New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

Post by seviu » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC

freehorse wrote: post #241

addaon wrote: post #219

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A lot of those "up to"s are expressing user options, though -- "up to" 512 GB RAM means that there are configurations that include that, but also cheaper configurations that don't. That's a pretty different beast than "up to 4.3x faster performance", which means (presumably) that exactly one benchmark showed a 4.3x improvement and the rest showed less -- which is to say, means very little.

Except for the prices of course, where they use “starting at 5,499$” instead of “up to 18,299$” to indicate user options.

Post by jmalicki » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC

jasode wrote: post #237

4fterd4rk wrote: post #225

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You don't want a computer that does thermal throttling but also do not like it when the fans turn on?

>but also do not like it when the fans turn on? Sorry for not being clearer. I don't like the MacBook's noise when the fans turn on. The Mac Studio has bigger heat sinks to delay the need for thermal management -- and if its fan does need to turn on, the bigger size means it's still silent instead of the high-pitched whooshing noise the tiny fans make in the MacBook.

Post by sschueller » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC

mannanj wrote: post #116

BugsJustFindMe wrote: post #33

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> Not exactly "future proof" Computers are never "future proof".

About 20 years ago my dad bought me a $5k computer, it was future proof for about "5 years" before we had to upgrade its internal parts (more memory, new graphics card). It was future proof but not really because it struggled a lot in its final years.

Post by dannyw » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC

jmalicki wrote: post #253

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.

Why not a non-mac cheaper desktop/workstation and a Mac laptop for use? E.g. what most major tech companies have - a laptop that is for VSCode via ssh/web browsing, and a beefy Linux dev box you ssh into for everything else? It's way cheaper, and what I use at home too - a lot cheaper than a Mac studio for everything, especially with RAM and storage.

Post by sylens » Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC

jmalicki wrote: post #253

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.

Why not a non-mac cheaper desktop/workstation and a Mac laptop for use? E.g. what most major tech companies have - a laptop that is for VSCode via ssh/web browsing, and a beefy Linux dev box you ssh into for everything else? It's way cheaper, and what I use at home too - a lot cheaper than a Mac studio for everything, especially with RAM and storage.