper9434 to be real though, 6000$ dollar just because it is compact and have *relatively high performance is still pretty ridiculous considering they have already developed this tech since the max chip. I’m impressed by their architecture and how simplified it is but the price range they have is definitely not for 90% of their consumers. *performance of the M1 ultra is still under that of most high-end gpu and cpu. Understandable as it’s ARM-based and perform better when optimized to do so, but lack the variety of programs(unless Apple funds companies to make apps specifically for MacOS).

[@markconger8049]

One thing I’d recommend for future teardowns (of any system) is use some type of screw and parts organizer so they don’t get lost or out of sequence. I typically use a magnetic plate for the screws. But I’ve also used ice cube trays, plastic Jello pudding cups, prescription bottles, anything that can safeguard those tiny screws.

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

It's not upgradable the ssd controller is on the main board not on the ssd itself

[@Anaeijon]

well... That still makes it *technically* upgradable. Technically, you can add more NAND on a M.2 card and tell the controller to also register it. You could even add a regular off-the-shelf SSD and tell the controller to pass through. That's basically nothing new. Most ARM-SOC devices work that way, because most ARM-SOCs have builtin memory controllers. Technically it's not a bad solution. It's probably just unecessarily locked behind some apple tool so the manufacturer can do this, while the user can't, making the whole thing technically upgradeable, just not user upgradable. It's a feature that is there, so apple can sell different variants without actually having to hardwire them. It's there, so apple can sell an overpriced storage upgrade in the future.

[@jazeenharal6013]

@@Anaeijon It's so you have to pay them to run their proprietary software to flash the controller to register more storage. Same typical Apple greed that we've been seeing since 2013 and beyond. Indefensible.

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

@@Anaeijon no it doesnt you cannot because its not a m.2 card and the controller will only register the original storage solution size only and only the official apple storage only or the machine goes into panic mode and just blinks a power led light

[@Anaeijon]

@@johnDingoFoxVelocity Yes. But you see: it is upgradeable. It's just not user upgradeable. You shouldn't confuse that. You said, it's not upgradeable, which technically is wrong. It's a money making scheme by Apple. Because it is only upgradeable by Apple. It's like a Tesla battery capacity is not user upgradeable. It technically is upgradeable though and Tesla will do it for you - for a high price. Or like a iPhone screen with fingerprint reader is replaceable and repairable. It's just the Problem, that Apple designed the fingerprint reader in a way, that only apple can replaceable it, because it's married to the processor. Or like the Mac Mini storage has a hardware encryption, so you can't replace the SSD and you can't read out the data from a broken device. You could say, it's for security, but there are dozens of better solutions that would result in recoverable, encrypted but readable and decryptable data. But these solutions wouldn't prevent you from swapping the SSD or installing another OS on the Mac Mini.

[@chelsona2574]

@@Anaeijon well I mean by that standard the m1 MacBook Air is upgradeable as long as you have the skills to flow bigger memory chips onto the board without damaging the components next to it. does that make it upgradeable? because only a technician can do this work not some regular old Joe with a heat gun and a magnifying glass.

[@justincosplay]

I was thinking how can Max top everyones reviews now they've all had them for a week..... I stand corrected!!! amazing stuff

[@SheepishLord]

Yeah, I’ve been critical on these guys in the past for some of their content but much respect for the teardown.

[@MaxTechOfficial]

We really care and try out best!

[@synonys]

All the other reviewer were using units borrowed from Apple. They couldn’t go in-depth like this.

[@dinkarfowkar999]

He is biased towards Apple and his other reviews are VERY VERY biased

[@HuyTran-sb2ql]

@@dinkarfowkar999 you’re just here to say that or you like watching his content too lol?

[@WalrusRiderCycling]

Kudos for the warning surrounding the power supply section. The caps can hold mains voltage for days after being switched off. Would give you a nice jolt

[@DocNo27]

Highly unlikely - Apple likely has bleeder resisters on the caps. Might be some residual immediately after disconnection but I doubt the charge stays for long.

