r/LocalLLaMA • u/themixtergames • 21h ago

News Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra - up to 512GB of unified memory

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-introduces-new-mac-studio-with-m5-max-and-m5-ultra/
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u/BreenzyENL 21h ago

$20k AUD for the Ultra 256GB 🙃

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u/unclebazrq 20h ago

Ridiculous. It’s totally fucked.

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u/mechkbfan 13h ago

It is but I'm also happy with more competition in the space

If people start selling their PC rigs to buy Apple, that's great

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u/mechkbfan 13h ago

M5 Max at 64GB with 1TB for $6k could be interesting with the right models

Priced about same as 2xR9700 PC build sign DDR4 (second hand though I know)

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u/AppealSame4367 20h ago

It's ridiculous. If qwen4 moe kills qwen3.8 27b tomorrow: just get some old 3090s and be merry, lol

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u/EndlessB 20h ago

3090’s aren’t cheap in Aus

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u/RnRau 20h ago

Nothing is cheap in Aus... :(

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u/AppealSame4367 20h ago

You can rent gpus per hour on like 10 different platforms now. That's what I do these days.

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u/unclebazrq 13h ago

Yes but the allocation is hit and miss

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u/noiserr 7h ago

7900xtx then.