Apple Opens Orders for 512GB Mac Studio Starting at $22,299

Apple has opened orders for a Mac Studio configuration with 512GB of unified memory, an upgrade that brings the starting price to $22,299. A fully upgraded version with 16TB of storage costs $29,799. The memory option is available only with the M5 Ultra model featuring a 36-core CPU and an 80-core GPU. The M5 Ultra configuration starts with 96GB of memory and 1TB of storage; selecting 512GB adds $15,500. Increasing storage to 16TB adds another $7,500. Apple’s M5 Max Mac Studio, by comparison, is limited to 128GB of memory. The 512GB configuration is intended for workloads that benefit from keeping large datasets or artificial-intelligence models in memory, including local processing, though the reported performance benefits have not been independently demonstrated. The availability timing reported for the new configuration differs by type and location. One account said Apple’s website listed pickup for February 1, 2027, at that account’s location. Another reported that the first preorders were expected to arrive December 3. Neither date establishes when the configuration will be broadly available for delivery or pickup. The $22,299 starting price reflects the 512GB memory...