If you bundle
a M2 Pro Mini (build to order), or M2 Max Studio (build to order)
a 27" 5K Apple Cinema Display
an Apple Magic Keyboard
an Apple Magic Mouse
that basically covers what you would expect from a 27" Apple Silicon 5K Retina iMac line. In all respects but two:
the portability of an...
The speculation in that article was mostly that Apple was not going to update the Studio, rather than that they were going to discontinue it. So you'd have M2 Mini => M2 Pro Mini => M1 Max Studio => M1 Ultra Studio => M2 Ultra Mac Pro.
Seems to me that it would make sense to update the Studio...
If your MBP has 64 GB of RAM, that implies that you must have a 14" or 16" MBP with a M1 Max chip. The entry-level $2000 Mac Studio uses the same chip. Unless you push the MBP so hard that it does thermal or electrical throttling, the two may have virtually indistinguishable performance.
On...
Don't know if this thread might help:
https://talk.macpowerusers.com/t/vuescan-is-m1-native-but-you-may-need-the-intel-version-and-stand-alone-intel-drivers/21728
There's also this, for what it's worth (possibly not much):
https://epson.com/faq/SPT_MONTEREY-NS~faq-0000d62-macos_12
I was thinking about the post that said "The solution was to go into settings>printers and scanners, click "+" and just add the scanner." Sounds like doing that after installing the new Epson driver might fix the problem. (But it's just a guess, since I don't have the equipment necessary to...