[@jonochu496]

Not days. When i was repairing macs. It was about 30 minutes for older gen and then i think it was a couple of minutes for the new iMacs based on their guidance before you could open the device. Though it’s best practice to never touch the caps regardless. Apple has special shields for technicians to place over the power supply

[@carholic-sz3qv]

@@DocNo27 uhm wrong, expensive devices uses the highest quality components and can still shock you if touched

[@gucky4717]

@@carholic-sz3qv Yes..but to be honest...not if you take it right out of the box and disassemble it ^^

[@NoName-fo9ty]

I’ve been shocked before I liked it

[@AuthenTech]

I appreciate the breakdown, great work guys!!

[@jose000]

Oo

[@4Fingr]

3 questions: how many hours did it take to assemble and how many screws are left? And does it still run?

[@user-vj8fx8qt7c]

half left probably

[@tedrodenborn8172]

That, was awesome! Thanks for risking damage to your system, to show us what’s inside. That is a beautifully engineered machine!

[@whitecrowuk575]

Props for having balls to disassembly this. Let us know how long it took to put it back together.

[@MaxTechOfficial]

Max had it reassembled and fully running before this video even went live! Less than an hour and a half after we finished filming lol.

[@whitecrowuk575]

@@MaxTechOfficial I take it it turned on alright :) Nice

[@JonathanLaRiviere]

I had serious anxiety thinking about that! But I'm super impressed!

[@bryannichelson2]

Not upgradable, not even an SSD technically. Might want to make sure you check and verify before you assume and tell your followers potentially false information before you perform tests to verify your assumptions. Nice to see a complete tear down though. Very brave of you 😂

[@misterstratocaster]

Everybody complains about the lack of upgradeability, but that's what contributes to the performance - everything on the chip is how you get the exceptional performance whether it's an M1 or the Ultra.

[@jacobamador7989]

@@misterstratocasteryes and no. A similarly priced desktop performs much better. The limited upgradability is more due to size. Non upgradable ssd is just malicious tho. Did on purpose to prevent upgrades.

[@clanpsi]

@@jacobamador7989 Not even similarly priced. You can get comparable performance for 1/2 the cost.

[@TheRealGigaCat]

@@misterstratocaster Your comment is a perfect example how apple brainwashed its fanbase. Do research before arriving at a conclusion. that will help you in your whole life.

[@jasonvorhees6592]

@@clanpsi yeah

[@TheGhastHunter2014]

Correction. The storage is not upgradeable. It was tested and the storage units are custom and do not contain ssd controllers. They also seem to be serial number locked to eachother and other storage units from other mac studios do not function in the other port.

[@postandfly]

Amazing! It would be interesting a timelapse of how you guys reassembled the Mac, thanks for this videos is very impressive all the hard work you make.

[@Mooooooof]

Watch the video backwards 😉

[@postandfly]

@@Mooooooof hahahaha

[@kleanish]

Was thinking the samething with a lil timer

[@MaxTechOfficial]

Thank you! It was definitely hard lol! And we didn’t even show all of the disassembly there were way to much screws and cables y’all would have been so bored if the 4 hours of shooting was a 45min video instead of 19 lol 😂

[@dominus6695]

@@MaxTechOfficial lmao Putting it back together can actually be fun sometimes

[@philippeggmann9809]

Man, the only KZbinr who has balls to do it! Huge respect!

[@crestofhonor2349]

I think it has to due with the units many received being review units. You don't want to break the unit they sent you and might have to send back. I understand them not wanting to take it apart especially considering how many screws there are

[@Praxss]

Waiting for Linus video

[@881350122]

Amazing work. Definitely loved the full disassembly.

[@guillermo-pe9ie]

that surgery WAS MASSIVE, i could never even dare to put it back together!! literally just more a piece of motivation for my day, i really hope to take away more from you guys! new subscriber on the way✨

[@fitnesspoint2006]

"apple cares" ??? this is wastefully complex parts, and packaging. Imagine the toll on the enviornment for the nuanced and bespoke parts manufacturing. As well as all the byproduct waste for this manufacturing that gets dumped into the enviorment. The apple fanboys who applaud this complexity all tout for all you folks to use less electricity and produce less trash, but will by apple products that have an expoentially large footprint in waste and chemicals byproducts of manufacturing into the enviornment so they can have their apple products.

