Last month we asked, are you planning to switch to an Apple Silicon studio computer? If so, how soon are you planning to make the switch? We can now announce the results and compare them with the results from our poll in July 2020.
With the upcoming M1X Apple Silicon Macs due this month, together with the release of Studio One 5.4 from PreSonus that nows runs natively with all its own plugins on Apple Silicon, we asked when do you think you will buy an Apple Silicon computer for your studio?
Back in July 2020, after Apple had announced Apple Silicon at WWDC 2020, we asked the same question and we are able to compare the results from both polls.
Professional's Plans To Buy An Apple Silicon Mac
If you find it easier we’ve also created the same chart as a table below.
The stand out from these results is how the number of people not planning to buy an Apple Silicon powered studio computer has dropped from 30% to 12%, showing that the Apple Silicon Macs are growing in popularity as we start to see the benefits from these new, more powerful, less power-hungry computers can do. This trend is reflected in all the options to buy one within the first year, with the two year option being the only option that has now increased from July 2020 to September 2021.
The ratio between those planning to buy and those not planning to buy has changed from 70 to 30 in 2020 to 88 to 12 in September 2021.
Let’s move on to the Hobbyists…
Hobbyist's Plans To Buy An Apple Silicon Mac
If you find it easier we’ve also created the same chart as a table below.
The overall numbers reflect the balance of professional to hobbyist within our community which is around 80% professionals to 20% hobbyists. Even so, we see a similar reduction in the number of people not going to buy an Apple Silicon Mac from 7.3% in 2020 down to 4.7% in September 2020.
The ratio between those planning to buy and those not planning to buy has changed from 70 to 30 in 2020 to 88 to 12 in September 2021.
What Do You Think?
Do these results surprise you? Has it perhaps made you reconsider how soon you might be buying an Apple Silicon Mac? Do let us know in the comments below. If you are looking for more information on Apple Silicon computers then check out this selection of articles…