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Not combined CPU/GPU throughput.","has_discrete_gpu":"M2 Max integrated SoC GPU, matched exact complete repair assembly. No separate graphics card."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/education/pricelists/pdfs/Apple_US_Education_Institution_Price_List-07-22-2023.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["model_numbers","markets"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Original US institutional list page 2 identifies MQH73LL/A, 12-core CPU, 30-core GPU, 512 GB. Base 32 GB from producer table. Bundled AppleCare and Ultra SKUs excluded.","markets":"Apple US SKU list confirms region. Education discount excluded from launch price."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/104002","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["psu_model","cpu_cooler","ram_upgradeable","has_discrete_gpu","ram_max_gb","motherboard_model","wifi_antenna"],"notes":{"psu_model":"Exact 2023 orderable part 661-34634. System maximum continuous input 370 W is not PSU output rating.","cpu_cooler":"Complete air-cooled internal thermal module and fan assembly. No liquid cooler. CPU cooling rotors not separately counted as chassis fans.","ram_upgradeable":"Fixed M2 Max 30-core GPU logic boards have 32 or 64 GB unified memory. Integrated memory, not DIMM slots. The 38-core GPU 96 GB board is separate.","has_discrete_gpu":"Complete original assembly shows logic board, thermal/fan assembly, PSU, I/O boards, SSD modules, speaker and housing. No discrete graphics card supplied.","motherboard_model":"Original exact orderable Logic board row 33. Apple service part, not a retail ATX model.","wifi_antenna":"Exploded assembly places the antennas inside the housing. Antenna entries are present in the orderable-parts table. Current image label numbers differ from the text table, so no physical antenna count is asserted."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/104005","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["tool_less_access"],"notes":{"tool_less_access":"Bottom cover requires nylon probe, Torx Plus 10IP driver and four retaining screws. Not tool-less."}},{"url":"https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/13/15-inch-macbook-air-apple-store-pickup/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["release_date","rear_ports"],"notes":{"release_date":"June 13, 2023 report confirms actual same-day or next-day US store pickup for new M2 Max/Ultra Mac Studio. Actual sales corroborate maker forecast.","rear_ports":"Contemporary report directly names HDMI 2.1. Maker higher-bandwidth or 8K wording alone was not used to infer revision."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/102231","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-06","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"Identify your Mac Studio model lists Mac Studio (2025) with M4 Max directly after Mac Studio (2023). Apple's 2025 release calls the 2023 model the previous generation."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/embedded-mac-warranty-us.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["warranty_years","warranty_service_type"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"US Mac limited warranty applies to original Apple-branded Mac hardware and accessories. Original US MQH73LL/A reference. Statutory rights and optional AppleCare excluded.","warranty_service_type":"US Mac limited warranty options. Apple decides eligible service route. Carry-in depends on a participating location. Mail-in depends on Apple eligibility. DIY option is not expressible in the schema and is omitted, not replaced by onsite."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-Mac-Studio-2023-review-The-M2-Max-also-impresses-in-a-desktop-device.752807.0.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["cpu_thread_count","ram_type","ram_speed_mts","wifi_module","storage"],"notes":{"cpu_thread_count":"Exact base tested system table: M2 Max 30-core GPU, 32 GB LPDDR5-6400 and Apple SSD AP0512Z 512 GB. Threads explicitly published, not inferred by doubling core count.","ram_type":"Exact tested system memory table: 32 GB, LPDDR5-6400, Dual-Channel, onboard. Configured data rate in MT/s, not a clock in MHz. No XMP/EXPO kit profile invented.","ram_speed_mts":"Exact tested system memory table: 32 GB, LPDDR5-6400, Dual-Channel, onboard. Configured data rate in MT/s, not a clock in MHz. No XMP/EXPO kit profile invented.","wifi_module":"Exact tested system networking row. Published PCI/vendor identifiers are retained verbatim without guessing a physical silicon part number.","storage":"Only enrich existing installed-drive row with the reviewer-published drive identifier. No PCIe/NVMe interface or physical NAND-module count inferred. Primary 512 GB storage capacity retained."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/news/apple-m2-pro-m2-max-macs","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["process_node_nm"],"notes":{"process_node_nm":"Original 17 January 2023 chip launch reporting. Node is CPU die fabrication. Notebookcheck exact M2 Max CPU page independently states second-generation TSMC 5 nm. Apple January release only explicitly gives 5 nm under M2 Pro, so its wording is not misquoted as a direct M2 Max statement."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/deployment/dep268652e6c/web","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["wifi_bands"],"notes":{"wifi_bands":"Mac Studio (2023 M2 Max) explicitly in table scope. All three radio bands stated. 