[@shaunmoneil]

Man, I'd love to know .. a) does it boot with the SSD in the wrong slot. b) if you transplant an SSD from one of the other machines, does it see both. I think between the two would answer a whole lot of questions about upgrade potential.

[@philipdahl8767]

I hope that's the next video.

[@mariodasilva8729]

Another question comes up, Since you have shown us that this SSD has yet another Apple 'special ssd connector' which is just as uncommon as the SSDs in Retina Macbook Pros (the first A1398s before 2013) is it going to be only installed by Apple, not even sold as parts (or until OWC gets to back-engineer that later)???

[@deathtrap1976]

I wonder if it has a proprietary connector for SSD's just in order to let Apple stab you with their stuff prices...

[@shadowking141ghost]

no even with different one from a different system

[@BolusTube]

This is a piece of art. Amazing engineering efforts done on parts that 99% of the owners won't ever get to see and appreciate.

[@carholic-sz3qv]

Lol……

[@RK-lq2ud]

@@carholic-sz3qv you hate apple cos it's cOoL don't you? Sad

[@carholic-sz3qv]

@@RK-lq2ud I hate Apple!? Can you prove it!!!? I’m writing this on an iPhone 📱 8 plus you clown 🤡!!!!

[@MosheFeder]

Bravo Max and Vadim! This is, without a doubt, the most dramatic, exciting, suspenseful Mac video I’ve ever seen on KZbin. Max, your steady nerve in undertaking the teardown while being recorded - even if there was some editing, though I didn’t notice any - is admirable, and your spontaneous reactions to what you found as you went deeper really added to the excitement. Please imagine me giving you both a standing ovation!

[@CalebHigginbotham]

Great video Max! Keep up the good work. Love your content

[@chucksumpter7340]

What an awesome teardown! You guys rock. Good luck putting it back together… 😀

[@technologintheUK]

I can’t believe you aren’t well above a million subscribers yet. Your content it awesome! 👍

[@markwiemels]

Important Note; it’s NOT actually upgradable.

[@tubularap]

24 hours after you posted this video, and you are still the ONLY ONE to teardown the Mac Studio. Great reveals of the upgradability. Well deserved scoop.

[@theneighborlynumismatist8201]

I hope Jerry rig would find some humor tearing this one down, scratching the chassy with his picks and test etc.

[@arthvincentbachinincha7582]

The efforts exerted creating this and all other videos is highly appreciated. Keep it up!🙌❤

[@capturelightmedia]

This is absolutely by far the best Mac Studio video on the internet so far! Been waiting to see this since the announcement.

[@debarghyabarik9886]

Challenge done successfully. Kudos Max Tech 💪🏻 💯

[@TheTornado4000]

Unscrew or Disconnect? "Unconnect it is!" hahah. Great work guys, only channel on KZbin with a thorough teardown. Fascinating for sure.

[@jorgekas1]

You guys are insane! This channel must be more than 3 million subscribers! Can't wait to see the full reviews off those bad boys!

[@pranavreddy6470]

Wow, what a video👏 Pumped to see the comparison in size between the ultra and the max. Great work keep it up👍

[@SyaZlI]

just wondering does after taking apart already, does the performance and cooling will be effected. because the thermal paste already been disturb and remove

[@SISSYPUSS]

Do you think there's something special about the original layer of Apple Thermal Paste?

[@regg82ooo]

Wow! Great video! Did you end up adding extra storage using the extra storage slot? Looking forward to watching the video of you putting this madness back together 😂

[@jesusblancopalomo5638]

First one I see doing this, thank you so much. There are a ton of benchmarks out there for the rest to see.

[@C---M]

Looks like you found the raw memory module slot, let's hope this makes them easier to repair in the future, but doubt upgrading is going to be a thing anytime soon.

[@GremlinSciences]

If it ever is, people seem to have forgotten that Apple is _the_ strongest opponent of right to repair, and that their notorious for having their devices practically brick themselves if you try changing anything without Apple technician codes and software.

[@alimp7118]

Looking forward to seeing if the SSD is upgradeable and if that means it's also possible for the M1 Max Studio.

