The company I used to be permalance at is looking to upgrade ye ole hp 840 that is very EOL. Since I am usually sitting (virtually) at it and a Mac Pro running Resolve, I suggested we could replace both of these with a Mac Studio to save some bucks.
Is there a real difference in a Mac Studio vs whatever reasonable Linux box with a beefy nvidia card OTHER than just pure horsepower? Like is this going to affect the workflow in anything other than a render que time sort of way? Don’t worry about admin stuff, these people think Mac is a bit more annoying than linux to work with, but they’re willing to deal with it.
I can’t speak to performance in the real world as I no longer drive the box creatively, but I haven’t heard any complaints on support calls about macOS performance in a long time. Everyone I’ve chatted with on a call seems to be pleased with their Mac Studio.
One thing to be aware of with macOS is potential issues with nanny programs and MDM setups in a corporate or managed environment. But once you get it dialed in, it’s smooth sailing.
You might want to search on the forum here. This topic comes up regularly and has been covered backwards and forward.
At the 10,000ft view there are relatively few differences these days, and performance can be comparable in general terms. But there are some specific areas, especially if you use ML tools where Mac is still not on par. The gap has closed significantly, but not the same.
But since you’re also doing non-Flame workflows, whatever differences there may be, may not outweight the simplicity of working on a single system rather than two.