According to a report on March 5, Apple is developing a "Mac Studio" device that appears to be a hybrid of the Mac Pro and Mac mini, according to a report on 9to5Mac, citing an unidentified whistleblower who knows about Apple's program. The device is a "complement" to the Mac mini and Mac Pro, but its product form is more like an "enhanced" Mac mini.
In fact, it will have "more powerful hardware" and there are two versions in development. One will use the same M1 Max chip from the 2021 MacBook Pro model, while the other will use an Apple Silicon chip that is more powerful than the M1 Max.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman previously described a new version of the Mac Pro that will be sold with a smaller sized Chassis alongside the larger Size Mac Pro, and it sounds like "Mac Studio" could be this smaller size Mac Pro. The smaller Mac Pro will have up to 40 CPU cores and 128 GPU cores.
Mac Studio's internal code name is "J375", and while the naming is possible, it is also aimed at professional users.
It is also worth mentioning that it may be listed together with the new "Apple Studio Display" display that Apple is developing.
"Apple Studio Display" has a higher resolution than Pro Display XDR. While it's unclear whether the new Apple Studio Display is a replacement for the Pro Display XDR or a new option with unique features in the product line, people familiar with the matter say the new display has 7K resolution.
Bloomberg's Mark Gullman has previously reported that Apple plans to launch several new Macs in 2022, plus a new standalone display that is half the price of the Pro Display XDR.
There's no word yet on when "Mac Studio" will hit the market, but previous rumors suggest it could launch sometime around WWDC and then hit the market in the fall.