[@bryannichelson2]

It’s not an SSD and is not upgradable. If you swap it with anything else, even a larger storage chip from another Mac Studio it will not turn on and gives you a flashing error light on the front. Even with the empty slot, Apples firmware would not allow you to upgrade. Other channels have opened multiple Mac Studios and did all kinds of swapping and nothing worked 😕

[@MrTmansmooth]

Only problem I have is that you did tear down before benchmarks. I've always known that to be a big no no since something as little as the replacement thermal paste could have an effect especially in something as integrated as this

[@ClementZaskie]

Couldn’t agree more!

[@Epicgamer_Mac]

They have several other Mac Studios so they’ll know if there’s a major disparity that their tampering messed it up. But in that case they could probably just fix it with new thermal paste on the SOC or something.

[@Sylvan_dB]

Awesome teardown! Thanks! So... Is it reassembled yet? How long did that take? Did it boot? Did it run without overheating?

[@sequri]

I’ve been waiting for a teardown. I am certainly not disappointed, to say the least. Incredible bit of kit. 😎🤘

[@Appri]

The SSD isn't actually upgradeable since it's married to your T2 chip via a identifier, and you have to DFU-restore it via another mac which doesn't work right now. You also can't plug in a nvme drive with an adapter to get it to work-as the controller is built in.

[@Jan-xf8sk]

Indeed. Apple cryptographically hard-locked the SSD strictly into the Mac Studio it was wedded into.

[@lbcck2527]

Your thorough reviews are what convienced me to return to Apple eco system, starting with Macbook Air M1 when it first came out. Your enthusiasm is infectious.

[@Evan-xs8ts]

You're going to regret that. Apple is a terrible company

[@furnandorex]

@@Evan-xs8ts it’s not lol i have been using apple for years and i don’t regret it

[@Evan-xs8ts]

@@furnandorex you're missing out on being able to use your phone the right way

[@Evan-xs8ts]

@@furnandorex you don't know what you're missing out on

[@mariodasilva8729]

@@Evan-xs8ts ... since we lost STEVE JOBS, who also controlled the sensible PRICING!!

[@em0jr]

I was so waiting for a disassembly. Thank you! Need to do an M1 Max disassembly to see if there is any difference between the two. I'm hoping the Max has extra internal ports as well.

[@MarkD3P]

Just watched Luke Miani's video attempting to swap the SSD's in the Mac Studio. Any plans to take a swing at it? Would love to see someone successfully swap out the SSD's in these things....

[@vivekagrawal5983]

Less plastic stuff, no glue, no heating required to disassemble, ports are easily replacable, great performance in small package...so a thumbs up from me. Nice work from Apple and Max 😍

[@noahzhang892]

I am expecting to see how you re-assemble this beast. Btw, have you tested it yet if that extra port works with any ssd?

[@nishantkohli8390]

Insane teardown..hats off for the courage to spend so much to provide the best content for your audience!

[@lyclycsms]

guys, want to ask your opinion, if you buy a Mac Studio and use it for five years, do you disassemble it to clean the fans and the fins? second question is, can end user do a fresh install of the OS if it is corrupted?

[@konsultarvode6527]

"THIS THIN IS UPGRADABLE" you jumped the gun on that one lol

[@DeviIzx]

now it somehow justified the price point of the M1 Ultra. Great efforts Max! as always. Let us know if you're able to boot up with other placement of SSD slot?

[@bfam6066]

This is so appreciated! Thankyou so much. Yes as someone else mentioned a timelapse of you putting it back together would be amazing. Just incredible work. THANKYOU! I bought 2 tshirts.

[@Printed_Riffs]

Thank you for doing what I used to do with every new computer. Much less stressful, and I gotta know!!

[@JaySean452]

You have great potential being a well famous youtuber in near future, love your videos, it satisfied peoples curiosity!!!

[@KDBM4]

After watching this, the Mac Studio is worth every penny. This thing is an engineering marvel, with SO much care. Wild.