6 GHz subject to regional availability. US reference, not inherited merely from Wi-Fi 6E naming."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-Mac-Studio-2023-review-The-M2-Max-also-impresses-in-a-desktop-device.752807.0.html","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["fan_noise_measured","measured_power_idle_w","measured_power_gaming_w","measured_power_standby_w"],"notes":{"fan_noise_measured":"Earthworks M23R and Arta at 15 cm. Ambient noise 23.1 dB(A), equal to the idle measurement. Gaming row is Resident Evil Village maximum details, resolution not stated for that noise test. Max-load paragraph explicitly full CPU/GPU load, applications unstated. Exact base test hardware. No named profile is published, so the table profile cells are omitted. Power mode, firmware and fan curve not published.","measured_power_idle_w":"Exact base system wall-power result using Metrahit Energy. One-minute idle average with external monitor connected. Firmware/power mode not stated. Keep separate from table idle minimum 7.2 W and maximum 9.2 W and from maker certification values.","measured_power_gaming_w":"Metrahit Energy wall measurement, average gaming load with external monitor connected, exact base configuration. Emulated macOS game route. Frame generation/upscaling/ray tracing, firmware and power mode not specified.","measured_power_standby_w":"Metrahit Energy wall measurement. Stored 1.5 W is reviewer standby mode, not switched-off mode. Off 0.63 W remains in note. Firmware, monitor connection and exact standby trigger unstated. Not maker ENERGY STAR sleep claim."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/desktops/Mac_Studio_PER_June2023.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["epeat"],"notes":{"epeat":"June 2023 product environmental report page 9 footnote 4, exact 2023 family certification. US reference hardware. No inference from ENERGY STAR."}},{"url":"https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac-studio/specs/mac-studio-m2-max-12-core-cpu-30-core-gpu-2023-specs.html","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["status","microphone_count","cpu_clusters"],"notes":{"status":"Discontinued Date March 5, 2025, the day the 2025 Mac Studio with M4 Max and M3 Ultra replaced it. Apple lists Mac Studio (2025) directly after Mac Studio (2023) on its identification page.","microphone_count":"Ports table lists Microphone None. The maker tech specs page names no built-in microphone.","cpu_clusters":"Processor section: Apple gives no clock speed, third-party software reports the M2 Max runs around 3.68 GHz. Stored as the performance cluster maximum. hmc-tech lists 3.69 GHz. The efficiency cluster clock is not stated."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/de/newsroom/2023/06/apple-unveils-new-mac-studio-and-brings-apple-silicon-to-mac-pro/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["launch_price_eur"],"notes":{"launch_price_eur":"Preise und Verfügbarkeit: Der Mac Studio ist ab 2.399 Euro inkl. MwSt. erhältlich. This is the starting price, which is the M2 Max with 12-core CPU, 30-core GPU, 32 GB and 512 GB. Education price 2,159 EUR is excluded. EveryMac lists the same 2399 EUR for Germany. The price applies to Germany, not every euro market."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/104010","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["speaker_count"],"notes":{"speaker_count":"Speaker procedure lifts out one speaker held by two screws and one flex cable. The exploded view lists one Speaker, part 923-08987."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/104021","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["fans","fan_header_count","proprietary_parts"],"notes":{"fans":"Fan procedure for Mac Studio (2023) shows one fan unit with two fan flex cables. It sits on the thermal module. Ars Technica calls the cooler a tall dual-fan cooler. Diameter, position, PWM and lighting are not published.","fan_header_count":"Removal steps name two fan connectors with locking levers on the logic board. This counts connectors, not rotors.","proprietary_parts":"The two fans connect with flat flex cables and locking-lever connectors, not standard fan headers."}},{"url":"https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/03/mac-studio-review-a-nearly-perfect-workhorse-mac/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["fans","side_panel","front_panel"],"notes":{"fans":"Review of the first Mac Studio, which has the same chassis and cooler. It describes a tall dual-fan cooler with the base and the back dedicated to airflow grills. Apple lists one common fan part for the 2023 models.","side_panel":"Same review: the base and the back carry the airflow grills, so the side walls are plain aluminium.","front_panel":"Same review: the front carries the ports and has no airflow grill."}},{"url":"https://hmc-tech.com/desktops/mac-studio-m2-max-mid-2023","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["rgb_lighting","fans"],"notes":{"rgb_lighting":"Enclosure table: Decor Lights No. The only light is the status indicator.","fans":"Enclosure table lists 2 fans for the exact M2 Max 12-core CPU and 30-core GPU model."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/104006","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["psu_standard","proprietary_parts"],"notes":{"psu_standard":"Power supply procedure: a bus bar and a signal cable connect it to the logic board and four notches seat it on the internal frame. It is part 661-34634. 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