Which to Buy - Apple Mac Studio or Mac Pro 2023?

[clay]

yeah, it's a somewhat hard sell to go to the Mac Pro, since the SoC is exactly the same as the Studio. If Apple had succeeded in making the 2x Ultra chip, or had some other benefit (like ability to add more memory than what is on the SoC), then the extra cost would be more warranted. You only need the Pro if you need expansion cards (no GPU support) or internal storage. Or if you need a conversation piece :-)

You're paying $3k for the Mac Pro case, expansion slots and bragging rights.