[@mariodasilva8729]

However, comparisons between the Studio Max and the Studio ULTRA has ONLY shown big advantages in 3D graphics being 'two of everything', Cores, GPUs, Neuros and video Processors, but until Apple stops throttling the software to create the price steps, and until Apple reveals what is really "coming in the next in the next SHOW and TELL, I'll be sticking with the Base Model only increasing the RAM. Apple's 'Mission Impossible imitation' CEO is more interested in Price fixing for Apple's gain, than Playing Fair with the latest SQUARED-UP PRICING, 100, 200, 400, 800.... Steve Jobs would be turning in his grave. It seems... All the 24/48 cores have mistakes as dead cores during TMC's Core production, and rounded up from the BINS to sell anyway, after killing a small number of odd but working cores to make FINAL multiples of 12. WILL THEY FAIL? Non-BINNED CPUS seem to be the BASE STUDIO models and the ULTRA with the maximum working cores!

[@fitnesspoint2006]

"apple cares" ??? this is wastefully complex parts, and packaging. Imagine the toll on the enviornment for the nuanced and bespoke parts manufacturing. As well as all the byproduct waste for this manufacturing that gets dumped into the enviorment. The apple fanboys who applaud this complexity all tout for all you folks to use less electricity and produce less trash, but will by apple products that have an expoentially large footprint in waste and chemicals byproducts of manufacturing into the enviornment so they can have their apple products.

[@parjau4554]

Wow! Thankfully they have not lost Steve Jobs' obsession with internal symmetry and meticulous quality of engineering. Apple products may appear to be expensive but you certainly get what you pay for. Excellent video, guys. Incredibly informative to any new purchaser.

[@Bembel81]

You get overpriced shit people that don't have a clue about computers.

[@stabiostabiostabio]

Great video, really great, but then were you able to put it all back together?

[@qwerkygurly3778]

You guys deserve a subscribe and like! Great job and love how much fun you had with it.

[@LeonDEpro]

Amazing teardown! Thank you Max for doing this. The design is insane. And imagine all those screws, I'm happy that I wouldn't have the pleasure of putting them back together lol

[@ianig9]

This machine is a truly beautiful piece of engineering. Wow. Thanks for doing this tear down, guys. Great job.

[@harthholtz6462]

Big LOL, when said: "You can fix it yourself." 😂🤣😂

[@nayimhasan3064]

btw, did u put it back together or just threw it all out?

[@titanboydunham]

I waited all day for this.Max is probably is probably the best reviewer, has the best unboxing videos, has the best benchmark videos and the best teardowns.Probably one of the best tech KZbinrs of all time.

[@namesashhousewares8337]

lol. come down bro

[@Robiejan1]

Long time subscriber here! Only with you guys I’m getting the feeling this is an unbiased review. Keep up the good work and hope you reach the next amount of subscribers in a short while. Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@MaxTechOfficial]

Thanks for your support!

[@apusista]

Wow! Incredible that you've opened it!! Phenomenal design, now that one can see it 😃 How much storage does this one have? I have a reason for asking, thanks for your reply 😊

[@randrkray]

Thanks for revealing the Wonderful World of Apple engineering, it just amazing how they miniaturize the whole machine. When I look at my old G3 iMacs, hybrid solid state with a CRT displays, which still work, its wonderful how far we have come in modern electronics, makes me wonder, how much smaller can we get?

[@garrycohen2847]

You guys are crazy pulling that apart! Love your work!

[@awiwiedw]

First time ever M1 Ultra physically revealed under the hood. Nice! Even had the thermal grease cleaned up 😀

[@rashadarbab2769]

I love how nice the insides of macs look and especially with this massive chip. The black pcb looks great.

[@dancorvalan3205]

Excellent video bro! You're doing an amazing job!

[@luketoh1]

Aren't you going to disassemble the other Studio and use that SSD on this one to see if BOTH SSD slots work together? That would really confirm if the SSD can be upgraded. Also, from the teardown, do you suppose the power supply needn't be unscrewed from the shielding? That means you can remove the power supply and shielding as a layer on it's own. Do you think you can replace the Apple logo on the top of the case and make that glow?

