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Re: New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

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Post by znpy » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC

joshstrange wrote: post #7

Due to pricing insanity (not that Apple prices weren’t insane before the ram/ssd shortages) I’m not in the market but I do wonder if my next computer should be a Mac Studio instead of a MBP that lives its life docked. Might be better to just run a Studio and Neo for the very few times I actually need remote capabilities.

I’m doing essentially this, and got a MacBook Neo.

Fir kinda the first time in my life I don’t really have development tools on my personal laptop. I ghostty and openvpn client installed.

I have a large remote linux workstation (2x 8c/16t xeon cpus, 256gb ram, 2x8tb spinning rust disk) and i have my tools over there (along with some VMs).

It works surprisingly well.

Also, the macbook neo is a surprisingly capable little machine.

Re: New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC

joshstrange wrote: post #7

Due to pricing insanity (not that Apple prices weren’t insane before the ram/ssd shortages) I’m not in the market but I do wonder if my next computer should be a Mac Studio instead of a MBP that lives its life docked. Might be better to just run a Studio and Neo for the very few times I actually need remote capabilities.

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Re: New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

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Post by alexdobrenko » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC

PaulRobinson wrote: post #81

joshstrange wrote: post #7

Due to pricing insanity (not that Apple prices weren’t insane before the ram/ssd shortages) I’m not in the market but I do wonder if my next computer should be a Mac Studio instead of a MBP that lives its life docked. Might be better to just run a Studio and Neo for the very few times I actually need remote capabilities.

I've been thinking about this a fair bit recently. We make a lot of price/performance compromises for having an attached screen and keyboard on our computer. That was what got me started. Then I remembered the days of having to go to a special corner of the house to use a computer, vs now when I have a computer with me all the time. In my bag, on the sofa, on the train. Hell, I'm writing this on the work MBP while wa…

BRING BACK THE COMPUTER ROOM

Re: New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

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Post by OneWhereWhy » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC

The thing that intrigues me the most is this:

"Storage performance is up to twice as fast, with a next-generation SSD architecture built on PCIe Gen 6..."

This is the first personal computer I've noticed that has PCIe Gen 6 storage. I've only seen enterprise PCIe Gen 6 SSDs up until now. Gen 5 SSDs in consumer devices already have high temperatures and thermal throttling, so I'm worried about how Apple's implementation will perform (I know they don't use off-the-shelf SSDs anymore, but I'd imagine the temps would still be a problem).

Re: New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

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Post by meerita » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 2:57 PM UTC

napolux wrote: post #148

willtemperley wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I am in Europe, and the Mac Studio M5 Ultra GPU 64 cores with 96GB RAM is up to 6.649,00 €. Ouch. It would be significantly cheaper to fly to a tariff-free country and buy there.

that's what I'm planning to do.

Where?

Re: New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

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Post by pjmlp » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 2:57 PM UTC

joshstrange wrote: post #7

Due to pricing insanity (not that Apple prices weren’t insane before the ram/ssd shortages) I’m not in the market but I do wonder if my next computer should be a Mac Studio instead of a MBP that lives its life docked. Might be better to just run a Studio and Neo for the very few times I actually need remote capabilities.

Apple prices have always been insane, there is a reason why during the days it almost went bankrupt, in Europe it could not rival with PC, Amiga, Atari, Acorn.

Re: New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

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Post by lvl155 » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 2:57 PM UTC

Nice for them to add Thread and 10G ethernet to base Mac Studio. If they allowed first class Linux, this could be a great home server machine. I ordered the base model. 512GB SSD scares me but would I even notice plugging in TB5 external drive?

Re: New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

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Post by jedberg » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC

pebble wrote: post #100

ThouYS wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Having replaced my MacBook with a Mac Mini, I would reconsider. The MacBook is just such a _complete_ package. Great speakers, great keyboard, fantastic screen, the fingerprint sensor thingy.. Takes a lot of gear to match that

Not an option if you're trying to drive 3 decent screens.

My M1 Pro drives 4 screens no problem. The trick is that you can only attach two through one Thunderbolt port, so you have to attach the 3rd one via the other port instead of your dock. (The 4th screen is the laptop's built in screen)

Re: New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

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Post by osmukka » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC

Reading this press release was almost physically painful, because of how much Apple loves to use the phrase "up to". In total it appears 46 times.

Re: New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

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Post by matt-p » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC

joshstrange wrote: post #7

Due to pricing insanity (not that Apple prices weren’t insane before the ram/ssd shortages) I’m not in the market but I do wonder if my next computer should be a Mac Studio instead of a MBP that lives its life docked. Might be better to just run a Studio and Neo for the very few times I actually need remote capabilities.

Another option is a 'maxed out' mini e.g M5 Pro/64GB. Mini is super easy to travel with if you know there'll be a 'dock' at the far end e.g officehome or whatever.