I am lucky enough to have a “work device” refresh coming up, and I’m lucky enough to control approvals for that budget, so I will be getting a studio that way.
I need to see a bit more on the review side (especially the graphics capabilities), but I would probably consider a MAX version as a replacement to my current (personal) 2017 iMac, since I’d rather have a discrete display for this very situation where my imac’s innards grow long in the tooth.