[@Xirtamani]

Yeaaaaah... bad idea. These are just NAND chips on a PCB, the controller is in the SoC. So there is no way to backup that data without special equipment and technical knowledge how to use it. So you stick in 2 and the system then got 2 OS-installations, no way to know what it will do. Maybe it just doesn't start, maybe it ignores the 2nd SSD cuz it's not formatted how it expects it to be formatted or the 2nd slot wasn't unlocked in firmware. Or maybe it just erases the 2nd NAND-PCB and then your other Mac Studio is basically bricked and you will have some expensive fun with Apple support. No way to know. There are 2 NAND-PCB slots. They work together, or the 2nd one wouldn't be there. Apple wouldn't spend the money for something that can't be used. The question is just, can it somehow be used by consumers or did Apple lock that shit? That is something that needs to be figured out by people with actual technical expertise, not some dude who sees a CMOS battery and talks about how it's there so "just so your stuff is saved when it's turned off"🤦‍♂. Either OWC (+ maybe other companies) will announce "SSD"-Upgrades for that thing in the next, hrm, I'd guess 2-4 weeks... or it isn't possible without some hacking.

[@JxcksonSF]

@@Xirtamani apple definely didnt put it there to be user upgradable. Just like on the tower Mac Pro.

[@hannes6390]

There seems to be tape over the logo like it is on the older iPhone models with aluminium casing, so I think it’s s part separated from the casing like on the older iPhones. So yeah, it should be possible to make this glow.

[@Xirtamani]

@@JxcksonSF Did you want to answer to the original comment or really to me? Because it seems like you didn't read my comment. Unless you somehow understand "can be used" (intended to be used by Apple itself, when configuring the system) as "user upgradable" and ignored the following sentence. And that it isn't there for user upgradability is extremely obvious with how hard it is to get there. So, thanks Captain Obvious.

[@JxcksonSF]

@@Xirtamani what? no, user upgradable, is the user itself doing it 🙃 Why you even pissed?

[@netspider01]

Max Tech's video never disappoints!

[@ant1DP]

Question: Please tell us when using the Photoshop Magic Brush, is there any difference in performance between the Mac Studio Max Vs Ultra? The Magic brush uses GPU power so it should be much better on the Ultra. Thanks

[@santospoland]

Man good luck putting it back together :) Awesome video!

[@RobertJBareIII]

Great video, but for future reference, please (un)screw the tensioning brackets in a cross pattern. Doing them one screw at a time puts un-even pressure on the SOC and while it's probably fine, you do run the risk of having it not seat correctly (affecting thermals) or even possibly damaging it.

[@mauricegold9377]

Yes, I was grimacing as this guy was unscrewing it wrong. Happily ignorant, blase and uncaring. I don't see the point of this dis-assembly when we have no idea if it can be re-assembled properly, or if it even was. Having more money than sense to uncaringly show a daft dis-assembly sans anti-static tools and bad techie practices just makes him look arrogant and show-offish.

[@timsexton]

@@mauricegold9377 I was wincing at 10:39-10:44 when an undersized driver bit was being used to crack a factory torqued screw. Might have been a bad camera angle, but I could have sworn that undersized bit was showing torsion shear.

[@Involent]

@@timsexton I was wincing at the fact he hadn’t grounded himself at any point in the disassembly! My father taught me to do that back when I was a preteen in the early ’90s, when hardware was far less complex and sensitive than it is today.

[@wisdomyaw03]

@@mauricegold9377 This is an arrogant statement as well if you don't know because you are trying to prove you know better than someone and even calling them arrogant. What's wrong if someone is curious (just as many are) to find out how something looks inside even if they don't have all the requisite technical know-how to do so? For your information, this channel exists to dig into tech devices and see how they perform. Also for the fact that they are the first to do this teardown is a huge plus for them. If you think you know better, create your KZbin channel, amass large following and prove yourself by doing the same. You are the kind of people who always want to prove themselves with the little they know about something. Also to prove you wrong, they were able to reassemble it successful and it's working as well.

[@wisdomyaw03]

@@superkoopatrooper4879 Such a stupid statement! And you are a sensible person? Sensible people make sensible statements.

[@CTOLARSSON]

What an amazing video. And what a huge package. Beautiful. Blown away. You guys are crushing it. Huge fan.

[@timsexton]

Couple things I would suggest is to procure and place a nice black rubberized mat (anti-static?) on your table top work area and a compartmentalized magnetic screw tray. Test it with your video camera to ensure your work contrasts properly. Otherwise, great job !! Keep up the great work.

