Here's why Apple's Mac Studio has become so expensive
Big Tech Apple Here's why Apple's Mac Studio has become so expensive A big part of the story is soaring memory and storage prices, but other factors come into play as well. 21, 2026 2:30 pm EST Steve Dent for Engadget Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover If you want to run AI models locally or do high-end Hollywood VFX on Apple products, the Mac Studio is now your only solution. Equipped with a M5 Max or M5 Ultra processor, Apple's compact but powerful desktop delivers gobs of performance both alone and working in a cluster.
- ▪Big Tech Apple Here's why Apple's Mac Studio has become so expensive A big part of the story is soaring memory and storage prices, but other factors come into play as well.
- ▪21, 2026 2:30 pm EST Steve Dent for Engadget Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover If you want to run AI models locally or do high-end Hollywood VFX on Apple products, the Mac Studio is now your only solution.
- ▪Equipped with a M5 Max or M5 Ultra processor, Apple's compact but powerful desktop delivers gobs of performance both alone and working in a cluster.
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Big Tech Apple Here's why Apple's Mac Studio has become so expensive A big part of the story is soaring memory and storage prices, but other factors come into play as well. By Steve Dent Sept. 21, 2026 2:30 pm EST Steve Dent for Engadget Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover If you want to run AI models locally or do high-end Hollywood VFX on Apple products, the Mac Studio is now your only solution. Equipped with a M5 Max or M5 Ultra processor, Apple's compact but powerful desktop delivers gobs of performance both alone and working in a cluster. There's just one issue: the price. In 18 months since the last model, the M5 Max's base price has increased by $500 to $2,500, while the M5 Ultra starts at $5,500, up $1,500 from the M3 Ultra model.
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