[@prateekjoshiji]

Subscribed! Brilliant edit. Keep up the gods work, love from India.

[@gregorybowyer]

Can you test installing an SSD? Would love to see if that works!

[@tedrodenborn8172]

I was going to ask the same thing. In fact, it looked like they put the drive in the empty slot, wonder if it still boots from that controller.

[@hextobyte]

By which ssd I think it might be reserved for the 8tb model where they put two 4tb ssds in

[@crestofhonor2349]

Maybe its a 2230 m.2 slot. I hope it is

[@hextobyte]

@@crestofhonor2349 I think it's an apple proprietary ssd like the old macbook pro ones. someone will definitely try making an adapter but I doubt apple silicon will try to support it.

[@theholt2ic219]

Pretty sure it’s an Apple only ssd. They will for sure sell them or let you bring it in later to upgrade storage. I think in a year or two Amazon will have adapters that let you put the small m.2

[@nickaraiz1490]

Brand new out of the box tear down of the M1 Ultra!? Absolutely fantastic, ballsy, and entertaining work!

[@paulwalker2133]

Incredible job - props to you - I can’t imagine how painful the rest of your day would be - liked and subscribed!

[@_Radha_Govind_]

Damnnnn that’s some serious engineering and ya no windows looks this elegant from inside 😆

[@2Chickaboom2]

We can see the real excitement from you. Mine is on order and I'm trying to not freak out before it gets here. I haven't been this excited about new Apple hardware in a long time. Great Vid!

[@joeldiramon8538]

Mine shipped out today but won’t get it till Tuesday

[@matthewhill5426]

Would really like to see how ultra compares to iMac Pro 18 core, M1, M1 Max for Logic Pro audio production and xcode compiles.

[@Enitech1]

Good effort Max Tech. When you are done, let's see how you put it all together.

[@Thefreekguy]

My man took apart a whole computer to promote a T-Shirt. 😂😂. Jokes apart, great job guys. Loving your content.

[@MrJoJi13]

Wish I could like this video twice. Your guys’ knowledge for tech is quite extensive. Thank you guys for the extra effort that’s put into your videos. It’s very much appreciated! 👍🏼

[@dullinator1059]

Tech KZbinr doesnt know what a bios battery IS Ay lmao Insane knowledge

[@flamingkillermc2806]

What if you take apart another Mac Studio, and put that SSD drive in this Mac Studio? Edit: Luke maini did it and it did not work, he’s trying to use apple configurator 2 to see if that will help

[@tokelahti]

@maxtech, does m1pro-studio also have 2 ssd slots?

[@ProDrummer]

Is the M1 Max also uprgadeable with RAM? Or only the the Ultra?

[@indago1]

Mad respect guys! I couldnt do it, my hands would shake too much :))

[@calia421]

Man props to you Max for this teardown…… I was on pins and needles just watching as if it was MY 4000+ dollars!

[@fidelisitor8953]

Haha... for me it's like a day in the office! I do this to literally every device I own once I buy them.

[@captainfoodman]

was the big square the chip, or the small rectangle inside the square the chip??

[@Five0Music]

Subscribed just for the pure effort of that disassembly. Just bought a Studio, so this is educational!

[@MrBrianYoutube]

I am so happy that apple finally made an upgradeable ssd!

[@federicoendres]

The videos about the MacStudio everyone’s been waiting for. Best tech channel on KZbin.

[@davk846]

Excellent unboxing and dismantling job ! You guys are the best !

[@jasonhsu8129]

Really loves this video! Thank you for showing us what's inside the Mac Studio. It looks really amazing! Every parts looks so solid and well made. Awesome! But... It is overkill for me....LOL

[@elmerlo421]

1:06 That nervous laugh. I felt that. My wallet felt that. We feel for your wallet brother 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@YouTubeUserLol]

Wow it looks absolutely insane. Thanks for the tear down!

[@greatpix]

Well done teardown! Very glad to see the extra memory connector.

[@jouldalk]

Is there enough space to make a 90 degrees apple proprietary connector to standard m.2 adapter and add a standard length m.2 drive in there? Sandwiched between the MB and the PSU...